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).
HRW says over 12,300 Sinai buildings razed by Egypt army
Egyptian troops have demolished more than 12,300 buildings in the Sinai Peninsula since 2013 in a ca…
Egypt’s stateless keep receiving empty promises of citizenship
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has recently granted citizenship to three stateless individuals wh…
The Implications of Egypt’s Military Economy
The Carnegie report “Owners of the Republic: An Anatomy of Egypt’s Military Economy” details how the…
Anti-gov’t protests in Egypt’s Giza amid tight security presence
Dozens of anti-government protesters took to the streets in the Egyptian governorate of Giza on Sund…
Egypt sends 150 troops to Syria to ‘fight for Assad’
Egypt has reportedly sent 150 soldiers to fight alongside Bashar al-Assad‘s regime in a planne…
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Ten years on, repression and violence fail to stamp out Arab activism: Amnesty
Ten years after the Arab Spring, most Middle Eastern countries have either devolved into chaos or restored autocracy in a bid for stability.
Egypt boosts ties with Burundi — with eye on Turkey
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.
Playing Politics with Poverty: Sisi’s COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy
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 …
Egypt detainees languish in jail with ‘no end in sight’
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.
Egypt’s political prisoners ‘denied fruit, bread’ during family visits
A Middle East rights watchdog has gathered testimonies from families of Egyptian political prisoners detailing authorities’ arbitrary refusal of food items sent to prisoners.