The United States’ Assistance for Egypt

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/25/united-states-assistance-for-egypt-pub-68756 Chairman Graham, Ranking Member Leahy, Subcommittee members, thank you for this opportunity to address the subcommittee. The problem for United States’ assistance to Egypt is precisely this: how can the United States best support an important...

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Could the latest blunder by Egypt’s Sissi be the nail in his coffin?

Source: Brookings Institute Author(s): Sarah Yerkes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/04/25/could-the-latest-blunder-by-egypts-sissi-be-the-nail-in-his-coffin/ Today, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is witnessing the most vocal and angry objection to his rule since he took power via a military coup in 2013. Across Cairo and beyond, Egyptians are gathering and...

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United States Assistance for Egypt

Source: Council On Foreign Relations Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/report/united-states-assistance-egypt-0 Elliott Abrams testified before the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations. He gave his assessment of the security side of the U.S.-Egypt aid relationship and suggested that the United States...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Leaked Video of Extrajudicial Killings Connected to Military

Source: 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...

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SPECIAL BRIEFING: Palm Sunday Bombings

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/special-briefing-palm-sunday-bombings/ Snapshot: Twin bombs at Coptic Orthodox cathedrals in Alexandria and Tanta exploded on Palm Sunday, April 9, 2017, killing 47 and injuring up to 113. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed the attack, which occurred less than five months after...

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The Dueling Narratives of the Islamic State and the Egyptian State

Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Nancy Okail, Jake Greene Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-dueling-narratives-of-the-islamic-state-and-the-egyptian-state/ When President Donald Trump welcomed Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi at the White House earlier this month, Trump applauded Sisi’s efforts to fight terrorism in Egypt as Sisi boasted about...

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How Will Sisi Respond to Attacks on Egypt’s Christians?

Source: International Peace Institute Author(s): Andre Colling Original Link: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2017/04/sisi-response-to-attacks-on-egypt-christians/ Militants attacked two Coptic Christian churches in northern Egypt on April 9, killing over 40 people and wounding dozens more. In reaction to the blasts, which were claimed by the Islamic State, President Fatah el-Sisi deployed...

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Egypt’s Human Rights Movement Repression, Resistance, and Co-optation

Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Khaled Mansour Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/egypts-human-rights-movement/ Snapshot: Since the mid-1980s, the number of Egyptian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focusing on human rights has grown rapidly. But despite the proliferation of organizations, the human rights movement in Egypt has never been very effective, and is now...

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Security Cooperation Agreement between Egypt and Germany

Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/security-cooperation-agreement-between-egypt-and-germany/ The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany And the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt, hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Parties”, Desiring to further consolidate and develop the friendly relations between the Federal...

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Egypt Is in a State of Emergency. Here’s What That Means for its Government.

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Nathan J. Brown Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/2017/04/13/egypt-is-in-state-of-emergency.-here-s-what-that-means-for-its-government-pub-68663 After Palm Sunday bombings killed close to four dozen churchgoers in two Egyptian cities, President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and the Egyptian cabinet declared a nationwide state of emergency, which was...

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A Seesaw for Sisi in Washington

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/68656 The April 9 killing of 49 Coptic Christian worshippers in two suicide bombings in Tanta and Alexandria was generally portrayed in media outlets as a setback for Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a triumphant week when he visited the United States. But while the terrorist attacks...

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The April, 2017 Attacks on Egyptian Churches: ISIL Victimizes an Egyptian Religious Community

Source: Doha Institute- Arab Centre For Research And Policy Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/PoliticalStudies/Pages/The_April_2017_Attacks_on_Egyptian_Churches_ISIL_Victimizes_an_Egyptian_Religious_Community.aspx Introduction A series of coordinated terrorist attacks struck Coptic Orthodox churches across Egypt on April 9, celebrated as Palm Sunday...

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