Egypt

"“His second term will be his last unless he moves to amend the constitution, which would require a referendum. That is something we should pay close attention to over the next year,” said H.A. Hellyer, senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and Royal United Services Institute. "

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"'There are no serious challengers on the ballot to the sitting president – something that different parts of the state apparatus is unlikely to be very pleased about,' said HA Hellyer of the Royal United Services Institute, a thinktank. 'In this context, there is no contest – and that’s probably more down to a series of ad hoc, reactionary moves by different parts of the state, rather than a well thought out strategy.' "

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""ISIS are deeply sectarian, that's nothing new, but they have decided to re-emphasize that aspect in Egypt over the past few months," said H.A. Hellyer, senior non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute. "Christian targets are easier -- churches are far more difficult to fortify than say an army barracks or a police station. It's a disturbing development because it indicates we have the possibility of repeated and continued attacks against soft targets." "

Families gather after Egypt church attack, state of emergency approved

"“Both leaders are energised by a focus on security, both see their countries and administrations as being unfairly targeted. Both also rode into power from outside the political elite on the back of an angry populism which seems absent of a clearly thought-out ideology,” said HA Hellyer, an analyst with the London-based thinktank the Royal United Services Institute "

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"“If it was a militant group that brought down MS804, then damaging Egyptian tourism is likely only a part of the motivation.” "

Egypt's tourism trade 'one disaster from being finished' following MS804 'terror attack' feared to be aimed at destroying industry