If 2001 to 2020 was the golden age of the Middle East analyst, it is clear that Washington is now entering the era of the China expert (and public health specialist).
Ten years after the Arab Spring, most Middle Eastern countries have either devolved into chaos or restored autocracy in a bid for stability.
As a foreign policy priority for Cairo, Egypt seeks to strengthen its ties with Burundi and the Nile Basin countries, to limit Turkey’s expansion in East Africa and protect its national security from any threats. Egypt and Burundi share a historical relationship as Nile Basin countries.
President Sisi’s regime has decided to sell the bulk of government procured COVID-19 vaccines, rather than provide them for free. The two-dose Astra Zeneca inoculation will be sold for 100-200 Egyptian pounds (EGP), though the government’s per dose cost is only 47 EGP. Out of a total population of 103 …
Already faced with the prospect of spending several years in overcrowded and often violent jails, Egypt‘s political prisoners are often charged with crimes they allegedly committed while behind bars.
A Middle East rights watchdog has gathered testimonies from families of Egyptian political prisoners detailing authorities’ arbitrary refusal of food items sent to prisoners.
Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory