Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-3/ XI- The Suffering of Agriculture in Egypt The agricultural GDP in Egypt amounted to about LE 276.7 billion in the financial year 2013/2014, by 14.3% of the total GDP of the same fiscal year, which amounted to about LE 1930.6 billion. The...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/expert-qa-on-egypts-price-hikes/ Over the past two months, Egypt has raised the price of the Cairo Metro, electricity, water, and fuel. Metro users will pay a base fare of 3 Egyptian pounds (LE) and as much as LE7, depending on the number of stops, from a
Learn MoreSource: FIDH Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.fidh.org/en/issues/litigation/egypt-a-repression-made-in-france A new report reveals today how the French State and several French companies have participated in the bloody Egyptian repression of the past five years by supplying Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime with military and surveillance equipment. By supplying Egyptian security services...
Learn MoreSource: OONI Author(s): Mohammad El-Taher, Hassan Al-Azhary, Sarah Mohsen, Leonid Evdokimov, Maria Xynou Original Link: https://ooni.io/post/egypt-internet-censorship/ Last year, Egypt ordered the blocking of 21 news websites. OONI, a censorship measurement project under the Tor Project, responded by publishing a report on the blocking of (at least) 10 media websites, including Mada Masr and...
Learn MoreSource: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles W. Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-aftermath-of-egypts-2018-presidential-election-stormy-weather-ahead/ The Egyptian presidential election of March 2018 posed a simple challenge for incumbent President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi. He needed a convincing victory (by authoritarian standards) against superficially...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/76709 Since Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi won reelection in March with a record 97.08 percent of the vote—and particularly since his inauguration ceremony on June 2—the Egyptian regime has embarked on a renewed campaign of repression against prominent activists and opposition...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-2/ VI- Aggravation of the Energy Crisis in Egypt Reuters News Agency published on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015, reports stating that the energy crisis in Egypt is continuing indefinitely, which means a dramatic decline in economic activity and increasing...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Policy Author(s): Tim Deedy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypts-party-consolidation-and-the-stifling-of-pluralism/ When Egypt held its parliamentary elections in fall 2015, a mere 26.5 percent of eligible voters participated in the election. Egyptians seemed apathetic about the vote: the parties lacked familiarity and did not...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdelhafez Alsawy Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-military-destruction-of-economy-1/ I- Decline in Egyptian Exports The Egyptian Economy has suffered a consistent decline in all sectors during the last five years, especially after the military coup in July, 2013, in spite of the enormous support provided to the Egyptian regime...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Middle East Center Author(s): Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck and Vasily Kuznetsov Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/76572 For the last decade and a half, Russia has sought to regain influence in North Africa. To strengthen its presence in a region that more commonly interacts with the United States and the European Union (EU), Moscow has shown an ability to seize...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Karim Foda and Mariama Sow Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2018/06/13/africa-in-the-world-cup-building-cohesion-through-the-worlds-most-watched-sport/ The World Cup, which starts this week, is the most-watched sporting event in the world, having reached more than 3 billion people in 2014. This year, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Omnia Khalil Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/from-community-participation-to-forced-eviction-in-the-maspero-triangle/ Early one morning during Ramadan in September 2008, a mass of rock collapsed in the Cairo neighborhood of Dewe’a, leaving more than 130 people dead under the rubble. The devastation was such that the...
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