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Has the government finally found a mechanism to seize Brotherhood assets?

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Madamasr Mohamed Hamama Paper Rania al-Abd

May 02, 2018 15:36 pm

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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Mohamed Hamama and Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/04/25/feature/politics/has-the-government-finally-found-a-mechanism-to-seize-brotherhood-assets/ The Law to Regulate the Procedures for the Seizure, Enumeration, Management and Disposal of the Assets of Terrorist Organizations and Individuals was ratified by President Abdel Fattah...

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Egyptian Election Numbers Show Regime Supporters Are Becoming More Passive

2018 Chatham House Democracy and Politics Egypt Georges Fahmi Paper

April 30, 2018 15:57 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Dr. Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/egyptian-election-numbers-show-regime-supporters-are-becoming-more-passive The Egyptian presidential election has shown that the regime of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi still enjoys support among the same constituencies that opposed the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood in June 2013. However...

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Egypt’s long-term stability and the role of the European Union

2018 Adel Abdel Ghafar Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The Brookings Institution

April 30, 2018 15:52 pm

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Source: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ In Europe, the combination of the migration crisis, terrorist threats, economic pressures, and the rise of the populist far-right have highlighted the fact that instability in the Middle East has a direct bearing...

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Fact Sheet – Dropping Like Flies: Sisi’s Purge of Potential Candidates in Egypt’s 2018 Presidential “Election”

2018 Democracy and Politics Egypt Paper Pomed

April 27, 2018 19:54 pm

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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) Author: N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-dropping-like-flies-sisis-purge-of-potential-candidates-in-egypts-2018-presidential-election/ With the closure of the window to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, it is clear that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not face any real challenge to his reelection...

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Egypt: Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Sinai Relief Urgently Needed After 2 Months of Army Restrictions on Food

2018 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Expertise Human Rights Human Rights Watch Minorities Paper Sinai Year

April 27, 2018 19:49 pm

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Source: HRW Author: N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/egypt-looming-humanitarian-crisis-sinai The Egyptian government campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group in North Sinai has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid since February 9, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should provide...

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Egypt: Transformation of Army’s Doctrine toward Israel

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Year

April 27, 2018 19:38 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-transformation-of-armys-doctrine-toward-israel/ A military doctrine could be defined as: the traditions, values, and experiences that govern the behavior and attitudes of the military institution in public life; or as: the identification of enemies and the threats and how to get prepared...

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Coal: the poor’s disaster & the rich’s wealth

2018 Ahmed Zikrallah Civil Society Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Human Rights Paper

April 27, 2018 19:29 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Ahmad Zikarallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/coal-the-poors-disaster-the-richs-wealth/ The use of coal is one of the most important issues that have recently been controversial. Despite the existence of several caveats concerning the use of coal in power generation or in cement factories due to its environmental damage – as carbon...

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Auction: Egypt’s monuments for sale!

2018 Culture, Education and Development Culture, Education and Development Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Hussein Duqeil Media Media Paper

April 27, 2018 18:53 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/auction-egypts-monuments-for-sale/ Newspapers close to Egypt’s ruling regime have announced that an auction for Egyptian artifacts will be held on April 18, 2018, in New York City, adding that 15 rare pieces of Egyptian antiquities will be sold at this auction! After reading these reports, I...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Michael Young Paper

April 27, 2018 18:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author: Michael Young Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75912 The short answer has to be a resounding “yes,” but not for the conventional reasons of oppression and human rights violations. Outside the sub-segment of society that cares for the survival of civil society, human rights, and the democratic process, a majority of the population views such notions

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Inequality of Opportunity in Egypt

2017 Abdelhafez Alsawy Economy Economy Paper The Brookings Institution

April 27, 2018 18:22 pm

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Source: Brookings Institute Author: Javid Salehi-Isfahani Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/future-development/2017/07/25/inequality-of-opportunity-in-egypt/ It is rare to read an account of the Arab Spring uprisings without a reference to economic injustice. Indeed, it is natural to believe that economic and social injustice fuel, if not cause, all revolutions. For this plausible...

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Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Marks Milestone, Approaches Completion

Atlantic Council Civil Society Economy Egypt Foreign Relations J. Peter Pham Paper

April 27, 2018 18:12 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author: J. Peter Pham Orignal Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/africasource/grand-ethiopian-renaissance-dam-marks-milestone-approaches-completion The April 2 anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2011 passed largely unremarked amid the cascade of momentous news coming recently from Ethiopia...

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In Egypt, Voter Turnout Falls Short

Atlantic Council Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Elissa Miller Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

April 27, 2018 17:32 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author: Elissa Miller Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/in-egypt-voter-turnout-falls-short Evidenced by low voter turnout in the presidential election, Egypt’s optimism after the 2011 revolution that ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak has been replaced by apathy amid the rule of a new strongman, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In Egypt’s...

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