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“Stuck” in Transit: Systematic limitations on the integration of Syrian refugees in Egypt and its impact on mental health and well-being

2019 Diana Rayes Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

October 18, 2019 17:23 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Diana Rayes Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/stuck-in-transit-systematic-limitations-on-the-integration-of-syrian-refugees-in-egypt-and-its-impact-on-the-mental-health-and-well-being-of-a-population-in-flux/ According to the most recent report from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees...

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Photo Essay: Aswan, an Egyptian Border Region in Waiting Mode

2019 Carnegie Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Sherif Mohy El Deen

October 16, 2019 17:14 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Sherif Mohyeldeen Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/80060 The Egyptian governorate of Aswan is situated along the Nile River and borders Sudan. Its capital, Aswan city, is the southernmost urban agglomeration in Egypt and has the distinction of having remained stable during the uprising of 2011, when much of the rest of the country was plunged into...

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Trade, Reform, and Revitalization: Toward a US-Egypt Free Trade Agreement

2019 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

October 07, 2019 17:00 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/us-egypt-fta A question as to the value of a U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) misses the point. The question should not be whether an FTA would be in the interest of both parties since there is abundant evidence that it would. The question is what

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Egyptian Paratroopers on Russian Soil: ‘Defenders of Friendship 2019’

2019 Egypt Foreign Relations Jörgen Elfving Military Affairs Paper The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

September 30, 2019 14:12 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Jorgen Elfving Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/egyptian-paratroopers-on-russian-soil-defenders-of-friendship-2019/ On August 19–29, Russia hosted the multinational exercise Defenders of Friendship 2019, which involved the joint participation of Russian and Egyptian paratroopers as well as Belarusian...

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Protests in Egypt Show Trump’s Wrong about al-Sisi

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Elisa Epstein Foreign Relations Human Rights Watch Paper

September 26, 2019 14:45 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Elisa Epstein Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/26/protests-egypt-show-trumps-wrong-about-al-sisi At the United Nations General Assembly meetings this week, US President Donald Trump praised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a “great leader” who has brought Egypt out of “turmoil.” A few weeks earlier Trump reportedly...

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Egypt: rights and security, another crackdown

2019 Alessia Melcangi Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Paper Security 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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Beijing calling: Assessing China’s growing footprint in North Africa

2019 Adel Abdel Ghafar Anna Jacobs Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper The 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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Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone

2019 Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Paper Ridvan Bari Urcosta The 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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A shifting development paradigm for the Middle East and North Africa

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Middle East Institute Paper Rabah Arezki

September 05, 2019 17:30 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rabah Arezki Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/shifting-development-paradigm-middle-east-and-north-africa Economic development paradigms have shifted focus over past decades: from minimizing imports to encouraging exports as the path to prosperity. Individual countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have had little success...

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Egyptian Antiquities & Legalization of Smuggling

2019 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Foreign Relations Hussein Duqeil Paper

September 05, 2019 17:20 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-antiquities-legalization-of-smuggling/ The sale of the head of Tutankhamun at an auction in London in July 2019 provoked angry reactions from a wide range of Egyptians, which is good in itself, but reviewing these responses shows that most of them were misplaced; which indicates...

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Natural Gas in the Eastern Mediterranean: Will Economic Wisdom Prevail?

2019 Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Oded Eran Paper The Institute For National Security Studies

August 26, 2019 17:08 pm

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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Oded Eran Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/natural-gas-in-the-eastern-mediterranean-will-economic-wisdom-prevail/?offset=0&posts=undefined&outher=undefined&from_date=undefined&to_date=undefined Among the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean – a region with a long history of rivalries and...

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Towards an Int’l Legal Action on President Morsi’s Death

2019 Alaa Abdelmonsef Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

August 23, 2019 16:59 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/towards-an-intl-legal-action-on-president-morsis-death/ Six years have passed since Egypt’s first elected civilian president was arrested, forcibly disappeared, and subjected to an unfair trial that did not meet the minimum standards of justice. During his detention, President Mohamed...

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