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Egypt: Security and Economic Developments in Sinai

2018 Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

September 19, 2018 23:28 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-security-economic-developments-in-sinai/ The seventh month of the Egyptian Army’s comprehensive military operation “Sinai 2018” is characterized by the return of the old guard to the scene. Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has recently appointed Maj. General Mohamed Abdul Fadel Shousha as...

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Double-Standard Human Rights

2018 Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Paper Perry Cammack

September 12, 2018 02:24 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Perry Cammack Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/77224 Donald Trump has tweeted the phrase “human rights” four times as president. Each instance came during a three-day period beginning on New Years’ Eve 2017 (here, here, here, and here), and each targeted Iran. The Trump administration’s attacks on Iran’s human rights record didn’t end there...

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Egyptian Military and Destruction of Economy

2018 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Military Affairs Paper

September 09, 2018 14:44 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-and-destruction-of-economy-full-text/ With this famous statement, “Tomorrow, you’ll see Egypt”, General-turned-president Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi launched his promises of stability and achievement of economic welfare to the Egyptian people in 2013. The Egyptians thought...

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Sisi maintains repositioning of military leaders

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

September 09, 2018 14:40 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sisi-maintains-repositioning-of-military-leaders/ Since the early moments of the military coup (4 July 2013), Abdel- Fattah Al-Sisi has worked to impose full control over the military institution as well as all other security institutions. Therefore, he has conducted a series of changes and...

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Is Sisi’s Dismissal of Administrative Control Authority Head Mohamed Irfan Legal?

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper Rana Mamdouh

August 31, 2018 02:16 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh, Translated by Ian Louie Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/08/31/feature/politics/is-sisis-dismissal-of-administrative-control-authority-head-mohamed-irfan-legal/ General Sherif Seif Eddin Hussein Khalil was sworn in on Thursday as the new head of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA), replacing Major General Mohamed Irfan, according...

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Effects of GERD construction delay, Sea security headline ‘positive’ talks in Addis Ababa

2018 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Mahmoud Gamal Paper

August 29, 2018 02:11 am

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/08/31/feature/politics/effects-of-gerd-construction-delay-red-sea-security-lead-positive-talks-in-addis-ababa/ The Tuesday talks attended by Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and General Intelligence Service Director Abbas Kamel in Addis Ababa were “positive,” an Ethiopian diplomat tells Mada Masr...

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Breaking the Stalemate in the Egypt-Ethiopia Dam Dispute

2018 Barak Barfi Economy Egypt Paper Washington Institute

August 28, 2018 15:02 pm

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Source: Washington Institute Author(s): Barak Barfi Original Link: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/breaking-the-stalemate-in-the-egypt-ethiopia-dam-dispute On July 26, the chief engineer of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Simegnew Bekele, died under mysterious circumstances. Two days earlier, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed revealed that the project could take another...

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Fact Sheet – Human Rights Conditions on U.S. Military Aid to Egypt

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Military Affairs Paper Pomed

August 22, 2018 13:39 pm

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Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-human-rights-conditions-on-u-s-military-aid-to-egypt/ Secretary of State Pompeo recently released $195 million in suspended Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for Egypt before the conditions attached to these funds were met. By September 30, 2018, Pompeo will have to make a decision about the fate of...

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New Arab World Order

2018 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Marc Lynch Paper

August 22, 2018 13:18 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Marc Lynch Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2018/08/16/new-arab-world-order-pub-77056 In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised to topple autocracies and usher in democratic reforms. For a moment, it looked as if the old Middle Eastern order was coming to an end and a...

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Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom

2018 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Paper

August 22, 2018 13:15 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/egypt (Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities have arrested over a dozen people in a crackdown against artists, apparently prosecuting them for exercising their freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The government also has issued new decrees to severely curtail freedom of expression...

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Recent Status of Egypt’s ARMT and Military Exercises

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 22, 2018 12:56 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recent-status-of-egypts-armt-and-military-exercises/ There has been much debate about the Egyptian regime’s keenness on purchase of so much military equipment and arms amid the country’s economic problems, raising many questions about the political and security objectives behind...

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Egypt: Developments of Operation Sinai 2018

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 22, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-developments-of-operation-sinai-2018/ Introduction Six months have passed since Egypt initiated its Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018, a large-scale campaign that was launched on Friday, 9 February 2018 against Islamist insurgents in the Central and North Sinai (along with...

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