Tide turns in favour of Egypt's Brotherhood in revolt After the last tumultuous days of popular revolt against Mubarak, it is now the government that is seeking out the Muslim Brotherhood to discuss Egypt' future.
Clinton cautiously welcomes Brotherhood talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautiously welcomed Sunday the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement in political dialogue in Egypt, saying Washington would "wait and see" how talks develop.
Hosni Mubarak family's $70 billion fortune
Egyptian President Hosni MubarakPresident Hosni Mubarak's family, his wife Suzanne Mubarak and his two sons Gamal Mubarak and Alaa Mubarak are estimated worth 70 billion dollars, Guardian reports.
US to Jewish leaders: We won't recognize Muslim Brotherhod The White House is seeking to reassure Jewish leaders concerned about the turmoil in Egypt, telling them in a conference call late Wednesday that US policy is not to deal with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt: Exchanging a Dictator for a Torturer As it now stands, the United States appears content to contemplate exchanging Hosni Mubarak for Egypt's new Vice President, Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian spy master--that is, one dictator for another-- to maintain the status quo. Of course, Israel must sign off on this deal, assuring the U.S. that Egypt can remain as its main base in the region, straddling as it does North Africa and the Middle East. Without it, the U.S. would most definitely have to rethink its entire neo-colonial policies in the region.
Egypt ruling party leaders resign but regime holds The leadership of Egypt's ruling party stepped down Saturday as the military figures spearheading the transition tried to placate protesters without giving them the one resignation they demand, President Hosni Mubarak's. The United States gave key backing to the regime's gradual changes, warning of the dangers if Mubarak goes too quickly.
US disowns envoy comment on Hosni Mubarak The US state department has distanced itself from comments by a US special envoy, to the effect that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should stay in office during a power transition.111rrrrrrr
U.S.: Mubarak must stay in power to steer reform in Egypt Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak must stay in power for the time being to steer changes needed for political transition, U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy for Egypt said on Saturday.
Cairo protesters hold firm Tens of thousands in Tahrir Square demand that President Mubarak quit, as the ruling party's top leadership resigns.
Blast at gas terminal in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula An explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula today, setting off a massive fire that could be seen dozens of miles away, officials and witnesses said.
Saboteurs attack Egypt gas pipeline to Jordan Unknown saboteurs attacked an Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to Jordan, forcing authorities to switch off gas supply from a twin pipeline to Israel, an official told AFP.
Egypt's generals seek ways to ease Mubarak out with his dignity intact Mubarak's hours and days are numbered. The Americans have made up their minds and are encouraging the army to form a national unity government. The likely outcome is that Vice-President Omar Suleiman becomes the new president with the top military brass retaining key positions.
Regime Seeks an Exit for Mubarak Authorities Weigh Figurehead Role for President, After Protesters in Cairo Survive Crackdown and Push for His Ouster
In Mideast, U.S. backing means absolute power A wave of popular uprisings in the Middle East is sending a clear message to those in power – and those who aspire to be in power – in the Arab world. Together with the release of several sets of leaked secret documents, they are making it clear that one should never bet on America's horse.
Amid Arab protests, U.S. influence has waned At the pro-democracy demonstrations on the streets of Cairo and elsewhere, references to the United States have been conspicuously absent, a sign of what some analysts are already calling a "post-American Middle East" of diminished U.S. influence and far greater uncertainty about America's role.
The Arab revolution and Western decline Two huge processes are happening right before our eyes. One is the Arab liberation revolution. After half a century during which tyrants have ruled the Arab world, their control is weakening. After 40 years of decaying stability, the rot is eating into the stability. The Arab masses will no longer accept what they used to accept. The Arab elites will no longer remain silent.
Tens of thousands of people have staged protests against Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, in Alexandria, on what activists have dubbed his "day of departure". An Al Jazeera producer said the crowds had gathered on Friday at the Qaed Ibrahim mosque in the centre of Egypt's second city, which sits on the Mediterranean coast.
