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Lost Capital: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Neoliberal Transformation

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Wael Gamal

January 31, 2019 18:31 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2019/02/01/lost-capital-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-s-neoliberal-transformation-pub-78271 In an October 2011 interview, Hassan Malek, a leading Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood businessman, emphasized that the Islamist group was friendly to business. Its main problem with the economic policies of former president Hosni...

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TIMEP Brief: The Terrorist Funds Law

2019 Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

January 31, 2019 16:27 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-the-terrorist-funds-law/ The Terrorist Funds Law lays out the legal process for the seizure of the assets of terrorist organizations and terrorists and creates a committee of a judicial nature, made up of seven judges from the courts of appeal, to undertake an...

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Midterm Assessment: Egypt

2019 Egypt Foreign Relations Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Jonathan Schanzer Military Affairs Paper Sinai

January 31, 2019 16:22 pm

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Source: Foundation for Defense of Democracies Author(s): Jonathan Schanzer Original Link: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2019/01/31/midterm-assessment-egypt/ The Trump administration has adopted a policy of restoring America’s strategic partnership with Egypt after five tense years under the previous administration, which did not support the 2013 military coup that toppled the Muslim...

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Restoration, Transformation and Adaptation: Authoritarianism after 2011 in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran

2019 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Eckart Woertz Economy Egypt Erzsébet N. Rózsa Hiba Hassan Human Rights Judicial Affairs Luciano Zaccara Paper Rasmus Alenius Boserup

January 30, 2019 17:35 pm

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Source: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs Author(s): Rasmus Alenius Boserup; Eckart Woertz; Hiba Hassan; Erzsébet N. Rózsa and Luciano Zaccara Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/menara_papers/working_papers/restoration_transformation_and_adaptation_authoritarianism_after_2011_in_egypt_saudi_arabia_and_iran Following the push for reform during the...

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MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: CORRUPTION CONTINUES AS INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL RIGHTS WEAKEN

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Transparency International

January 29, 2019 15:25 pm

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Source: Transparency International Author(s): Transparency International Original Link: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/regional-analysis-MENA The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, most countries are failing in the fight against corruption. With an average score of...

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How French Weapons Enable Egypt’s Abuses

2019 Bénédicte Jeannerod Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Nadim Houry Paper

January 28, 2019 19:48 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Nadim Houry and Bénédicte Jeannerod Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/28/how-french-weapons-enable-egypts-abuses On January 27, President Emmanuel Macron began his first official visit to Egypt. Relations between the two countries and presidents have never been warmer. Macron has justified France’s support for Egypt, despite the well...

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Egypt’s Sectarian Committee to Combat Sectarianism

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

January 28, 2019 15:21 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East PolicyAuthor(s): Timothy E. KaldasOriginal Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-sectarian-committee-to-combat-sectarianism/ In late December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced the formation of a committee to combat sectarianism in Egypt. On its face, Sisi’s decision is welcome, especially after a series of violent...

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Verdict for Warraq residents’ lawsuit against the government set for March 26

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

January 26, 2019 15:57 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/26/news/u/verdict-for-warraq-residents-lawsuit-against-the-government-set-for-march-26/ The date of March 23 has seen set for the ruling in a lawsuit filed by Warraqresidents against a government decision to develop a new urban community on the disputed Cairo island. The date, set by the State...

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The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum Reinforces Current Regional Dynamics

2019 Arab Center Washington DC Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Joe Macaron Paper

January 25, 2019 17:17 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Joe Macaron Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-eastern-mediterranean-gas-forum-reinforces-current-regional-dynamics/ On January 14, the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) was inaugurated in Cairo, triggering the region’s official transition from oil dependence to the era of gas production. The ongoing...

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Institutionalizing Authoritarianism in Egypt: al-Sisi’s Struggle for Power

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Judicial Affairs Lucia Ardovini Paper

January 25, 2019 16:43 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Lucia Ardovini Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/institutionalizing-authoritarianism-egypt-al-sisis-struggle-power-22087 January 25th marks the 8th anniversary of the popular protests that brought an end to Hosni Mubarak’s authoritarian regime. At the turn of 2011, almost three decades of worsening...

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Giza Bus Attack Threatens Egypt’s Security

2019 Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Muhammad Mansour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

January 25, 2019 15:46 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/giza-bus-attack-threatens-egypts-security/ Egyptian security forces killed 40 militants in a shoot- out during an operation that targeted three strongholds in Giza province and North Sinai on December 29. A statement by the ministry of interior stated...

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Egypt is building one of the world’s largest solar parks

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Paper Sean Fleming World Economic Forum

January 25, 2019 15:23 pm

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Source: World Economic Forum Author(s): Sean Fleming Original Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/egypt-is-building-one-of-the-worlds-largest-solar-parks/ At a site in the Western Desert, some 650 km south of Cairo, one of the world’s largest and most ambitious solar energy projects is underway. The Benban Solar Park will produce enough electricity to power one million homes. But more...

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