{"id":646448,"date":"2017-06-14T03:51:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T03:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/14\/smurf-islands-handover-tops-coverage-of-egypt\/"},"modified":"2017-06-14T03:51:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T03:51:28","slug":"smurf-islands-handover-tops-coverage-of-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/06\/14\/smurf-islands-handover-tops-coverage-of-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Smurf Islands handover tops coverage of Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is <strong>the House of<\/strong><strong>Representative\u2019s Legislative Committee voting to approve the Tiran and Sanafir<\/strong> handover agreement. AP\u2019s coverage of the recent reported clashes between protesters outside the Press Syndicate and the police <a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/egyptian-committee-approves-transfer-islands-saudis-48003868\">was picked up extensively<\/a>. Others such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/06\/egypt-parliament-committee-approves-saudi-islands-deal-170613165320546.html\">Al Jazeera<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/egypt-parliament-committee-passes-saudi-islands-deal\/\">Times of Israel<\/a> are noting how the protests last year over the announcement of the agreement sparked the worst bout of protests since President Abdel Fattah El Sisi assumed office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The website ban came in at a very close second<\/strong>, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/aponline\/2017\/06\/13\/world\/middleeast\/ap-ml-egypt-blocking-websites.html?mtrref=undefined&_r=0\">Associated Press<\/a> noting the latest update that the number of banned sites has increased to 64.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/technology\/egyptian-watchdog-says-authorities-blocking-more-websites\/2017\/06\/13\/405d52f2-503e-11e7-b74e-0d2785d3083d_story.html?utm_term=.ef55370e2a76\">newswire<\/a> also notes the blocking of the websites, which has now expanded to include VPN software designed to circumvent it, has intensified as the government looks to push the Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement through the legislature. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2017\/06\/12\/egypt-bans-62-news-websites\/\">Engadget\u2019s Mariella Moon<\/a> is running with the recycled trope that the move\u2019s intention is to secure the 2018 presidential election for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as <strong>Amnesty International <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2017\/06\/dozens-of-news-sites-blocked-as-egypt-ramps-up-digital-censorship\/\"><strong>says<\/strong><\/a><strong> Egyptian authorities \u201cmust immediately stop <\/strong><strong>arbitrarily blocking news websites<\/strong>.\u201d Out of the list of banned websites, Amnesty International says it could only identify one that was linked to groups that use or advocate violence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The standoff between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, and the UAE is lining the pockets of<\/strong><strong> DC lobbyists<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/business-a-lobbying\/337515-qatar-brings-lobbyists-into-gulf-showdown\">The Hill<\/a> reports. \u201cQatar has five K Street firms on retainer \u2026 Some of Qatar\u2019s well-heeled neighbors, however, have even larger influence war chests, with upwards of 30 firms combined at their beck and call.\u201d The report notes that Qatar hired the firm of former US Attorney General John Ashcroft \u201cto assist in \u2018evaluating, verifying, and as necessary, strengthening the client\u2019s [AML] and counterterrorism financial compliance programs and providing legal advice and recommendations to enhance and improve such efforts.\u2019\u201d One former consultant to Qatar says the problems began as <strong>Qatar tried \u201cto position themselves for the last decade as the Switzerland of the Middle East<\/strong> \u2026 They want to be a place where disputes can get resolved \u2026 The unintended consequence of that is that they\u2019ve gotten into bed with a lot of [redacted] up people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The United States\u2019 continued arms sales to Egypt and other countries in the Middle East <\/strong><strong>turns a blind eye to \u201cdark records of serious human rights abuses,\u201d <\/strong>Evan Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2017\/06\/saudi-arabia-weapons-deal\/529689\/\">writes for The Atlantic<\/a>, citing a report from the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A bill currently being discussed at the House of Representatives to ban Egyptian parents <\/strong><strong>from giving their children Western names<\/strong> is being widely picked up by the international press, with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/egypt-baby-names-mark-sam-lara-ban-624914\">Newsweek<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/egypt-ban-baby-names-foreign-parents-newborns-children-sam-mark-linda-a7787326.html\">The Independent<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/nypost.com\/2017\/06\/13\/egypt-might-ban-parents-from-giving-their-kids-western-names\/\">The New York Post<\/a> taking note. The proposed law would see parents fined or imprisoned for using foreign names, which MPs allege would change Egyptian society. Morons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is the House ofRepresentative\u2019s Legislative Committee voting to approve the Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement. AP\u2019s coverage of the recent reported clashes between protesters outside the Press Syndicate and the police was picked up extensively. 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