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What Egypt is Losing by Silencing Journalists During the Pandemic

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthHuman RightsMahmoud FaroukMediaPaperPomed
June 29, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: https://pomed.org/what-egypt-is-losing-by-silencing-journalists-during-the-pandemic/ As the coronavirus continues to spread in Egypt, the regime is stepping up efforts not to combat the pandemic, but to silence the country’s few remaining independent media voices. In recent weeks, security forces have...

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Egypt’s sizeable informal economy complicates its pandemic response

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHealthMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
June 23, 2020 14:10 pm
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Source:  Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link:  https://www.mei.edu/blog/egypts-sizeable-informal-economy-complicates-its-pandemic-response Trying to gauge the effects of the pandemic on Egypt’s economy is like watching a pipe slowly drip water on the ceiling. You have no way of knowing how bad it’s going to be, but you can tell it’s bad news and getting worse by the day. Read

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Egypt’s Copts and Politics: Determinants and Developments

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsMamdouh AlmuneirMinoritiesPaper
June 23, 2020 14:07 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-copts-and-politics-determinants-and-developments/ Although Egypt’s Copts are considered an important component of the Egyptian society, however, many problems have often surfaced regarding the status of the Copts within the State and even within the Egyptian society itself. These...

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Egypt’s path forward from the pandemic’s economic fallout

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptHealthMiddle East InstituteMohammed SolimanPaper
June 23, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mohammed Soliman Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypts-path-forward-pandemics-economic-fallout Today marks almost three months of a global shutdown to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces a double whammy from the resulting economic fallout and the sharp decline...

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Is Cairo Going to War?

2020CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsMilitary AffairsPaperYezid Sayigh
June 22, 2020 13:48 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yezid Sayigh Original Link:  https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/82130 In light of this, Sayigh was asked by a journalist to comment on the warning by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on June 20 that Egyptian forces would intervene in Libya if Turkish-backed forces of the Government of National Accord crossed the Sirte-Jufra frontline. His answers are reproduced...

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Libya’s crisis is a tough puzzle to solve for Egypt

2020Alessia MelcangiAtlantic CouncilEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeMilitary AffairsPaper
June 18, 2020 13:51 pm
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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Alessia Melcangi and Giuseppe Dentince Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/libyas-crisis-is-a-tough-puzzle-to-solve-for-egypt/ The new Turkish assertiveness in Libya and Libya National Army (LNA) General Khalifa Haftar’s strategic retreat from the Western part of the country have created a new equilibrium in the conflict. This is...

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Egypt political settlement bet. regime’s fears and opponents’ duties

2020Asmaa ShukrDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
June 17, 2020 13:54 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-political-settlement-bet-regimes-fears-and-opponents-duties/ Egypt has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since the July 3-2013 coup, which has led many politicians, academics, and party leaders in recent years to present initiatives and proposals to solve the crisis...

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Water Conflict Between Egypt and Ethiopia: A Defining Moment for Both Countries

2020Arab Center Washington DCCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsKhalil Al AnaniPaper
June 16, 2020 13:49 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/water-conflict-between-egypt-and-ethiopia-a-defining-moment-for-both-countries/ On June 9, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan resumed talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which have been stalled since February. The new round of talks, held virtually due to COVID-19...

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The Egypt-Sudan Border: A Story of Unfulfilled Promise

2020CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSherif Mohy El Deen
June 11, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link:  https://carnegie-mec.org/2020/06/11/egypt-sudan-border-story-of-unfulfilled-promise-pub-81995 Along the Egypt-Sudan border, tensions have been rising for several decades despite limited efforts at cooperation. Both countries need to reexamine their border policies to prevent further escalation. Read more at original link

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Roundtable: Middle East Strained by COVID-19, But Not Transformed

2020Aron LundCulture, Education and DevelopmentDahlia ScheindlinDaniel BenaimDina EsfandiaryEgyptHealthMichael Wahid HannaPaperThanassis CambanisThe Century Foundation
June 09, 2020 14:23 pm
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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): DANIEL BENAIM, THANASSIS CAMBANIS, DINA ESFANDIARY, MICHAEL WAHID HANNA, ARON LUND AND DAHLIA SCHEINDLIN Original Link:  https://tcf.org/content/report/roundtable-middle-east-strained-covid-19-not-transformed/ The COVID-19 pandemic represents the greatest threat to global public health in over a century. Its considerable impact is also being felt on...

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MB, Sisi’s Favorite Scapegoat – 7 Years of Deception

2020Asmaa ShukrDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaper
June 08, 2020 13:42 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/mb-sisis-favorite-scapegoat-7-years-of-deception/ Since its inception, the military regime in Egypt has relied for its survival on adopting a strategy of exaggerating antagonism against the Muslim Brotherhood. From the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, through the era of Anwar Sadat and then Hosni...

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