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Fact Sheet – Dropping Like Flies: Sisi’s Purge of Potential Candidates in Egypt’s 2018 Presidential “Election”

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperPomed
April 27, 2018 19:54 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED) Author: N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-dropping-like-flies-sisis-purge-of-potential-candidates-in-egypts-2018-presidential-election/ With the closure of the window to register as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, it is clear that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not face any real challenge to his reelection...

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Egypt: Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Sinai Relief Urgently Needed After 2 Months of Army Restrictions on Food

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptExpertiseHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinaiYear
April 27, 2018 19:49 pm
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Source: HRW Author: N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/egypt-looming-humanitarian-crisis-sinai The Egyptian government campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group in North Sinai has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid since February 9, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should provide...

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Egypt: Transformation of Army’s Doctrine toward Israel

2018EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYear
April 27, 2018 19:38 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-transformation-of-armys-doctrine-toward-israel/ A military doctrine could be defined as: the traditions, values, and experiences that govern the behavior and attitudes of the military institution in public life; or as: the identification of enemies and the threats and how to get prepared...

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Coal: the poor’s disaster & the rich’s wealth

2018Ahmed ZikrallahCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
April 27, 2018 19:29 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Ahmad Zikarallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/coal-the-poors-disaster-the-richs-wealth/ The use of coal is one of the most important issues that have recently been controversial. Despite the existence of several caveats concerning the use of coal in power generation or in cement factories due to its environmental damage – as carbon...

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Auction: Egypt’s monuments for sale!

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHussein DuqeilMediaMediaPaper
April 27, 2018 18:53 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author: Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/auction-egypts-monuments-for-sale/ Newspapers close to Egypt’s ruling regime have announced that an auction for Egyptian artifacts will be held on April 18, 2018, in New York City, adding that 15 rare pieces of Egyptian antiquities will be sold at this auction! After reading these reports, I...

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Do Egyptians Regret Hosni Mubarak Today?

2018CarnegieCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMichael YoungPaper
April 27, 2018 18:28 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author: Michael Young Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/75912 The short answer has to be a resounding “yes,” but not for the conventional reasons of oppression and human rights violations. Outside the sub-segment of society that cares for the survival of civil society, human rights, and the democratic process, a majority of the population views such notions

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Veils of secrecy: evaluating the IFC’s role in enhancing tax and ownership transparency in development projects

2018EconomyEgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsPaper
April 20, 2018 14:51 pm
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Source: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author(s): Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/veils-secrecy-evaluating-ifcs-role-enhancing-tax-and-ownership-transparency-development 1. Introduction The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest development institution in the world that focuses exclusively on private-sector operations...

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On the Impact of Household Asset level and Inequality on Inter-governorate Migration: Evidence from Egypt

2018Economic Research ForumEconomyEgyptMohamed El Hedi ArouriNguyen Viet CuongPaper
April 18, 2018 15:36 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author (s): Mohamed El Hedi Arouri and Nguyen Viet Cuong Original Link: http://erf.org.eg/publications/on-the-impact-of-household-asset-level-and-inequality-on-inter-governorate-migration-evidence-from-egypt/ We investigate whether the level and the inequality of household assets impact inter-governorate migration in Egypt using gravity models and data from the...

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Egypt: Al-Sisi Should End Rights Abuses

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinai
April 11, 2018 15:33 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/10/egypt-al-sisi-should-end-rights-abuses Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should prioritize reforms to end serious human rights violations during his second term, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-Sisi won the April 2, 2018 election with 97 percent of the votes cast following months of intimidation...

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What Egypt’s FY18 Aid Package Means for Egypt-U.S. Relations

2018Amr KotbEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
April 09, 2018 19:58 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Amr Kotb Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/what-egypts-fy18-aid-package-means-for-egypt-u-s-relations/ U.S. President Donald Trump signed on March 23 the legislation that determines Egypt’s foreign assistance package for fiscal year 2018, marking the end to a tumultuous year in the government’s budget appropriations process. While budget...

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With Freedom and Justice for Sisi

2018Council On Foreign RelationsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperSteven A. Cook
April 06, 2018 16:12 pm
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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(S): Steven A Cook Original Link: https://www.cfr.org/blog/freedom-and-justice-sisi This article was originally published here on ForeignPolicy.com on Friday, March 30, 2018. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has officially been taken into custody for a second term as president of Egypt. The outcome of Egypt’s election this week wasn’t surprising, though in one...

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What Sisi’s ‘victory’ means for Egypt’s future

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesPaperTaha Ozhan
April 05, 2018 15:57 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(S): Taha Ozhan Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/what-sisis-victory-means-for-egypts-future/ Other Link: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/what-sisis-victory-means-egypts-future-1166881278 The country had already lost its way in the 20th century, and there are powerful signs that it could share the same fate in this century “Egypt will...

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