George Soros: Why Obama has to get Egypt right The main stumbling block is Israel. In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread of democracy in the Middle East as the United States has. But Israel is unlikely to recognize its own best interests because the change is too sudden and carries too many risks. And some U.S. supporters of Israel are more rigid and ideological than Israelis themselves.
US 'Orderly Transition' in Egypt Really 'Business as Usual' in Disguise Washington's response has departed little from its original script. This script involves repeatedly invoking the language of "moderation" and order and stability. Such language defends a wait-and-see approach and encourages protesters to accept incremental reforms in place of the peaceful democratic revolution that ordinary Egyptians have created and, against all odds, sustained.
Egyptians hold 'day of departure' rally Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for an 11th day of protest today calling for an immediate end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Egypt's 'final push' protests begin Protesters flood Tahrir Square, for 'Day of Departure' against a president who has said he is ready to go but not yet.
US hatches Mubarak exit strategy as Egypt death toll mounts The Obama administration is working on a plan in which the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, would stand down immediately in spite of claims yesterday he was intent on clinging on to power until the elections in the autumn.
February 03, 2011
White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak's Exit The Obama administration is discussing with Egyptian officials a proposal for President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately, turning over power to a transitional government headed by Vice President Omar Suleiman with the support of the Egyptian military, administration officials and Arab diplomats said Thursday.
"Friday of Departure" Protesters' Moment of Truth For 10 days, violent protests have engulfed Egypt, calling for the resignation of embattled president Hosni Mubarak, killing at least eight and wounding hundreds as increasing lawlessness, looting and arson continues. Friday will be the moment of truth for both sides as pro-democracy protesters have declared call for all Egyptians to descend on Mubarak's palace in Heliopolis, the People's Assembly and the television building that afternoon.
Is there a coup brewing in Egypt's Army? The Egyptian Army's passivity in the bloody protests suggests an internal conflict of agendas, one which could inspire a coup by lower-level officers, a former Army Commander tells Channel 4 News.
Crackdown in Egypt Widens to Foreign Observers The Egyptian government broadened its crackdown of a 10-day uprising that has shaken its rule Thursday, arresting journalists and human rights activists, while offering more concessions in a bid to win support from a population growing frustrated with a reeling economy and scenes of chaos in the streets.
Suleiman: Muslim Brotherhood invited to meet with gov't
Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman said Thursday that the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most organized opposition movement, has been invited to meet with the new government as part of a national dialogue with all parties.
The New Face of Revolution: After Tunisia and Egypt, the World
Coverage by U.S. state-controlled media of the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt is too dim by half: they say it's an Arab thing. So it is. But not for long. The problems that triggered the latest uprisings, rising inequality of income, frozen credit markets, along with totally unresponsive government, span the globe. To be sure, the first past-due regimes to be overthrown may be the most brutal U.S.
The west's itch to meddle is no help. Leave Egypt alone
We are hypocrites. We cheer on the brave Tunisians and Egyptians as they assert the revolutionary power of the street. Hands off, we cry. Let them do it their way. It has taken a long time, but let the people get the credit and be strengthened thereby.
Egypt's blood is on Obama's hands
The United States and Israel were caught off-guard by the size and ferocity of the demonstrations in Egypt, but they have since regained their balance and caught up to events. The two allies have settled on a strategy to preserve the Mubarak dictatorship (in some form) and assure that US-Israel regional hegemony will not be challenged. Thus, the Obama administration will continue to offer lip-service to democracy and human rights, while coordinating efforts with Mubarak to maintain Washington's stranglehold on power in Cairo. Make no mistake about it: this could be like the 1953 Operation Ajax in Iran. The US is now arranging for a coup against the will of the Egyptian people.. It requires utmost vigilance and steadfastness and thus far those qualities have been abundant among the Egyptian people. This move by Obama towards Egypt can be described as criminal because it will lead to blood on the streets...
