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Egypt’s Protests: A Sign the Arab Spring Is Alive

2019Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptImad K. HarbPaper
September 24, 2019 14:33 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Imad K. Harb Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-protests-a-sign-the-arab-spring-is-alive/ What little is known about the demonstrations that broke out in Egyptian cities since Friday, September 20, is that they are spontaneous and the protesters are demanding the departure of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and his coterie...

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Egypt: rights and security, another crackdown

2019Alessia MelcangiCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
September 24, 2019 14:21 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi Original Link:  https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/egitto-diritti-e-sicurezza-ancora-un-giro-di-vite-24005 The victory in the constitutional referendum of April 2019 offered the president al-Sisi the possibility of widening the range of powers, eliminating at the same time any...

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Money and image: Framing Mohamed Ali’s face off against Sisi

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptLeila ArmanMadamasrPaper
September 24, 2019 14:18 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Leila Arman Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/24/feature/politics/money-and-image-framing-mohamed-alis-face-off-against-sisi/ Before September 2, 2019, Mohamed Ali was an aspiring actor and minor celebrity. He looks a bit like actor Asser Yassin, loves horseback riding like Ahmed Elsaka, and is fond of being photographed with his luxury automobiles...

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Egypt: Struct. Imbalance in EFA Mechanisms

2019Amgad HamdiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaper
September 23, 2019 19:16 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s):  Amgad Hamdi Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-struct-imbalance-in-efa-mechanisms/ There are many problems facing the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), particularly those related to the mechanisms of choosing its boards. Although the mechanism adopted by FIFA is to choose boards through election, the Egyptian government keeps...

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How Far Will Sisi’s Government Go to Crush Protests?

2019Amr MagdiCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
September 23, 2019 19:06 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/23/how-far-will-sisis-government-go-crush-protests Time and again, Egyptian security forces have responded to peaceful protests with harsh oppression. Rare public protests this weekend were met with tear gas, the firing of live bullets, and mass arrests. Lawyers in Cairo talk of hundreds of...

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Beijing calling: Assessing China’s growing footprint in North Africa

2019Adel Abdel GhafarAnna JacobsCulture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Brookings Institution
September 23, 2019 19:03 pm
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Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar and Anna L. Jacobs Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/research/beijing-calling-assessing-chinas-growing-footprint-in-north-africa/ As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East, and as Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa. China has been strategically...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s “New” NGO Law: As Draconian as the Old One

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperPomed
September 23, 2019 18:51 pm
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Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): N/A Original Link:  https://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-new-ngo-law-as-draconian-as-the-old-one/ As Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the UN General Assembly this week—and meets today with President Donald Trump—he likely will aim to divert attention from this weekend’s anti-regime protests in Cairo and several other...

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Anti-Corruption Protests Roiling Egypt Add to Regional Insecurity

2019CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichele DunnePaper
September 23, 2019 14:12 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link:  https://www.axios.com/anticorruption-protests-roil-egypt-regional-insecurity-4bef19d9-25cc-4aa8-9c77-1a21081e1f21.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=twsocialshare&utm_campaign=organic https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/09/23/anti-corruption-protests-roiling-egypt-add-to-regional-insecurity-pub-79899...

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Shoot, post and share: The viral accusations against Sisi and the military that led to Friday’s protests

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMadamasrMediaOmar SaidPaperRana Mamdouh
September 21, 2019 18:53 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Omar Said and Rana Mamdouh Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/21/feature/politics/shoot-post-and-share-the-viral-accusations-against-sisi-and-the-military-that-led-to-fridays-protests/ Something big — that we do not yet fully understand — is happening in the halls of power. Maybe we know some of it, and will get to know more with time. Perhaps we won’t...

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Cairo’s Struggle to Contain North Sinai Militancy

2019EgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJemimah HudsonMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
September 20, 2019 18:46 pm
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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Jemimah Hudson Original Link:  https://jamestown.org/program/cairos-struggle-to-contain-north-sinai-militancy/ On July 18, militants executed four individuals in the town of Bir al-Abd, in North Sinai, for alleged cooperation with the Egyptian security services. One day later, at least two people, including a civilian...

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Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptMadamasrOmaima IsmailPaper
September 18, 2019 18:29 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Omaima Ismail   Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2019/09/18/feature/economy/egypts-cement-industry-disrupted-by-entry-of-military-as-major-new-market-player/ Egypt’s cement market was disrupted last year with the entry of the Armed Forces as a major new player in the industry.  In August 2018, the Arish Cement Company, which is...

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Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone

2019EconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperRidvan Bari UrcostaThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
September 17, 2019 18:38 pm
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Source:  The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s):  Ridvan Bari Urcosta Original Link:  https://jamestown.org/program/strategic-consequences-of-russias-economic-presence-in-the-suez-canal-zone/ Russia’s own interests in Egypt are multidimensional. But among the most intriguing in the last couple years has been the Egyptian government’s invitation to Russian...

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