Silence for arms: Egypt’s secret deal with the EU

European Union countries have increased their arms sales to Egypt significantly since general-turned-president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power following a military coup in 2013.
Despite Egypt's poor human rights record, EU countries including the United Kingdom exported or licensed at least $11bn worth of arms to Egypt between 2013 and 2020.
Has Egypt succeeded in reforming its relations with European governments through so-called “silence for arms”?
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[@ainomlk5249]

Love how france cares about other countries human rights issues but not its own though. Hypocrisy is showing👀

[@StrongSecurity1]

There was no military Egyptian army Those who are in prison are criminals They killed demonstrators and army soldiers, vandalized and broke Egypt is a country that respects human rights Do America, Britain and many Western countries respect human rights 🤔

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

The egyptian military have killed alot of beduins in the Sinai. God will judge you

[@StrongSecurity1]

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 The army killed the aliens lurking in some nomads of the country Stakeholders who sell weapons from Israel Sinai for the work of ISIS through the Rafah crossing Secret tunnels He deals with every enemy traitor on the land of Egypt Without mercy or recklessness at all This is the doctrine of the army and the Egyptian people 😐

[@metalgearsolidsnake6978]

​@@StrongSecurity1 The egyptian army is killing beduin children and women! and they have destroyed many of their homes, it is written all over the news! This is the problem with your corrupt govvernment, it kill and destroy lifes as it wants to. May god help the one in need.

[@StrongSecurity1]

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 This is what Western news and Western media promote To destroy Egypt like Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Iraq and many other Arab countries, Why don't you shed light on Israel's violations of the State of Palestine? More than 40 years ago now Killing women, youth, children, arrests and occupation without right!! Or will this disrupt your life and threaten you from their western governments 🤔

[@fakeaccount6769]

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 killed terrorists* In addition that Tribes union of Sinai people fight against terrorism with the Egyptian military.

[@masterally6025]

2:34 ... "Fight against terr""""ism". Coming from the colonizer 💀

[@adamsaleh9658]

How come you did not bring up the fact that those so called "protesters" that were being killed in the rabba square were actually sneaking in weapons and locking up people in the square so that they don't leave, it got to the point were people were calling upon the police to intervene; these were not unarmed protestors, they were armed militants. There was no coup in 2013, before the military did what it had to do there was a rebelling movement by civilians and a protest that saw 30 million people take to the streets and called upon the army to remove the brotherhood form power, and the military did the people's bidding. Middle East Eye talks a big deal about "democracy", well how about that, the majority of the people wanted the brotherhood gone and the military listened to the people; it does not get more democratic than that. Period.

[@Handle0108]

“Military remove the brother hood from power” sorry dude that’s not democratic at all. All it did was remove the actual democratically elected government and replaced it with a corrupt military dictatorship.

[@adamsaleh9658]

@@Handle0108your entire argument rests upon the premise that the brotherhood was completely uncorrupt and Democratic, the brotherhood government was not Democratic at all, they weren't even making decisions through the government they were making it through their own headquarters, this can clearly be seen through their policies, they even blockaded the supreme Court so that they can get their way in case you didn't know, they were even helping terrorists groups set up their bases in in the Sinai Peninsula, that's a failed dictatorship. If you read my comment carefully I clearly said there were massive protests even bigger than the ones we saw in 2011, and the people of themselves were calling on the military to do something, in the military obeyed the will of the people, that's democracy in action, the past 10 years has made us realize anything is that a complete democracy cannot work in the Middle East and that each country has to make its military it's top priority because of the unstableness of the region, I was there in 2013, I saw first hand the mentality of those people want the brotherhood to get back into power, they were willing to do whatever it takes including killing anybody they saw on streets, those are not my words those are theirs. They almost killed Egypt back in 2013 it's astonishing how they feel to do anything, during that year they were increased terror attacks and constant power outages, that was the norm, now Egypt has a surplus of power and is even building a nuclear power plant, what does that tell you.

[@Handle0108]

@@adamsaleh9658 I am not very familiar with the brotherhood, but what I can tell you is that a military taking over a government is never democratic and it’s against the rule of law. It goes without saying and it’s quite evident that the current government is much more of a dictatorship and corrupt. I spoke to Egyptians and I’ve heard what the current regime does to people who oppose it even those who are peaceful. The fact that you would settle for such a regime and look down on the ability of Arabs to form a functioning government tells me a lot about where you stand. Such a pessimistic outlook and apathy to injustice will be the downfall of Egypt. Egypt was going through a transition period and things were indeed tough but two wrongs don’t make a right and just because a government performs below expectations for a few months doesn’t mean that it’s right to use the barrel of the gun to overthrow them.

[@eyadahmed6578]

@@Handle0108 you do not know the situation here.. Egypt was turning into Iran .. it is never a good idea to mix religion with politics and that was what the Muslim brotherhood did.. please do not speak without the knowledge of the complete situation here.. it is the middle east. You can easily check countries surrounding Egypt and konw how things terribly turned out in Libya, yemen, syria, sudan, lebanon, iraq.

[@Handle0108]

@@eyadahmed6578 things turned out terribly there because of secular dictatorships and foreign intervention, not religion. This is not a valid criticism and doesn’t in anyway justify coups and dictatorship. Be confident in your faith and civilisation rather than trying to emulate something that you’re not, there is nothing wrong with mixing religion with politics, it’s only wrong when it’s used wrongly just like any other political tool. This hopelessness, apathy towards oppression, self-hate and looking up to people who aren’t like you is what has doomed many of the Middle Eastern countries. A collection of divided and weak states with no backbone whose civilians are left with no choice but to make do with all the nonsense or run to Europe. There’s nothing complex to understand here, the Middle East is simple and only people with an ulterior motive make it seem hard to understand. As someone who lived in both the Middle East and the west that’s what I can tell you. If you have an alternative view then explain without resorting to and parroting the same talking points that orientalists and enemies of the Middle East have been repeating to no avail. Far too many people waste their time defending the wrong people for no gain and accepting mediocrity, instead of putting their energy into thinking about how to actually bring progress to the Middle East.

[@tenebraestratis4412]

دُونَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَ السَوَادُ الطبيعةَ الْعُضْوِيَةَ لشرائحِ الإسْتِحْوَاذِ في الإقليمِ المنكوبِ، وارتباطها الوظيفي بنظيراتها وَرَاءَ التُخُوم، لنْ يَنْفَكَّ يَخُورُ، وسَيَهْلَكُ مُمْتَهَنَاً كما هَلَكَ أَسْلَافُه. . . . لَيْسَ لِمِلَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ إِلَّا أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً

[@mohamedmostafa1375]

This is the way in which military regimes buy its legitimacy from abroad. 💰 4 🤐

[@adamsaleh9658]

I got no problem with Egypt being a military dictatorship, the thing is the Middle East is the most flammable region in the world, so the leader has to have an iron grip and make sure the military comes first and makes it a top priority because when you are located in the most unstable region in the world, and are surrounded by people that hate you, then you have to be ready for anything at any time. Long live Egypt 🇪🇬

[@adamsaleh9658]

The truth is no body is forcing those dissidents to voice their invalid concerns, they have the freedom to say or not say what they want, but they need to realize that if they make the wrong decision then there will be consequences to ensure national security and regional stability.

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

There was no military coup in 2013

[@Mansurawi1250]

Bruh

[@user-or1rm1ol3q]

@@Mansurawi1250 what bruh. Dummy

[@user-hr3ti1kt7t]

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[@mirbear72]

Wow. Betrayal

[@MohamedAshraf-vx5vw]

This video is full of false and misleading information