'The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy presents the ninth edition of its monthly Egypt Security Watch Briefs. https://timep.org/esw/articles-analysis/egypt-security-watch-monthly-briefing-9-june-2015/'
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Basil El-Dabh's latest for TIMEP:

Breaking news and inconsistent media standards in Egypt - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East...
Breaking news in Egypt, especially when dealing with terrorist attacks, is characterized by hazy information and contradicting reports. In light of ongoing
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The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy is pleased to announce its partnership with Eshhad, a project newly incubated within TIMEP that aggregates and collates alleged religious persecution and sectarian attacks in Egypt.

TIMEP Partners with Eshhad To Launch Sectarianism and Minority Rights Tracking Project in Egypt...
Since August 2013, Eshhad has documented close to 300 sectarian incidents—events that have victimized homes, houses of worship, stores, schools, and individuals in Egypt. Eshhad serves as a platform that provides researchers, policymakers, and journa
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Amr Abdulrahman on the Egyptian left, the Muslim Brotherhood, and the revolution, latest on TIMEP:

Revolutionary Politics and the Trap of Populist Temptation
The Revolutionary Socialists, a longstanding Marxist political organization in Egypt, recently issued a controversial statement calling on Egypt’s democratic forces – and the left, of course – to stop classifying the Muslim Brotherhood as part of the counterrevolutionary camp, which includes the mil…
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President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi continues to regularly exercise this authority more than one year since his inauguration on June 8, 2014; today, he has ratified over 175 extraparliamentary laws and decrees.

Today, President Sisi is exercising authority in what appears to be an attempt to bring Egypt out of the throes of rising unemployment, economic faltering, and ongoing security voids through a number of vital measures. At the same time, he continues to issue legislation that disproportionately empowers the executive, judicial, and security arms of the state.

Mai El Sadany on Egypt's extraparliamentary laws:

Tracking Egypt’s Extraparliamentary Laws - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
In the absence of a parliamentary body, Egypt’s constitution grants the president temporary legislative authority alongside his existing executive powers. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi continues to regularly exercise this authority more than one year since his inauguration on June 8, 2014; today, h…
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"Either the tone has been decidedly critical...or unabashedly favorable...Both positions are inaccurate"

Latest on TIMEP by Timothy E. Kaldas

Neither a Gift to the World nor a Money Pit - The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
After weeks of hype, Egypt officially opened the “New Suez Canal” yesterday. Most discussions of the project—more accurately described as an expansion than a new canal—have taken one of two positions. Either the tone has been decidedly critical, suggesting that the expansion was an unnecessary waste…
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