Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2016/07/21/egypt-s-regime-faces-authoritarian-catch-22-pub-64135 The regime of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The country’s current economic crisis deprives the regime of the financial and economic resources needed to sustain a solid social base among public...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Mohamed ElMeshad Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/64140 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has portrayed himself as a figure who could bring not only political but also economic stability. His government periodically outlines broad economic plans, most recently the 2016-17 budget put forth by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail in March, which set...
Learn MoreSource: Doha Institute- Arab Centre For Research And Policy Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/Egyptian_Foreign_Minister_Visit_to_Netanyahu_was_Never_About_the_Palestinians.aspx Introduction A July 10 visit by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Occupied Jerusalem, where he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sara Abdel Rahim, Erin Fracolli Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-national-council-for-Women-a-substitute-for-civil-society/ The Egyptian women’s movement is one of oldest in the Middle East, dating back to 1923 and full of influential and inspirational figures. In addition to civil society organizations that...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/07/12/opinion/economy/objective-notes-on-hesham-geneinas-corruption-report/ A report on corruption by the Central Auditing Authority stirred deep controversy in Egypt and led to the dismissal of its president, Hesham Geneina, and his prosecution in June on the charge of spreading false news. With the...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/07/05/opinion/u/did-hesham-geneinas-study-exaggerate-egypts-corruption/ Former chief auditor Hesham Geneina is facing trial after a controversial report about the extent of corruption in Egypt. Following the publication of the full Arabic report in Mada Masr, Wael Gamal reflects on the strengths and...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Nesma Ali, Boris Najman Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/informal-competition-firms-productivity-and-policy-reforms-in-egypt/ Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of the competition stemmed from informal firms on formal firms’ productivity in Egypt. Using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, we update the two-step methodology of...
Learn MoreSource: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Mohamed Zaky, Sarah El khishin Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/fiscal-governance-in-egypt-strengthening-budgetary-institutions-to-counteract-political-fragmentation/ Abstract: The paper contributes to discussions on budgetary institutions and fiscal governance in Egypt. It explores the interrelationships between budgetary institutions...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Chritstopher J. Cox Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/63961 With the Muslim Brotherhood routed, grassroots activists imprisoned or facing arrest, growing media censorship, and repression of journalists and human rights activists, Egypt’s smaller opposition political parties remain one of the few formally tolerated avenues of opposition...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/06/20/what-egypt-under-sissi-is-really-like-for-coptic-christians/ Last month in Minya, Egypt, a 70-year-old Christian woman was beaten and dragged through the streets naked by a mob because her son was suspected of having an affair with a Muslim woman. Horrors like these have renewed...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Omar Shaban Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypt-and-hamas-cooperation-works Egypt, which enjoys friendly relations with both the Palestinian Authority and Israel, understands that it must normalize relations with Hamas to be able to act as a mediator between the three parties. The Egyptian government, which has yet to achieve...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Paul Salem Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/egypts-importance-time-troubles This article was first published by Real Clear World. Since the ISIS downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in October 2015, there has been a bustle of activity between Washington and Cairo. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been to the Egyptian capital...
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