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2019 Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Islamic Movements and Institutions Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai Women Affairs

January 17, 2019 15:26 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/egypt Since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secured a second term in a largely unfree and unfair presidential election in March, his security forces have escalated a campaign of intimidation, violence, and arrests against political opponents, civil society activists...

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After CBS Interview: To What Extent Was Sisi Affected?

2019 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Media Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

January 16, 2019 15:16 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Monitoring and Documentation Unit at EIS Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/after-cbs-interview-to-what-extent-was-sisi-affected/ General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s interview with CBS TV network, which was broadcast via the famous “60 Minutes” program on 6 January 2019, has sparked a wide-range debate, especially after the US network had...

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Development of Security Scene in Sinai – Dec.

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

January 15, 2019 15:12 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/development-of-security-scene-in-sinai-dec/ Operation Sinai 2018 has continued in North Sinai, increasing the suffering of citizens: displacing and arbitrarily arresting thousands, and extra-judicially killing hundreds, including children. The following chart shows a comparison...

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While human rights linger on US radar, Pompeo Cairo visit focuses on regional cooperation

2019 Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Madamasr Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

January 11, 2019 15:17 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/11/feature/politics/while-human-rights-linger-on-us-radar-pompeo-cairo-visit-focuses-on-regional-cooperation/ US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Thursday ahead of his address on the role of the US in the Middle East...

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Egypt: Little Truth in Al-Sisi’s ‘60 Minutes’ Responses

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Human Rights Watch Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

January 07, 2019 17:57 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/07/egypt-little-truth-al-sisis-60-minutes-responses President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt made several wrong claims in his appearance on January 6, 2019 on the “60 Minutes” TV show in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. Among his statements was that the Egyptian government holds no...

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The Sinai Security Scene in November

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

December 26, 2018 16:12 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-sinai-security-scene-in-november/ Operation Sinai 2018 has continued in North Sinai, increasing the suffering of citizens with respect to the high rates of unemployment and poverty, which is not in favor of the Egyptian regime as it creates the appropriate circumstances for likely...

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Operation Sinai 2018: Practices and Implications

2018 Civil Society Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

December 25, 2018 16:17 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/operation-sinai-2018-practices-and-implications/ “… and use all brute force, all brute force.” – With these words Sisi concluded his orders to the Chief of Staff of the Egyptian army on November 29, 2017 for restoring security in the Sinai. On commemoration of the birth of Prophet...

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Likely Arab NATO Amid Recent Exercises in Egypt

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mahmoud Gamal Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

December 11, 2018 13:36 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/likely-arab-nato-amid-recent-exercises-in-egypt/ The idea of formation of Arab military alliances is not new, but it dates back to 1950 AD, when several Arab military alliances were formed, including alliances aimed at achieving strategic objectives, and those targeting fulfillment of...

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Sisi’s Ambitions in Libya

2018 Carnegie Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Khaled Mahmoud Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 30, 2018 16:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Khaled Mahmoud Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/77847 On October 23, Egyptian-mediated talks between the Libyan National Army (LNA)—the military faction led by Khalifa Haftar and which controls most of Eastern Libya—and the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli fell apart once again. These negotiations...

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Sinai Tribes in Egypt’s War on Terror

2018 Egypt Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

November 28, 2018 15:48 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-sinai-tribes-in-egypts-war-on-terror/ Egypt’s war on terror has intersected in many ways with the engagement of Sinai’s Bedouin tribespeople, who number about 250,000 in the region: Bedouin have been not only the victims and perpetrators of terror violence...

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Sisi Builds a Green Zone for Egypt

2018 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Michele Dunne Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 27, 2018 17:30 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/11/27/sisi-builds-green-zone-for-egypt-pub-77803 Egypt’s new administrative capital, currently under construction—and tentatively named Wedian, which means “desert valleys”— represents concretely where President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been trying to take his country...

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Cairo, Khartoum discuss end to proxy fighting in Libya in bilateral meeting

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Madamasr Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 25, 2018 17:13 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/25/feature/politics/cairo-khartoum-discuss-end-to-proxy-fighting-in-libya-in-bilateral-meeting/ Egypt’s defense minister concluded a meeting on security cooperation with his Sudanese counterpart in Khartoum on Sunday, with sources close to the talks saying that Libya was slated to be the primary focus of the...

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