Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-cement-crisis-and-military-dominance/ The cement industry in Egypt seems to have been experiencing difficult times that are expected to continue for at least several years to come, as a result of the current situation in the cement market, represented in low demand, which leads to...
Learn MoreSource: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-the-era-of-fake-news-egypt-monitors-and-silences/ Summary: Mai El-Sadany explores the Egyptian state’s crackdown on alternative voices. She reviews regulations and legislations enacted to combat the spread of “fake news”. She also discusses the public prosecution’s and the government’s roles in...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Ahmed Zikrallah Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/an-economic-reading-of-sinai-development/ – Sinai Development Projects: An Economic Reading Although Egyptians have dreamed of the development of Sinai Peninsula for decades, however the province suffered from deliberate negligence in terms of both wealth and human beings. The Sinai...
Learn MoreSource: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Marina Ottaway Original Link: http://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/elections-egypt-what-purpose-do-they-serve-19864 The outcome of Egyptian presidential elections scheduled for March 26 is a foregone conclusion – incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will win and serve his second term unchallenged. The only...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh, Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/14/feature/politics/parliament-in-haste-to-approve-cybercrime-bill-ambiguous-provisions-loose-definitions-legalized-web-censorship/ In a whirlwind Tuesday meeting attended by a bevy of state officials, 14 articles of the cybercrime prevention bill were approved by Parliament’s...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/hidden-aspects-in-stealing-egypts-monuments/ Introduction An important issue has preoccupied Egyptian public opinion recently: namely the smuggling of ancient Egyptian monuments outside the country. In fact, when the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum displayed Egyptian artifacts during its opening in...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author (s): Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/08/feature/politics/egypt-and-sudan-diplomatic-pacification-unresolved-affairs/ Summary: This paper examines recent developments in the relations between Egypt and Sudan. Asmahan Soliman and Hossam Bahgat note that a multiplicity of factors affect bilateral relations between both...
Learn MoreSource: Friedrich Naumann Foundation Author(s): Hend Shaheen Original Link: https://mena.fnst.org/content/five-limits-womens-freedom-arab-world The status of women’s freedom across the Arab region has always undergone heaps of critiques. Nevertheless, ratios and forms of gender-inequality vary from country to country according to social and cultural customs as well as legal provisions. While...
Learn MoreSource: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Hassan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75714 Summary: This article explores the subject of torture and human rights abuses conducted by, and within, the Egyptian regime. Khaled Hassan documents cases of such violations and highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the regime regarding the matter. Hassan states that courts...
Learn MoreSource: Middle East Institute Author(s): Rauf Mammadov Original Link: http://www.mei.edu/content/article/israeli-egyptian-gas-deal-politics-or-business-usual On Feb. 19, a consortium of oil companies led by the U.S.’s Noble Oil and Israel’s Delek signed a contract to supply the Egyptian energy company Dolphinus with up to 32 billion cubic meters of Israeli gas over ten years. The deal jolted...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/deal-of-the-century-dimensions-and-paths/ Introduction There has been a lot of talk recently about ‘something’ that is being prepared in the corridors of US policy in coordination with regional countries known as the “Deal of the Century”, which apparently aims to terminate the...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Institute Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ Summary: This paper examines key factors threatening Egypt’s long term stability. It explores the issues of demographics, unemployment, climate change, economic reform, and insurgency in Sinai...
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