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The country’s newly named vice president, Omar Suleiman, and other top military leaders were discussing steps to limit Mr. Mubarak’s decision-making authority and possibly remove him from the presidential palace in Cairo — though not to strip him of
WE had been detained by Egyptian authorities, handed over to the country’s dreaded secret police, and interrogated. But our discomfort paled in comparison to the dull whacks and the screams of pain by Egyptian people that broke the stillness
Aside from Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, here are the other most controversial leaders propped up by the U.S.
Officials Press for West to Impose Demands on a Free Egypt
For three days, the geeks and online activists and DIY filmmakers protested peacefully here in Tahrir Square. For three nights, they slept in tents with their laptops by their sides and kept their mobile phones charged by hacking into one of Tahrir’s
Revolution threatens Egypt's authoritarian regime, U.S. Empire...
Egypt 2011 v. Iraq 2003
A US plan to see Egyptian President Mubarak leave office immediately and a transitional government formed by Mubarak's vice-president, a former head of Egypt's spy agency a "CIA point man" who facilitated the "extraordinary rendition" of terror suspe
Egyptian army tanks and soldiers moved to end violence between anti-government protesters and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo's central square on Thursday after standing by for nearly a day as the two sides battled with rocks, sticks,
Pro-Mubarak supporters stormed Tahrir Square earlier today in a violent confrontation with anti-government protesters who want the Egyptian president to resign. The violence, which occurred shortly after President Mubarak gave a speech on Egyptian te
Just moments ago, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak gave a speech on Egyptian Television while thousands of protesters outside continued to chant in the streets. President Mubarak claims he will not run for re-election in a few months and will rema
Mass protests recently broke out in North Africa and the Middle East, with the protests in Tunisia & Egypt garnering more coverage than those in Jordan & Yemen. Yet protests in all four of these countries are bringing about the change that the people
The U.S. Department of State has ordered the departure of all non-emergency American government personnel and their families from Egypt, State spokesman P.J. Crowley said on Tuesday.
So you thought it was only the wackos on the neocon right who support Mubarak? Wrong! [actually, nothing heals the faux divide more than support of Mubarak]
I will be really blunt and give you a handy list to keep you from offending Egyptians, Arabs and the world when you discuss, blog or talk about Egypt.
Pakistan's nuclear arsenal now totals more than 100 deployed weapons, a doubling of its stockpile over the past several years in one of the world's most unstable regions, according to estimates by nongovernment analysts.
A new Russian Internet site goodbyeputin.ru was polling the country Friday on whether Vladimir Putin's "corpse" should be carried out of the Kremlin, in an apparent spoof of a similar poll on Lenin last week. A new Russian Internet site goodbyeput
Egyptian riot police are firing tear gas canisters bearing the label "Made in U.S.A" against street demonstrations in Cairo, according to protesters who provided ABC News with pictures of the canisters.
As I write this, Egyptian military fighter jets are flying over Cairo in a show of brute force. Thousands of citizens on the ground are raising their fists to the sky chanting “get out,” directing their anger toward the the jets above. Al Jazeera
Egyptian state TV is now reporting the Al Jazeera news office in Cairo has been shut down and reporters are loosing their press credentials throughout Egypt. Dan Nolan, a Al Jazeera correspondent tweeted the news early this morning. Nolan also sai
In previous lists we have looked at amazing holiday destinations – today we are looking at the bottom ten; these are ten places you don’t want to visit! Having said that, maybe the curious would get a thrill from visiting some of these strange and da
Egyptian citizens have taken to the streets of Cairo. Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have launched an all out attack on the Egyptian government and police fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. The protests ha
Unrest has continued to spread across North Africa and the Middle East with demonstrators in Yemen on Saturday demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, while riot police in Algeria clashed with demonstrators, injuring dozens. The
President Obama warned President Hu Jintao that if China did not step up its pressure on North Korea, the United States would have to redeploy its forces in Asia to protect itself from a potential North Korean strike on American soil, a senior admini
At dawn, South Korean special forces packed into a small boat approached a hijacked freighter in the Arabian Sea. Commandos scrambled up a ladder onto the ship, where Somali pirates were armed with AK assault rifles and anti-tank missiles.
Haitian prosecutors presented formal charges of corruption and embezzlement against the former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier on Tuesday, raising the level of uncertainty surrounding his abrupt emergence from exile this week.
Tunisian special forces fought a heavy gun battle with members of the ousted president's security force on Sunday, a military source said, and the prime minister promised to announce a new coalition government. Fighting erupted near the presidential
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a surprising and perplexing move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last
Lebanon's government collapsed Wednesday, throwing the country into its biggest crisis since 2008 and marking a major setback for U.S. efforts to ensure stability in the combustible nation and region.
Mystery of mass animal death epidemic deepens after 8,000 turtle doves fall dead in Italy with strange blue stain on their beaks
