President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received Eric Trappier, CEO of the giant Company of Dassault Aviation, the manufacturer of the army aircraft Rafale.
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Egypt president meets CEO of French military giant, 1 week after Egypt Papers leaked
Egypt’s president met with the CEO of French plane maker Dassault yesterday on the sidelines of EDEX 2021 to discuss joint cooperation.
Read More »France accuses Nexa Technologies of ‘complicity in Egypt torture’
The French judiciary yesterday accused local company Nexa Technologies of embroilment in “acts of torture and forced disappearances.”
Read More »Sisi, Dassault Aviation CEO stress fruitful cooperation in security, defense scores
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has held talks with Dassault Aviation CEO Éric Trappier as part of his two-day official visit to France.
Read More »Exploring Armed Groups in Libya: Perspectives on SSR in a Hybrid Environment
Libya’s security sector has become virtually unrecognizable from what it was a decade ago owing to the transformations brought about since the 2011 revolution. This evolution has implications on any attempts to usher in short-term and interim security arrangements as well as longer-term security sector reform (SSR) efforts.
Read More »Legislative Guidance Tool for States to Regulate Private Military and Security Companies
The Legislative Guidance Tool offers a blueprint for legislators to create policies and laws which are in line with internationally recognised good practices. It is aimed at parliamentarians and law and policymakers who undertake to develop new or update existing laws for national legislation of the private military and security …
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The Montreux Document reaffirms the existing obligations of States under international law, in particular, international humanitarian law (IHL) and human rights law, relating to the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) in situations of armed conflict. The Document also lists good practices to assist States in implementing these obligations. Although …
Read More »Regulating the Use of Force by Private Security Providers – A Guidance Tool for States
This Guidance Tool is intended to support States in regulating the use of force by private security providers. The standards, requirements, and good practices contained in this Tool should be incorporated in national legislation, regulations, by-laws, as well as criteria for licensing, authorisation and registration. Additionally, States can use this …
Read More »Egypt’s Sisi regime consolidates grip as security firm buys TV network
A subsidiary of a pro-Sisi Egyptian security agency has purchased the al-Hayat television network for more than 1.4 billion Egyptian pounds ($79 million), officials confirmed this week.
Read More »RSF criticizes takeover of Egyptian media outlets by pro-state businessmen
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the increasing acquisition of Egypt’s media outlets by businessmen close to the government and intelligence services in a report issued on Tuesday, following the takeover of the privately owned Al-Hayat channel.
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