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TIMEP Brief: Uber and Careem Law

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 12, 2019 18:13 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-uber-and-careem-law/ The Law Regulating Road Transport Services Using Information Technology (popularly known as the Uber and Careem Law, after two of the companies most affected by it) regulates ride-sharing companies in Egypt such as Uber and Careem and...

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Egypt Timeline: Since the Arab Uprising

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDarine El HageEgyptHuman RightsInstitute of PeacePaper
February 12, 2019 16:22 pm
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Source: United States Institute of Peace Author(s): Darine El Hage Original Link: https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/02/egypt-timeline-arab-uprising Since 2011, Egypt has witnessed protests, political turnovers, sporadic violence, and waves of repression. A younger generation of activists energized long-stagnant politics in countrywide demonstrations that ousted President Hosni Mubarak...

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Egypt: A Move to Enhance Authoritarian Rule

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsPaper
February 12, 2019 16:16 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/12/egypt-move-enhance-authoritarian-rule Proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution, including granting the armed forces authority to intervene in government, would undermine judicial independence and expand executive powers that are already being abused, Human Rights Watch said today. The...

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Constitutional amendments in Egypt

2019EgyptJudicial AffairsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper
February 11, 2019 16:39 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-irans-economic-challenges-reach-crisis-point Egypt’s political climate has been rather turbulent of late. On Feb. 3rd of this year, a coalition of parliamentary representatives submitted a proposal for constitutional amendments to the floor. Those amendments are sweeping...

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The Middle East Strategic Alliance Has a Long Way To Go

2019CarnegieDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYasmine Farouk
February 08, 2019 18:55 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Yasmine Farouk Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/02/08/middle-east-strategic-alliance-has-long-way-to-go-pub-78317 The Arab world needs a collective security architecture. The U.S. project of a Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) could in theory be a step forward, especially as it links military security to political and economic security. But so...

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Superficial Gains, but No Lasting Success in Sinai 2018

2019Amer MohamadEgyptHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 07, 2019 17:23 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Amer Mohamad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/superficial-gains-but-no-lasting-success-in-sinai-2018/ On February 9 last year, the Egyptian military spokesman announced the launch of “Comprehensive Military Operation Sinai 2018.” The operation, which involved the army, navy, air force, border patrol, and police...

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TIMEP Brief: Draft Constitutional Amendments

2019EgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 07, 2019 15:59 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-brief-draft-constitutional-amendments/ As early as January 2018, some Egyptian policymakers and media outlets beganhighlighting the importance of introducing constitutional amendments. While these calls initially centered on presidential terms limits, on February 3...

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‘Union to Defend the Constitution’ brings opposition forces together to reject constitutional amendments

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaper
February 07, 2019 15:45 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/07/feature/u/union-to-defend-the-constitution-brings-opposition-forces-together-to-reject-constitutional-amendments/ Two days after a host of constitutional amendments were submitted to Egypt’s Parliament earlier this week, a number of political parties and public figures announced the establishment...

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Report – Fighting Corruption or Protecting the Regime? Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority

2019Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsJessica NollJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaperPomed
February 06, 2019 14:35 pm
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Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Jessica Noll Original Link: https://pomed.org/report-corruption-egypts-administrative-control-authority/ This report explains the role of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) as an instrument of power in al-Sisi’s regime, part of a wider system of repression and control. The report discusses how authoritarian rulers use...

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Sources: Cairo offers diplomatic support to Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in the wake of continued protests

2019Asmahan SolimanEgyptForeign RelationsMadamasrPaper
February 06, 2019 14:24 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/06/feature/politics/sources-cairo-offers-diplomatic-support-to-sudanese-president-omar-al-bashir-in-the-wake-of-continued-protests/ In the wake of continued protests across its southern border, Egypt has opted to prioritize Sudan’s stability, and, “in the Egyptian lexicon, stability means...

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TIMEP Brief: Potential Changes to Egypt’s Presidential Term Limits

2019Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
February 05, 2019 15:34 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-potential-changes-to-egypts-presidential-term-limits/ Summary: Egypt’s 2014 constitution establishes that the president is elected for a period of four years, renewable only once. Despite constitutional provisions...

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Beyond Energy: The Significance of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsGallia LindenstraussOfir WinterPaperThe Institute For National Security Studies
February 03, 2019 15:44 pm
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Source: The Institute for National Security Studies Author(s): Ofir Winter and Gallia Lindenstrauss Original Link: https://www.inss.org.il/publication/beyond-energy-significance-eastern-mediterranean-gas-forum/ The Energy Ministers of Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority met in Cairo in mid-January 2019 to discuss the establishment of the Eastern...

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