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Gaza flare-up threatens Egyptian-led negotiations

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 13, 2018 16:11 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/gaza-flare-threatens-egyptian-led-negotiations-weekly-briefing Almost a year of tentative truce-building by Egypt and the UN was given a sharp kick in the teeth on Sunday when an Israeli covert operation in the Gaza Strip went wrong, leading to an exchange of gunfire between Israeli...

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“Arab Shield 1”: The birth of an Arab NATO?

2018 Cinzia Bianco Egypt Foreign Relations Giorgio Cafiero Islamic Movements and Institutions Middle East Institute Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 13, 2018 16:01 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Giorgio Cafiero and Cinzia Bianco Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/publications/arab-shield-1-birth-arab-nato As naval, air, and ground units from Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) conduct war games in western Egypt this month, joined by observers from Morocco and Lebanon, many speculate that this could...

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Egypt exerts heavy pressure on Hamas leaders to halt attacks, refuses to make demands of Israel

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Madamasr Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 12, 2018 16:13 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/13/feature/politics/egypt-exerts-heavy-pressure-on-hamas-leaders-to-halt-attacks-refuses-to-make-demands-of-israel/ Egypt exerted heavy pressure on Hamas over the last two days to declare a ceasefire with Israel though it refrained from making similar demands of the Israeli side, according to a high-level...

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Minya attack: Did Ashmawy coordinate Al-Qaeda and Islamic State activities in Egypt?

2018 Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Madamasr Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

November 06, 2018 19:15 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2018/11/06/feature/politics/minya-attack-did-ashmawy-coordinate-al-qaeda-and-islamic-state-activities-in-egypt/ While the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Friday attack on a bus caravan making its way to the St. Samuel Coptic Orthodox Monastery, information has been slow to trickle in about the details behind...

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Egypt Declares its Success in Dismantling Islamist Militancy

2018 Civil Society Egypt Military Affairs Mohammad Mahsoob Muhammad Mansour Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

November 02, 2018 17:57 pm

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Source: The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/egypt-declares-its-success-in-dismantling-islamist-militancy/ Eleven militants were killed by Egyptian security forces on October 24 in the latest of a series of preemptive attacks. The raid took place at a mountainous hideout located in the desert adjacent...

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Egypt: Security and Economic Developments in Sinai

2018 Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Military Affairs Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

September 19, 2018 23:28 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoneim Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-security-economic-developments-in-sinai/ The seventh month of the Egyptian Army’s comprehensive military operation “Sinai 2018” is characterized by the return of the old guard to the scene. Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi has recently appointed Maj. General Mohamed Abdul Fadel Shousha as...

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Recent Status of Egypt’s ARMT and Military Exercises

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

August 22, 2018 12:56 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/recent-status-of-egypts-armt-and-military-exercises/ There has been much debate about the Egyptian regime’s keenness on purchase of so much military equipment and arms amid the country’s economic problems, raising many questions about the political and security objectives behind...

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Egypt: Developments of Operation Sinai 2018

2018 Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Haitham Ghoniem Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Sinai

August 22, 2018 12:48 pm

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Source: The Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Haitham Ghoniem Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-developments-of-operation-sinai-2018/ Introduction Six months have passed since Egypt initiated its Comprehensive Operation – Sinai 2018, a large-scale campaign that was launched on Friday, 9 February 2018 against Islamist insurgents in the Central and North Sinai (along with...

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Current Crisis and Future Directions

2018 Alison Pargeter Civil Society Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis

August 13, 2018 19:34 pm

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Source: The James Town Foundation Author(s): Alison Pargeter Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/the-muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt-current-crisis-and-future-directions/ In July 2018, the Congressional Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing to examine the threat of the Muslim Brotherhood to the United States and its interests. This hearing—expected to pave the way for Congress...

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Egypt: Heightened Foreign Activity of the Military

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

August 08, 2018 13:39 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-heightened-foreign-activity-of-the-military/ Intelligence Director Abbas Kamel in Washington An American-Egyptian meeting on 24 July discussed developments in the Gaza Strip in the light of Egypt’s renewed efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation and to stabilize the Gaza Strip. A...

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The Militarization of Politics and an Authoritarian Revival: The Eighth Annual CIHRS Report on Human Rights in the Arab Region

2018 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

August 08, 2018 13:36 pm

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Source: Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://cihrs.org/the-militarization-of-politics-and-an-authoritarian-revival-the-eighth-annual-cihrs-report-on-human-rights-in-the-arab-region/?lang=en The Arab region is facing an immeasurably more profound crisis than it faced at the beginning of the Arab Spring uprisings seven years ago, contends the Eight...

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Egypt: Security, Human Rights, and Reform

2018 Carnegie Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Michele Dunne Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

July 31, 2018 14:28 pm

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Michelle Dunne Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/07/25/egypt-security-human-rights-and-reform-pub-76916 Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, ranking member Deutch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to testify. While Egypt is not in the headlines these days, there are important and worrying developments in security, economy...

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