Egypt, Russia: Rapprochement or Alliance?

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-russia-rapprochement-alliance/ Introduction The remarkably growing relations between Egypt and Russia over the last few years prompts us to pause a little and think deeply to understand the nature of this development at the political, military and economic levels. This paper attempts to...

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A stable Egypt for a stable region: Socio-economic challenges and prospects

Source: European Parliament Think Tank Author (s): Adel Abdel Ghafar  Original Link: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document.html?reference=EXPO_STU%282018%29603858 Summary: Seven years after the 2011 uprising in Egypt, a combination of domestic challenges, together with instability in the Middle East and North Africa region has stalled the country’s ongoing transition. Stability...

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Egypt and Sudan: ambiguous paths

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-sudan-ambiguous-paths/ Introduction On January 9, 2018, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al Sisi met with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The two sides discussed the latest developments in the Nile Basin countries and the Horn of Africa region, as well as regional and international issues of...

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The withdrawal of companies: Economy of Egypt 2017

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-withdrawal-of-companies/  Overview:  Observers thought that the withdrawal of investment companies from Egypt during the year 2017 was one of the consequences of floating the pound at the end of last year, which resulted in the departure of many foreign banks and companies and ceasing...

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Egypt 2017: Foreign political crisis

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author (s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-2017-foreign-political-crisis/ This report deals with the most important foreign affairs conflicts of the Egyptian regime during 2017, looking at each conflict from two views. The first is a discussion of the most important stages that the foreign affairs conflicts passed through from...

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Needed Adjustments Unlikely in U.S. Aid to Egypt

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/needed-adjustments-unlikely-in-u-s-aid-to-egypt/ On December 21, Congress passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through January 19, 2018, avoiding a partial government shutdown set to begin at midnight the next day. As high-level budget negotiations on Capitol...

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Egyptian allegations against Turkey

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egyptian-allegations-turkey/ Egyptian allegations against Turkey On November 22, 2017, Egypt’s Prosecutor General Counsellor Nabil Ahmed Sadiq ordered that 29 Egyptians be held in custody for 15 days pending investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution on charges of espionage in favor of...

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Egypt Charts Its Own Course, Regardless of Patronage

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/egypt-charts-its-own-course-regardless-of-patronage/ As the Middle East seems ever more embroiled in the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and as world powers continue to jockey for influence, Egypt has often been portrayed in various analyses as beholden to its...

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The IMF Egyptian Assistance Program, One Year On

Source: The Institute For National Security Studies Author(s): Nizan Feldman, Ofir Winter Original Link: http://www.inss.org.il/publication/imf-egyptian-assistance-program-one-year/ The financial assistance program to Egypt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), approved in November 2016, has scored important achievements, even as it has presented Cairo with complicated economic and...

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Failed recovery: How Switzerland released the funds of a famous Egyptian crony

Source: Egyptian Initiative For Personal Rights Author(s): Osama Diab, Olivier Longchamp Original Link: https://eipr.org/sites/default/files/reports/pdf/pe_agypten_10-17_def.pdf Executive Summary On February 11, 2011, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned. A key factor in the Egyptian revolution, which brought him down, was the huge volumes of money amassed by him, his entourage, and...

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The British U-Turn on Egypt

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Amr Darrag Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-british-u-turn-on-egypt/ The British U-Turn on Egypt In the past few weeks, British officials have made statements and moves which have mostly lent strong support to the current Egyptian regime – and ones which ignore the growing violations, perpetrated constantly and methodologically, by the...

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