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Joint Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review – EGYPT

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Media Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

March 29, 2019 17:19 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP and The Law Society of England & Wales Original Link: https://timep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/UPR-Egypt.pdf As part of a commitment to producing knowledge and analysis on the policies implicating the rule of law in the Middle East, the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) and the Law Society

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Egypt: The Military Scene in February

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 20, 2019 15:57 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-military-scene-in-february/ Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi left Cairo on Thursday, 14 February 2019, heading to Munich, Germany, to participate in the Munich Security Conference 2019. During the conference, Sisi gave a speech focusing on counterterrorism strategies and referring to the...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – Feb.

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

March 18, 2019 15:52 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-feb/ More than one year has passed since the military campaign, codenamed as Operation Sinai-2018, was launched against insurgencies in Sinai, but there is no sign of success, particularly on the security level amid evictions of the...

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The US-Egypt Political-Military Relationship: A Critical Assessment

2019 Arab Center Washington DC Charles Dunne Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Military Affairs Paper

March 13, 2019 18:12 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Charles Dunne Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/the-us-egypt-political-military-relationship-a-critical-assessment/ The US-Egypt relationship, once a cornerstone of American security and foreign policy in the Middle East, is in trouble. True, it is hard to tell from the headlines. To President Trump, Egyptian President...

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Report: Egypt 3rd largest arms importer worldwide

2019 Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Military Affairs Paper

March 13, 2019 15:30 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/03/13/news/u/report-egypt-3rd-largest-arms-importer-worldwide/ Between 2014 and 2018, Egypt maintained its ranking as the third largest importer of arms globally, after Saudi Arabia and India, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released two days ago. Egypt ranked third in...

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Egypt: The Military Scene in January

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper

March 07, 2019 17:55 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-the-military-scene-in-january/ During January 2019, the Egyptian military Institution witnessed many developments, both internal and external, including: On the military institution’s external relations, January saw extensive media reports on the level of coordination between the...

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Development of the military situation in Sinai – Jan.

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

March 04, 2019 16:38 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-the-military-situation-in-sinai-jan/ While no more official military communiques on Operation Sinai-2018 have been issued by the military spokesman, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on 8 January 2019 announced (in an interview with a State-owned satellite channel) that...

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Worse Than Mubarak

2019 Amy Hawthorne Andrew Miller Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper

February 27, 2019 18:39 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/27/worse-than-mubarak-pub-78470 Consumed by domestic politics, exhausted by the Middle East, and complacent about the stability of Arab allies, Washington has stopped paying close attention to Egypt. But something alarming is happening in the most populous Arab country and a key...

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HUMAN RIGHTS IN EGYPT: REVIEW OF 2018

2019 Amnesty International Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Media Military Affairs Minorities Paper Sinai Women Affairs

February 26, 2019 16:48 pm

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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1299162019ENGLISH.pdf The scope of Egypt’s human rights crisis expanded, as the authorities arrested opponents, critics, satirists, current and former human rights and labour rights activists, journalists, presidential candidates and sexual harassment survivors. The...

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Generalissimo Sisi

2019 Carnegie Egypt Judicial Affairs Maged Mandour Military Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 15:46 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Maged Mansour Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78363 On February 3, Egyptian parliamentarians from Tahya Misr (“Support Egypt”), a coalition supporting President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that comprises one-fifth of parliament, submitted a proposal to amend the Egyptian constitution. Two days later, the General Committee accepted the proposed amendments...

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Egypt: Constitutional Amendments and Devious Routes

2019 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper

February 14, 2019 15:40 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Monitoring and Documentation Unit Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-constitutional-amendments-and-devious-routes/ In an interview with CNBC in late 2017, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi categorically denied an intention to amend the Egyptian Constitution. He also emphasized that he is committed to two 4-year presidential...

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Superficial Gains, but No Lasting Success in Sinai 2018

2019 Amer Mohamad Egypt Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

February 07, 2019 17:23 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amer Mohamad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/superficial-gains-but-no-lasting-success-in-sinai-2018/ On February 9 last year, the Egyptian military spokesman announced the launch of “Comprehensive Military Operation Sinai 2018.” The operation, which involved the army, navy, air force, border patrol, and police...

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