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Giza Bus Attack Threatens Egypt’s Security

2019EgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsMuhammad MansourPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiThe Jamestown Foundation For Global Research And Analysis
January 25, 2019 15:46 pm
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Source: The Jamestown Foundation for Global Research and Analysis Author(s): Muhammad Mansour Original Link: https://jamestown.org/program/giza-bus-attack-threatens-egypts-security/ Egyptian security forces killed 40 militants in a shoot- out during an operation that targeted three strongholds in Giza province and North Sinai on December 29. A statement by the ministry of interior stated...

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Egypt is building one of the world’s largest solar parks

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptPaperSean FlemingWorld Economic Forum
January 25, 2019 15:23 pm
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Source: World Economic Forum Author(s): Sean Fleming Original Link: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/egypt-is-building-one-of-the-worlds-largest-solar-parks/ At a site in the Western Desert, some 650 km south of Cairo, one of the world’s largest and most ambitious solar energy projects is underway. The Benban Solar Park will produce enough electricity to power one million homes. But more...

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Egyptian Authorities are Denigrating the Revolution

2019Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMai El-SadanyMediaPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYasmin Omar
January 24, 2019 18:02 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar and Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-authorities-are-denigrating-the-revolution/ Earlier this month, Judge Muhammad Shereen Fahmy of the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma to 15 years in prison and a fine of six million Egyptian pounds in a retrial of...

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Egypt’s Lost Academic Freedom

2019Amy Austin HolmesCarnegieCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSahar AzizYouth
January 24, 2019 15:41 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Amy Austin Holmes and Sahar Aziz Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78210 In his speech at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on January 10, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the inherent connection between academic freedom and economic development. He called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to “unleash the creative energy...

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Egypt: Army Command Changes and Armament – Dec.

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesMahmoud GamalMilitary AffairsPaper
January 22, 2019 15:18 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mahmoud Gamal Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-army-command-changes-and-armament-dec/ During December 2018, the military witnessed several developments, with respect to conducting changes among senior commanders and concluding armament contracts with international companies during the International Exhibition for Defense and...

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Egypt: New Moves to Crush Dissent

2019Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchJudicial AffairsMediaPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
January 17, 2019 17:56 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/17/egypt-new-moves-crush-dissent Egyptian authorities increasingly relied on counterterrorism and state of emergency laws to crush peaceful dissent during 2018, including by prosecuting journalists and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2019. President Abdel Fattah...

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World Report 2019 | Events of 2018

2019Civil SocietyEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinaiWomen 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?

2019Civil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesForeign RelationsHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMediaMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
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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A series of firsts for Egyptian gas forum

2019Culture, Education and DevelopmentEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsMiddle East InstituteMirette F. Mabrouk Paper
January 15, 2019 15:19 pm
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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/weekly-briefing-pompeos-visit-raises-more-questions-it-answers   The regional gas forum Egypt hosted yesterday saw several firsts. It was the first such forum that the country had hosted, the invitees aren’t usually found attending the same parties, and it has led to a declaration...

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Development of Security Scene in Sinai – Dec.

2019EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHaitham GhoniemMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
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

2019EgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsMadamasrPaperSecurity 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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Strangling Civil Society

2019CarnegieCassia BardosCivil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMichele DunnePaper
January 10, 2019 15:13 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne and Cassia Bardos Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/78098 Egyptian civil society activists are wondering what will come of President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s November 2018 promise to amend the country’s controversial law on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Dialogues between Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali and a selection of the...

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