Source: Carnegie Author (s): Sawsan Gad Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75353 On December 3, a few days after Colonel Ahmed Konsowa announced in a YouTube video that he intended to run against Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in the upcoming Egyptian presidential election, he was detained and put on a military trial for announcing his bid while still serving in the military. In an...
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Learn MoreSource: 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...
Learn MoreSource: Madamasr Author(s): Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/12/21/feature/politics/looking-into-the-latest-acquisition-of-egyptian-media-companies-by-general-intelligence/ Eagle Capital, a company unknown to the public, recently acquired businessman Ahmed Abu Hashima’s stake in Egyptians’ Media Holding, which owns several media companies in Egypt, according to a...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown, May El-Sadany Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/10/30/how-state-of-emergency-became-egypt-s-new-normal-pub-73587 For the first time in six months, Egyptians lived for a few days outside of a state of emergency this month. And the country’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled that ordinary courts — not military ones —...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-developments-in-u-s-egypt-aid-relationship/ RECENT DEVELOPMENTS UPDATE, September 7, 2017: On September 6, the office of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), vice-chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, issued a summary of the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations, and...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/libya-crisis-bet-paris-initiative-cairo-role/ Introduction The French initiative is an attempt to find a political solution to the Libyan crisis based on the facts on the ground amid sharp differences between Libyan political leaders on the one hand and armed factions on the other. Also, the...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/timep-brief-european-arms-sales-to-egypt/ Although the United States continues to be its chief provider, Egypt has diversified its weapons supply, purchasing more arms from Europe and Russia since 2014 than ever before. Europe and Russia have welcomed sales to Egypt (and the rest...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-leaked-video-of-egyptian-military-servicemen-extrajudicial-killings-of-civilians/ This briefing was updated on April 26, 2017. Initial reports described the uniformed men in the video as members of the Egyptian Armed Forces, but later reports made it clear that...
Learn MoreSource: 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...
Learn MoreSource: German Institute For Security and International Affairs Author(s): Jessica Noll Original Link: https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/egypts-armed-forces-cement-economic-power/ Snapshot: Since toppling President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, the Egyptian military has successively expanded its civil economic activities. This development has attracted growing criticism, above all in the...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/67781 Since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi became president in June 2014, the Egyptian military has embarked on a massive spending spree. The value of arms transfer agreements Egypt signed in 2015 was the second-largest among developing countries, at $11.9 billion. This included $5.9 billion from France...
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