Egyptian security services have recently arrested a number of army officers over illegal profiteering from state-funded projects, according to the London-based newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed.
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UK must stop supplying Egypt military regime with arms due to post-Arab Spring violence: CAAT
The UK government must end its arms sales and support for the Egyptian military regime due to massive human rights violations, the Campaign Against the Arms Trade (CAAT) said on Monday.
Read More »‘The release of six decades of fear’: Egypt’s lost revolution
25 January 2011 marked the start of Hosni Mubarak’s fall but also moves by the military to take over.
Read More »Islamic State kills 1, wounds 3 in Sinai
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack that Egyptian security forces said killed one security officer and wounded three other people in the Sinai Peninsula early Thursday.
Read More »Palestine trade union calls on Egypt to release 7 Gaza fishermen
The Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions in Gaza called on Monday for Egypt to release seven Gazan fishermen detained in Egyptian prisons, a statement announced.
Read More »Egypt places 2nd on 2021 list of Middle East military strength
Egypt came in second place on Global Firepower’s 2021 Middle East Military Strength list, following Turkey and preceding Iran. Saudi Arabia came in fourth, followed by Israel, the UAE, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, and Lebanon.
Read More »Dislodged from Bir al-Abd, Province of Sinai heads west toward Suez Canal as militants surrender due to hunger, security initiative on eastern front
By the close of 2020, the Armed Forces and security forces had successfully dislodged Province of Sinai militants from the areas south of Bir al-Abd in North Sinai.
Read More »Egypt dodges Trump’s ire as White House orders massive last-minute aid cuts
US military aid to Egypt, Jordan and Israel was explicitly excluded from a list of deep cuts to domestic and foreign spending ordered by the White House in a last-minute sign of outgoing President Donald Trump’s frustration with last month’s omnibus spending package.
Read More »Egypt’s private sector is squeezed by the army’s hold over the economy
The Egyptian Minister of Finance, Dr Mohamed Maait, has confirmed that the country is set to witness a greater role for the private sector in economic development, as it is the engine of growth. The government has an increasing interest in opening new development opportunities that will enhance private sector …
Read More »The Danger of Egypt’s Military Economy
A new essay collection highlights the negative consequences of the Egyptian military’s heavy involvement in the economy: stunted economic growth, a new ruling class of military officers, and little incentive to enact much-needed reforms.
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