Egypt army moves to stop assault on protesters Egypt's prime minister apologized for an attack by government supporters on protesters in a surprising show of contrition Thursday, and the government offered more concessions to try to calm the wave of demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
US response to Egypt draws criticism in Israel President Barack Obama's response to the crisis in Egypt is drawing fierce criticism in Israel, where many view the U.S. leader as a political naif whose pressure on a stalwart ally to hand over power is liable to backfire.
Shippers Concerned Over Possible Suez Canal Disruptions As violence has broken out in Egypt, concern has turned to the risk of the blocking of the Suez Canal or nearby pipelines, which could pose a threat to world energy supplies.
Challenging America's Pharaoh Anyone who has lived in Egypt for an extended period of time or has traveled there for extended stays over the past thirty years should not be surprised at the current uprising. The only surprising thing is that this uprising didn't happen years or decades sooner.
Robert Fisk: Blood and fear in Cairo's streets as Mubarak's men crack down on protests "President" Hosni Mubarak's counter-revolution smashed into his opponents yesterday in a barrage of stones, cudgels, iron bars and clubs, an all-day battle in the very centre of the capital he claims to rule between tens of thousands of young men, both – and here lies the most dangerous of all weapons – brandishing in each other's faces the banner of Egypt.
Running battles rage in Cairo Violence continues between pro-democracy protesters and loyalists of Hosni Mubarak near capital's Tahrir Square.
February 02, 2011
'We know that Netanyahu cannot sleep now' Protesters tell 'The Jerusalem Post' they don't feel Egypt is completely free of Israeli occupation, "Camp David made us a slave."
U.S. reexamining its relationship with Muslim Brotherhood opposition group As it braces for the likelihood of a new ruler in Egypt, the U.S. government is rapidly reassessing its tenuous relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, an opposition movement whose fundamentalist ideology has long been a source of distrust in Washington.
Clashes rage in Tahrir Square At least one dead and hundreds injured as pro-Mubarak supporters attack protesters seeking his ouster in central Cairo.
Outrage over Cairo violence Reaction to clashes in the Egyptian capital Cairo between supporters and opponents of President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt protests: Israel watches anxiously Israelis are watching anxiously as anti-government protests continue in Egypt – one of the country's only friends in the Arab world.
'We know that Netanyahu cannot sleep now' Protesters tell 'The Jerusalem Post' they don't feel Egypt is completely free of Israeli occupation, "Camp David made us a slave."
Clashes break out in Tahrir Square More than 100 injured as pro-Mubarak supporters attack protesters seeking president's ouster in Egyptian capital.
Egypt army wants protests ended Military urges protesters to pack their bags and go back to 'normal life' as anti-government rallies enter ninth day.
Mubarak concessions 'insufficient' Egypt protesters continue to demand president's immediate ouster, as US calls for urgent transition and reforms plan.
Robert Fisk: Secular and devout. Rich and poor. They marched together with one goal
Were there a million? Perhaps. Across the country there certainly were. It was, we all agreed, the largest political demonstration in the history of Egypt, the latest heave to rid this country of its least-loved dictator. Its only flaw was that by dusk – and who knew what the night would bring — Hosni Mubarak was still calling himself "President" of Egypt.
Mubarak Fails to Quell Protests as Turmoil Spreads to Yemen Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge to step down later this year failed to appease opposition groups demanding an end to his 30-year rule as the unrest that started in the region one month ago spreads to Yemen.
Mubarak to stay on till election
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, has announced in a televised address tonight that he would not run for re-election but refused to step down from office – the central demand of millions of protesters who have demonstrated across Egypt over the last week.
The triviality of US Mideast policy
US Mideast policy has been irrelevant and fails to accommodate the current movement that is sweeping across the region.
Mubarak to Announce He Won't Seek New Term: Report
President Hosni Mubarak will say in a speech that he will step down at the next election but would stay in office until then, Al Arabiya TV said on Tuesday.
