Links 6 December 2017 - 14 January 2018

• Egypt First | Foreign Affairs
  Michael Wahid Hanna and Daniel Benaim on Sisi's foreign policy
• D’Ahmed Abou Hashima au Septième voisin : la nationalisation des pertes des médias égyptiens – Culture et politique arabes
• CURIA - OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL WATHELET delivered on 10 January 2018
  Western Sahara legal ruling on Morocco-EU fisheries deal
• A week of Province of Sinai attacks on Egyptian and Palestinian targets | MadaMasr
  Interesting and rare reporting by Mourad Higazy and Omar Said
• Libya's Monetary Crisis - Lawfare
  Jalel Harchaoui
• U.S. Counterterrorism Forces Are Active in Many More Places Than You Know | US News
• Tunisian anti-austerity campaign leader says social contract is broken | Middle East Eye
• The Militarization of the Red Sea – LobeLog
• ‘Make Egypt Great Again’: Israeli experts question neighbor’s military buildup
• Violences sexuelles : « La nature a remplacé la culture comme origine de la violence »
  A delightfully intelligent, erudite and provocative piece on #balancetonporc and the fallout of the Weinstein affair by Olivier Roy.
• How Egyptian security dealt with IEDs threat? - Egypt Today
  This is a useful overview of the official perspective.
• Egypt Opens Criminal Inquiry Over New York Times Article - The New York Times
• Legal advisor says EU fisheries deal with Morocco invalid - The Washington Post
• Saudi prince 'fired after audio tape contradicts state' | Saudi Arabia News | Al Jazeera
• Tunisian Jewish school burned as anti-austerity riots rage elsewhere
• Why has Israel banned Jewish leftists but not members of Nazi-linked groups?
• Tunisian opposition calls for protests until austerity plan scrapped | Middle East Eye
• Shafiq quit Egypt election bid after threats of 'sex tape' and corruption slurs: Sources
  Convenient.
• Egypt court jails hundreds for offences at 2013 Cairo sit-in | Middle East Eye
• Al Jazeera bureau in Yemen forcibly closed | Al Jazeera
• A flammable peace: Why gas deals won’t end conflict in the Middle East | European Council on Foreign Relations
  Interesting on east Med gas geopolitics that could be a boon for Egypt.
• The Origins of Modern Kleptocracy – Power 3.0: Understanding Modern Authoritarian Influence
• Egyptian spy ordered TV smears against presidential hopeful Shafiq | Middle East Eye
  More of this "Ashraf al-Kholy" character
• Russia Says Its Syria Bases Beat Back an Attack by 13 Drones
• Sudan turns to UN over territory dispute with Egypt
• Man killed as Tunisia anti-austerity protests spread
• Why are tensions rising in the Red Sea region?
• Iranian lawmaker says 3,700 arrested in days of violent protests
• Deadly protests grip Sudan over rising bread prices
• How the Tariq Ramadan Scandal Derailed the #Balancetonporc Movement in France | The New Yorker
  Had forgotten to link to this excellent Adam Shatz piece of how France turned discussion of sexual abuse against women into a controversy over Islam
• Full Court Press - Carnegie
  On changes to the Saudi judiciary
• Turkey-based TV airs Egypt tapes on Jerusalem
  Same as obtained by NYT presumably, suggesting MB link
• Atheist mother loses custody of children in Egypt
  But Sisi is leading religious reform and a secular spring..
• Human rights chief embezzled $1 million to cover losses on internet gambling, police say
  Quite an investigation by Brian Whitaker on UAE-linked Palestinian fraudster
• Qatari-owned jewels stolen in audacious heist in Venice | Middle East Eye
  It's comforting to know that there are still jewel thieves plotting heists
• As a 2-State Solution Loses Steam, a 1-State Plan Gains Traction - The New York Times
  Of course, the Palestinian one-staters are far more democratic than their Israeli counterparts.
• Tapes Reveal Egyptian Leaders’ Tacit Acceptance of Jerusalem Move
• Saudi attorney general: 11 princes arrested after crowding near palace - Al Arabiya English
  They were protesting being made to pay their utility bills 9allegedly - dissidents say this is made up)
• Palestinians rally against Greek Orthodox patriarch
  Over alleged sale of land to Israelis
• Cleric Salman al-Awda 'held over Qatar tweet'
  "Salman al-Awda detained over refusal to tweet specific text to support the Saudi-led blockade of Qatar, his family says."
• Egypt refutes NYT report on tacit acceptance of Jerusalem move
  NYT should release the recordings it obtained.
• Gulf Crisis Expands into the Horn of Africa
  James Dorsey on Turkey's entry into the Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia-Gulf nexus
• La monarchie marocaine, ce vecteur de la contamination
  Excellent post on corruption as a mechanism of control
• Parfum de scandale dans une ferme royale - Le Desk
  Exploitation of women laborers in king of Morocco’s farms.
• Au Yémen, les Emirats arabes unis se rapprochent des Frères musulmans
  UAE joins KSA in engaging Yemeni MB party Islah.
• Disparition de Gilbert Meynier, « passeur » de l’histoire algérienne
• « En Syrie, le viol était le maître mot »
  Utterly devastating accounts of systematic rape in Assad's jails