Understanding Egyptian Policy Toward Libya

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Mieczyslaw Boduszynski, Mohamed Arafa Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/understanding-egyptian-policy-toward-libya/ Egypt’s policy toward Libya has been driven by legitimate security concerns, economic ties, a desire for stability in its western neighbor, and the political and ideological goals of Egyptian President...

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India and Egypt: Economic Reconstruction and Stabilization

Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Sameena Hameed Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/map/india-and-egypt-economic-reconstruction-and-stabilization Though the Egyptian economy during the Mubarak regime registered one of the highest growth rates in decades in the years before the Arab uprising, the fault lines were deep.[1]Over time, rising inequality, endemic corruption and other...

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Policy Brief- A Temporary Thaw in Egyptian-PA Relations

Source: Foundation For Defence Of Democracies Author(s): Grant Rumley Original Link: http://www.defenddemocracy.org/media-hit/grant-rumley-a-temporary-thaw-in-egyptian-pa-relations/ Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted his Palestinian Authority counterpart Mahmoud Abbas this week in Cairo for the first official summit between the two leaders in nearly a year. The two-day summit was...

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The IMF as knee surgeon on a cancerous patient

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Amr Adly Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/03/20/opinion/u/the-imf-as-knee-surgeon-on-a-cancerous-patient/ The International Monetary Fund states that its main mission is to help resolve temporary disruptions to the economic balance of members states, including interventions in the general budget, trade policies and other matters related to financial...

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FDI Isn’t Enough for Egypt

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Osama Diab Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/fdi-isnt-enough-for-egypt/ Today marks the two-year anniversary of the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC), an event hyped by the Egyptian government and business community in an effort to restore trust in Egypt’s economy and bring in much-needed foreign cash. Since...

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Egypt | In meetings with British Foreign Secretary and EU Human Rights Envoy : Combating sectarian violence requires respect for human rights and justice

Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=19894&lang=en In meetings with British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and EU Human Rights Envoy Stavros Lambrinidis; Mohamed Zaree, CIHRS Egypt Programme director emphasized that respect for human rights and justice is the only way to contain terrorism and promote long-term stability...

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COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: A NEW STAGE IN CHINA-EGYPT RELATIONS

Source: Rubin Center Research In International Affairs Author(s): Mordechai Chaziza Original Link: http://www.rubincenter.org/2016/12/comprehensive-strategic-partnership-a-new-stage-in-china-egypt-relations/ Overview: Since 2014, Chinese-Egyptian relations have emerged as one of the most important bilateral axes in the Middle East. Over that time, a new era of closer political and economic...

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Netanyahu and Sisi Building Strong Security Ties

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Perry Cammack Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/12/15/netanyahu-and-sisi-building-strong-security-ties-pub-66528 The Cipher Brief spoke to Perry Cammack, a fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the current state of Egypt-Israeli relations. According to Cammack, Egypt-Israeli security...

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IMF Loan a Way Forward for Egypt

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/66147 After floating the Egyptian pound on November 3 and subsequently cutting fuel subsidies on November 4, the Egyptian government cleared the final hurdles on its path toward receiving the first tranche of its $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The blockbuster...

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The Egyptian Crisis and the Israeli Ambitions

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-egyptian-crisis-and-the-israeli-ambitions/ Introduction: Different Israeli media outlets have been dramatically shedding light on the economic, social, security and political situation in Egypt recently. Almost on a daily basis, the Israeli media kept discussing the Egyptian issue in...

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Egypt’s Shift from Saudi Arabia to Russia

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/65030 Relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, two previously staunch allies, have recently soured. This can be attributed to Egypt’s inability to perform its role as a guarantor of regional Gulf security against growing Iranian hegemony and its desire to cultivate other, less demanding...

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Report: Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt

Source: Pomed – Project On Middle East Democracy Author(s): Amy Hawthorne Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-publications/new-report-rethinking-u-s-economic-aid-to-egypt/ In a new POMED Report, Rethinking U.S. Economic Aid to Egypt, POMED Deputy Director for Research Amy Hawthorne takes a detailed look at U.S. bilateral economic aid for Egypt. Since the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty...

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