On Aug. 10, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi approved a proposal to issue a new debt instrument dubbed the “Taxation Sukuk,” a purchasable form of government debt similar to a bond. The proposa...

On Aug. 10, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi approved a proposal to issue a new debt instrument dubbed the “Taxation Sukuk,” a purchasable form of government debt similar to a bond. The proposal’s goal is to ease the burden of Egypt’s debt payments on its budget and, in turn, the broader economy. This new debt instrument, however, will erode the state’s already weak fiscal basis, further shifting the burden onto Egypt’s most vulnerable and away from wealthy regime insiders. The results will be clear: worsening corruption at the expense of working-class citizens.

On Aug. 10, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi approved a proposal to issue a new debt instrument dubbed the “Taxation Sukuk,” a purchasable form of government debt similar to a bond. The proposa...

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Plus, a new MENA Academy roundup Twelve years ago today, huge crowds took to the streets in Egypt demanding that President Mohammed el-Morsi step down from office. The Tamarod June 30 protests were n...

The agents of coercion in Egypt—its military, police, and intelligence services—have been locked in a perennial struggle for power since their inception. Each institution has vied for dominance, shapi...

In essence, the regime has succeeded in manufacturing an imagined past that not only justifies its policies but effectively redefines what Egyptian history, the nation, the state and the military mean...

In essence, the regime has succeeded in manufacturing an imagined past that not only justifies its policies but effectively redefines what Egyptian history, the nation, the state and the military mean...

In essence, the regime has succeeded in manufacturing an imagined past that not only justifies its policies but effectively redefines what Egyptian history, the nation, the state and the military mean...

Despite hostile rhetoric for the first time in decades, Cairo's reliance on Israeli gas and external capital flows make it too vulnerable to respond to Israeli expansionism

In a surprising July 21 decision, the Badr Criminal Court in Cairo ordered the removal of arbitrarily detained human rights and democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fatah’s terror designation, marking a rare...

In a surprising July 21 decision, the Badr Criminal Court in Cairo ordered the removal of arbitrarily detained human rights and democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fatah’s terror designation, marking a rare...

It was the summer of 2013, the beginning of one of the bloodiest periods in modern Egyptian history. Mobilization for mass protest against Egypt`s first democratically elected Islamist President Moham...

It was the summer of 2013, the beginning of one of the bloodiest periods in modern Egyptian history. Mobilization for mass protest against Egypt`s first democratically elected Islamist President Moham...

It was the summer of 2013, the beginning of one of the bloodiest periods in modern Egyptian history. Mobilization for mass protest against Egypt`s first democratically elected Islamist President Moham...

It was the summer of 2013, the beginning of one of the bloodiest periods in modern Egyptian history. Mobilization for mass protest against Egypt`s first democratically elected Islamist President Moham...

Gulf support could help Cairo weather the storm, and by defending Palestinian rights, the Sisi regime stands to gain popular legitimacy

Gulf support could help Cairo weather the storm, and by defending Palestinian rights, the Sisi regime stands to gain popular legitimacy

The creation of the National Front could see regional militiamen gaining unprecedented access to power in the country

The creation of the National Front could see regional militiamen gaining unprecedented access to power in the country

Assad's hubris saw him opt for brutality over building consensus within Syria and take for granted the support of his foreign patrons. Neighbouring despots should take note

Defeating the Arab democracy movement left autocratic states hollowed out and often reliant on US and Israeli support to survive. Palestinians cannot expect help anytime soon

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An Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on October 25, 2024, that killed three journalists and injured four others was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime, Human Rights Watc...

An international human rights group says an Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime.

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International Criminal Court judges say there are “reasonable grounds” they bore

Defeating the Arab democracy movement left autocratic states hollowed out and often reliant on US and Israeli support to survive. Palestinians cannot expect help anytime soon

18/11/2024: This week’s dispatch includes reports on Egypt and the regional wars, the Suez Canal, foreign military cooperation, the Horn of Africa, arms imports, military business, migration, energy, ...