Clinton: 'We're not advocating any specific outcome' in Egypt crisis
The Obama administration struggled to maintain a careful balance on its response to the crisis in Egypt on Sunday, which continued to spiral out of control as armed gangs broke hundreds of militants out of Egyptian jails and the U.S. Embassy warned citizens to consider leaving the country as soon as possible.
Turkish PM backs Egypt protesters
Erdogan urges Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak to "lend an ear to the people's cries" and herald a new era of reform.
More than a million protesters flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a sea of humanity as massive protests against President Hosni Mubarak swept across Middle East's most populous nation. Packed shoulder to shoulder in and around the famed Tahrir Square, the mass of people on Tuesday held aloft posters denouncing the president, and chanted slogans "Go Mubarak Go" and "Leave! Leave! Leave!" Similar demonstrations calling on Mubarak to step down were also witnessed across other cities, including Sinai, Alexandria, Suez, Mansoura, Damnhour, Arish, Tanta and El-Mahalla el-Kubra.
Mohamed ElBaradei: The man who would be President
Man of the moment? Of course Mohamed ElBaradei is. But man of the people, I have my doubts. He doesn't claim to be, of course, and sitting in his garden easy chair near an impossibly blue but rather small swimming pool, he sometimes appears – even wearing his baseball hat – like a very friendly, shrewd and bespectacled mouse. He will not like that description, but this is a mouse, I suspect, with very sharp teeth.
Hundreds of thousands amass for Egypt day of anger Several hundred thousand Egyptians amassed on Tuesday for the biggest outpouring of anger yet in their drive to oust President Hosni Mubarak, on day eight of a revolt in which an estimated 300 have died.
MB urges US to abandon Mubarak Egypt's main opposition party Muslim Brotherhood has urged the United States and its western allies to stop supporting President Hosni Mubarak.
Washington's Sudden Embrace of Al Jazeera Won't Erase Past US Crimes Against the Network — If it weren't for Al Jazeera, much of the unfolding Egyptian revolution would never have been televised. Its Arabic and English language channels have provided the most comprehensive coverage of any network in any language hands-down. Despite the Mubarak regime's attempts to shut it down, Al Jazeera's brave reporters and camera crews have persevered.
Tunisia and Egypt: Why Now?
If the recent events in Tunisia and Egypt tell us anything it is that predicting the beginning of mass unrest is very difficult. Indeed, it is probably easier to predict the stock market. What one can do, however, is describe conditions that are likely to create a context conducive to such unrest. What might those be?
January 31, 2011
Al Jazeera's web journalists in Cairo visit the heart of Egypt's ongoing protest movement the night before what organisers hope will be the biggest demonstration yet.
Mid-East contagion fears for Saudi oil fields Risk analysts and intelligence agencies fear that Egypt's uprising may set off escalating protests in the tense Shia region of Saudi Arabia, home to the world's richest oilfields.
Who's Hillary Clinton Kidding on Egypt? But he served Washington's needs for the past 30 years, and he was happy to cash his almost $2 billion annual bribe that went by the name of U.S. aid. The Egyptians in the street understand that. And they see how halting and pathetic the response has been from the Obama Administration, which has taken forever to prepare to kiss Mubarak goodbye.
Egypt set for mass protest as army rules out force Egypt's army gave a powerful boost to the country's opposition last night by announcing that it would not use force to silence "legitimate" demands for democratic reforms in the Arab world's largest nation.
Is the Game Really Over for Mubarak? As I write this on January 31, 2011, Al-Jazeera English is ireporting that six of its reporters have been arrested by the Egyptian military. Meanwhile there has been ongoing speculation as to whether or not the Egyptian military will support the ongoing protests against the Mubarak regime. The live video feed via internet is broadcasting protests across the nation. The protests are growing in front of the camera's eye.
Israel shocked by Obama's "betrayal" of Mubarak If Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday.
The Egyptian masses won't play ally to Israel As long as the masses in Egypt and in the entire Arab world continue seeing the images of tyranny and violence from the occupied territories, Israel will not be able to be accepted, even it is acceptable to a few regimes.
