Egypt: Risks of using sweet potatoes in production of bread

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdel-Tawab Barakat Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-risks-of-using-sweet-potatoes-in-production-of-bread/ Egypt is the most world country that suffers from the unprecedented rise in global wheat prices, amid its scarcity in the international grain trade market following eruption of the Russian war on Ukraine on 24 February 2022...

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Recovering Egypt Antiquities from Abroad: Reality and expectations

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recovering-egypt-antiquities-from-abroad-reality-and-expectations-%ef%bf%bc/ To start with, we can divide the Egyptian antiquities found abroad into two main types: First, the Egyptian antiquities that were seized and smuggled abroad throughout our long history, from the era of the Romans to...

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Egypt’s President Sisi makes a comeback on the world stage with a three-stop European tour

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Khaled Dawoud Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/egypts-president-sisi-makes-comeback-world-stage-three-stop-european-tour Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s recent, six-day European tour, which took him to Germany, Serbia, and France (July 17-22), aimed to boost his image and status as a central player on the world stage despite...

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Grain takes center stage as Russian foreign minister visits Cairo on his African tour

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/weekly-briefing-tunisian-referendum-test-presidents-legitimacy#mabrouk Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov touched down in Cairo on Sunday, July 24, for the first leg of his African charm offensive tour. Lavrov, who will also be visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and...

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Iraq-Jordan-Egypt Entente Moves Ahead Despite the GCC’s Shadow

Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/iraq-jordan-egypt-entente-moves-ahead-despite-the-gccs-shadow/ President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was dominated by controversy stemming from his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), which drew media attention away from the presence of...

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Egypt: How Israel intervened in the transfer of Red Sea islands to KSA

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Dr. Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-how-israel-intervened-in-the-transfer-of-red-sea-islands-to-ksa/ It is remarkable how far Israel has been engaged in almost all details of Egypt’s waiver of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia – as part of a deal concluded between the two Arab countries – whether with...

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Egypt: Arbitrary Travel Bans Throttle Civil Society

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/07/06/egypt-arbitrary-travel-bans-throttle-civil-society (Washington, DC) – Egypt is using arbitrary travel bans to target key members of civil society for their peaceful work, including rights lawyers, journalists, feminists, and researchers, FairSquare and Human Rights Watch said today. The...

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Abuse of Travel Bans in Egypt: Joint Report by TIMEP and the Freedom Initiative

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP and the Freedom Initiative Original Link: https://timep.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Abuse-of-Travel-Bans-in-Egypt.pdf This joint report by the Freedom Initiative (Fi) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP)investigates Egyptian authorities’ use of politically motivated travel bans and travel-related...

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Can the Egyptian Military and Tribal Militias Curb Islamic State in Sinai Province’s Eleven-Year Insurgency?

Source: The Jamestown Foundation Author(s): Jacob Lees Weiss Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/can-the-egyptian-military-and-tribal-militias-curb-islamic-state-in-sinai-provinces-eleven-year-insurgency/ On May 7, days after Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi claimed terrorism was on the brink of eradication in Sinai, Islamic State in Sinai Province (ISSP) carried out the largest...

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Egypt is cozying up to Russia. It’s time for the US to step in.

Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Shahira Amin Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/egypt-is-cozying-up-to-russia-its-time-for-the-us-to-step-in/ In June, Russia’s state-owned atomic energy firm, Rosatom, made a surprise announcement that it would begin producing equipment for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant in the northwest town of El-Dabaa. The new development...

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Egypt interests as envisaged at Sharm El-Sheikh and Negev summits

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Adnan Abu Amer Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-interests-as-envisaged-at-sharm-el-sheikh-and-negev-summits/ The Sharm El-Sheikh summit on 22 March 2022 brought together the leaders of Egypt, the UAE and Israel, and then a few days later, a summit described as “historical” was held in the Negev in the occupied Palestinian interior...

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For Egypt, the crisis could be upon us

Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-la-crisi-potrebbe-essere-alle-porte-35272 The war between Russia and Ukraine, in addition to having a significant impact in Europe, risks overwhelming the already fragile economic and political situation of the Middle Eastern...

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