Who’s buying Israeli gas? A company owned by the General Intelligence Service

Source: Madamasr Author(s):  Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/23/feature/politics/whos-buying-israeli-gas-a-company-owned-by-the-general-intelligence-service/ When news broke in February that an Egyptian firm named Dolphinus Holdingshad signed a US$15 billion deal to purchase Israeli natural gas for supply to Egypt, the Egyptian government refused to comment...

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Egypt’s Joint Military Exercises in Sept

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s):  Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-joint-military-exercises-in-sept/ According to a statement from Egyptian military spokesperson Tamer El-Refaei, land, naval and air forces from Egypt, US, Greece, Jordan, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, and France will participate in the BRIGHT...

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Structural transformation in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Rim Mouelhi and Monia Ghazali Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2018/10/22/structural-transformation-egypt-morocco-tunisia/ Despite considerable economic progress before 1990, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia all experienced ‘premature deindustrialisation’ and unfinished structural transformation. This column looks back at structural change in...

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“Eye on Debt III”, third in a series of shadow reports on IMF experts’ visit

Source: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author(s): Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/%E2%80%9Ceye-debt-iii%E2%80%9D-third-series-shadow-reports-imf-experts%E2%80%99-visit This is the third report in the series “Eye on Debt.” It assesses the measures specified by the Inter- national Monetary Fund during the third review covering the period from November 2017 to May 2018...

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On Jamal Khashoggi, the Muslim Brotherhood, and Saudi Arabia

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/10/19/on-jamal-khashoggi-the-muslim-brotherhood-and-saudi-arabia/ In recent days, stories have appeared highlighting Jamal Khashoggi’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and arguing, as one put it, that “in truth, Khashoggi never had much time for western-style...

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Interior Ministry to accept law school graduates into Police Academy, phase out high school recruits

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/17/feature/politics/interior-ministry-to-accept-law-school-graduates-into-police-academy-phase-out-high-school-recruits/ The Police Academy will begin accepting law school graduates at the beginning of the next academic year, as it moves to phase out high school diploma holders, according to a well informed...

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Egypt: An Account of Alleged Torture in Secret Detention

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/10/11/egypt-account-alleged-torture-secret-detention (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities forcibly disappeared an Egyptian-American limousine driver, who said authorities also tortured him and held him secretly for four months, Human Rights Watch said today. The man, Khaled Hassan, 41, provided detailed allegations...

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World Economic Outlook projects Egypt’s inflation rate to rise slightly higher than expected

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/10/09/news/economy/world-economic-outlook-projects-egypt-inflation-rates-to-rise-slightly-higher-than-expected/ Projections for the rate of inflation in Egypt in the current and coming year increased slightly in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, which was released on Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund and...

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More for less? Europe’s new wave of ‘migration deals’

Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Chloe Teevan Original Link: https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_more_for_less_europes_new_wave_of_migration_deals North African governments may feel they have the EU over a barrel on migration flows. But Europe must set tough conditions on any new aid it gives to them The European Union appears to be on the verge of ramping up the...

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Egypt: Sinai Security Status in September

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-developments-of-security-status-in-sinai/ Despite going back to school after a 7-month suspension in the areas of Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Bir al-Abed, Hasna and Nakhil, however the humanitarian crisis is still continuing in North Sinai with no horizon for a near solution. Despite the...

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Decline of Egypt Army’s Global Ranking 2018

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s):  Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/decline-of-egypt-armys-global-ranking-2018/ In the context of his keenness to have full control of the military institution, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi keeps harassing army officers and conducting frequent changes in the ranks of military commanders so that none of them would be able to create a...

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