Egypt protesters call for 'million man march' A sea of protesters have flooded Cairo on Monday for a seventh day of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's regime and called for a rolling general strike until the veteran leader stands down.
The Egyptian Intifada; Mubarak's Time Is Up Stocks plunged on Friday following a fifth day of protests in Cairo. Oil shot up more than $3 per barrel as investors grew nervous about potential disruptions to supply. The Dow Jones tumbled 166 points by day's end.
Rude Awakening! Who's Behind The Uprising In Egypt? Eyes fixed on Egypt, the consensus is that we are witnessing a global awakening. Mesmerized by the crowds, mainstream media reports, and 'pundits' analysis, we have abandoned our ability to think critically -- we fail to ask the right question: Why is the mainstream media in the U.S., the propaganda apparatus of the State and interest groups, condemning the Egyptian leader -- America and Israel's most subservient ally?
In Egypt, Still Read It, Watch It, Rebuild It With Al-Jazeera banned and the Internet largely down, information is still making its way out of Egypt. The country's print front pages are here, Al-Jazeera still has live coverage here, the Guardian's live coverage is here, internet activists from Anonymous and We Rebuild offer ways to get online.
Tunisia's Spark and Egypt's Flame: the Middle East is Rising
Is this how empires end, with people flooding the streets, demanding the resignation of their leaders and forcing local dictators out? Maybe not entirely, but the breadth and depth of the spreading protests, the helplessness of the U.S.-backed governments to stop them, and the rapidly diminishing ability of the United States to protect its long-time clients, are certainly resulting in a level of revolutionary fervor not visible in the Middle East in a generation.
Governments scramble to fly citizens out of Egypt
Governments started arranging for planes on Sunday to bring home citizens stuck in Egypt, where violent protests of the rule of President Hosni Mubarak have given way in some parts of Cairo to looting.
Robert Fisk - Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship
The Egyptian tanks, the delirious protesters sitting atop them, the flags, the 40,000 protesters weeping and crying and cheering in Freedom Square and praying around them, the Muslim Brotherhood official sitting amid the tank passengers. Should this be compared to the liberation of Bucharest? Climbing on to an American-made battle tank myself, I could only remember those wonderful films of the liberation of Paris. A few hundred metres away, Hosni Mubarak's black-uniformed security police were still firing at demonstrators near the interior ministry. It was a wild, historical victory celebration, Mubarak's own tanks freeing his capital from his own dictatorship.
Egypt's generals tell Mubarak to quit as Army confronts protestors
Egypt's most senior military officers have reportedly asked President Hosni Mubarak to quit from office, as the nation tumbled into anarchy. Many victims are reported to have been seen around the main prison building in Cairo as a violent shootout ensued with demonstrators who stormed the jail in a bid to free hundreds of prisoners. And the Army is stepping up security in Cairo and other major cities.
Egypt's Mubarak faces crisis as protesters defy curfew
President Hosni Mubarak, clinging on despite unprecedented demands for an end to his 30-year rule, met on Sunday with the military which is seen as holding the key to Egypt's future while in Cairo, protesters defied a curfew.
Cairo protesters stand their ground
Warplanes and helicopters flew over the main square and more army trucks appeared in a show of force but no one moved.
More Egyptian Forces Move In as Curfew Passes
Thousands of inmates poured out of four prisons and the United States said it was organizing flights to evacuate its citizens Sunday, as the Egyptian army struggled to hold a capital seized by growing fears of lawlessness and buoyed by euphoria that three decades of President Hosni Mubarak's rule may be coming to an end.
Dozens dead as thousands escape Egypt prisons
Bodies littered the road outside a Cairo prison and troops with bayonets fixed moved into another facility after thousands of convicts broke out of jails or were abandoned by guards in protest-hit Egypt.
Opposition figure Mohamed Elbaradei interview about the situation in Egypt.
Israeli PM says ties with Egypt must be preserved
Israel's prime minister said Sunday that his government is "anxiously monitoring" the political unrest in Egypt, his first comment on the crisis threatening a regime that has been one of Israel's key allies for more than 30 years.
US 'losing credibility by the day' on Egypt: ElBaradei
The United States is "losing credibility by the day" in calling for democracy in Egypt while continuing to support President Hosni Mubarak, leading dissident Mohamed ElBaradei said Sunday.
Fear Extreme Islamists in the Arab World? Blame Washington
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. questioned U.S. military interventions against progressive movements in the Third World by invoking a JFK quote: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
Egypt Protests Show American Foreign-Policy Folly
While popular uprisings erupt across the Middle East, America stands on the sidelines. Stephen Kinzer on why the U.S. should abandon its self-defeating strategy in the region.
Egypt's Next Strongman
Meet the two men most likely to succeed Egypt's aging president: His son, Gamal Mubarak, and his spy chief, Omar Suleiman. But does either one really represent desperately needed change?
Chaos engulfs Cairo as Mubarak points to successor
With protests raging, Egypt's president named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday, setting the stage for a successor as chaos engulfed the capital. Soldiers stood by – a few even joining the demonstrators – and the death toll from five days of anti-government fury rose sharply to 74.
Egypt vigilantes defend homes as police disappear
Egyptians armed with sticks and razors have formed vigilante groups to defend their homes from looters after police disappeared from the streets following days of violent protests.
Jordan's opposition: Arabs will topple tyrants
The leader of Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood warned Saturday that unrest in Egypt will spread across the Mideast and Arabs will topple leaders allied with the United States.
BACKGROUND: Key players in Egypt
The outcome of the current unrest sweeping through Egypt remains uncertain. The fate of long-time President Hosny Mubarak, who is clinging on to power, will be decided by the following players...
Fear Extreme Islamists in the Arab World? Blame Washington
In the last year of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. questioned U.S. military interventions against progressive movements in the Third World by invoking a JFK quote: "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
January 28, 2011
The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos on Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. It was a major escalation in what was already the biggest challenge to authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak's 30 year-rule. They are demanding Mubarak's ouster and venting their rage at years of government neglect of rampant poverty, unemployment and rising food prices.
White House wobbles on Egyptian tightrope
While the US favours Egyptian political reform in theory, in practice it props up an authoritarian system for pragmatic reasons of national self-interest. It behaved in much the same way towards Saddam Hussein's regime in the 1980s, when Iraq was at war with Iran. A similar tacit bargain governs relations with Saudi Arabia. That's why, for many Egyptians, the US is part of the problem.
A Manifesto for Change in Egypt
Egyptian police used water cannon against Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Mohamed ElBaradei and his supporters as anti-Mubarak protests heated up Friday. Then ElBaradei was put under house arrest as riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters. The Muslim Brotherhood says at least five of its leaders and five former members of parliament have been arrested.
How Egypt shut down the internet
Virtually all internet access in Egypt is cut off today as the government battles to contain the street protests that threaten to topple President Hosni Mubarak.
There are many governments responsible for this great crime in Palestine, but the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak is jointly responsible for the murder of every Palestinian who's died these last two years.
When he was embracing Levni as the bombs were falling, when he locked the border of Rafah, he became and international criminal and an outlaw of the Arab world.
So I call, in conclusion, on the great people of Egypt, on the heroic armed forced of Egypt, on the heroic army of Egypt of 1973, to rise up and sweep away this tyrant Mubarak, to rise up and to demolish the border at Rafah and let the people go free. Wasalamo3alaikom, peace be on all of you.
Ben Ali Tunisia Was Model US Client While scholars dispute whether Tunisia serves as model Arab world uprising, many agree that it was near-perfect US ally.
This vlog was recorded on January 18th by Asmaa Mahfouz, the girl who helped start it all. She had shared it on her Facebook, and it had gone viral. It was so powerful and so popular, that it drove Egyptians by the thousands into Tahrir Square, and drove the Egyptian government to block Facebook.
