Egyptian court bans YouTube for a month
• Washington PostAn Egyptian court ordered a one-month ban on YouTube on Saturday, after it said the video-sharing Web site had failed to remove an American-made anti-Islam video.
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Egypt on Edge: 'A few handshakes won't change desperate reality'
• youtubeEven if the Egyptians manage to bring down another president - that won't instantly end their woes, says independent political analyst Dan Glazebrook.
Egypt to probe police brutality case
• aljazeera.comInterior minister says case of man stripped naked and beaten by police while cameras were rolling will be investigated.
In Egypt's tumult, the anarchist "Black Bloc" steps to the fore to engage the state
• Brietbart.comIn both tactics and outward appearance, the Egyptian Black Bloc shares much in common with their Western counterparts, including the use of Guy Fawkes masks seen in Anonymous and Occupy Wall Street protests.
Egypt's protests reveal deficit of trust in Muslim Brotherhood
• http://www.csmonitor.comOpen defiance of Egypt's president in street protests shows how much the Muslim Brotherhood needs to leave Islam outside the door of democracy.
Egypt army chief warns of 'state collapse'
• aljazeera.comDefence minister says ongoing unrest, which has killed more than 50 people, "could lead to grave repercussion".
Egypt clashes continue after Morsi’s ‘emergency’ announcement
• RT.comPolice tear-gassed protesters Cairo on Monday as clashes still gripped Egypt despite a state of emergency being declared. Some 50 people have died in five days of unrest, and there are reports of yet another death near Tahrir Square
Egypt declares emergency, curfew in 3 provinces after more than 50 die in weekend riots
• Washington PostEgypt’s president declared a state of emergency and curfew in 3 provinces hit hardest by a wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of chan
Six Egyptians killed in clashes with security forces: correspondent
• english.alarabiya.netSix protesters were killed after heavy clashes between protesters and security forces in Egypt, Al Arabiya correspondent reported on Friday.
Egypt's president invited to Iran, discusses Syria
• Associated PressIran's foreign minister on Thursday invited Egypt's president to visit Tehran again, a sign of improved relations between the two nations since an Islamist government took over in Cairo.
Ancient tombs unearthed in Egypt
• RT.comA group of Italian archaeologists have reportedly discovered tombs in the ancient city of Luxor believed to be at least 3000 years old.
IMF official in Egypt as currency crisis bites
• ReutersA senior IMF official met Egypt's government on Monday to discuss a vital $4.8 billion loan as the Islamist-led state battles to contain a currency crisis set off by political turmoil that is depleting its foreign reserves.
Egypt Constitution Passes With 63.8 Percent ‘Yes’ Vote
• http://news.antiwar.com, by JasonNearly Two Years After Mubarak Resignation, Egypt Has a Constitution
Egypt readies for referendum on draft of new constitution
• upi.comAmid protests, arrests and accusations of prison detention and beatings, Egypt will vote on the draft of its new constitution.
Egyptian Islamists plan mass protest ahead of constitution vote
• ReutersEgyptian Islamist groups are planning a mass protest in Alexandria on Friday, a move that will raise tensions a day before the final stage of a referendum on a new constitution that has split the nation.
Mistrust runs deep over Egypt referendum
• http://www.chron.com, By SARAH EL DEEBNevine Mustafa finally had enough after 10 hours of waiting to cast her "no" vote in Egypt's referendum on a highly disputed draft constitution.
What would Muhammad do?
Goshe KingI thought long and hard about the title of this article and there was no simple answer. Some of my readers may already be wondering what this article is all about so I’ll cut to the chase, and in all honesty the question at hand is, what would Muhamm
Egyptian protesters clash over draft charter
• Associated PressEgyptian Islamists brandishing swords clashed with opponents of a draft constitution Friday in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria as tensions rose on the eve of a referendum.
US Sending 20 More F-16s to Egypt, Despite Dictatorial Morsi
• http://news.antiwar.com, by John GlaserThe US is desperate to retain as much influence over Egypt as possible
Egypt army given temporary power to arrest civilians
• ReutersEgypt's Islamist president has given the army temporary power to arrest civilians during a constitutional referendum he is determined to push through despite the risk of bloodshed between his supporters and opponents accusing him of a power grab.
Morsi returns to secretive ways, say critics
• ft.comFor years, Mohamed el-Gebba bristled under the dictates of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the secretive and hierarchical organisation he had embraced as a teenager.
Egypt’s Morsi annuls most of contested decree, stays firm on Dec. 15 referendum
• Washington PostEgyptian President Mohamed Morsi early Sunday annulled most of an extraordinary Nov. 22 decree that gave him near-absolute power and has plunged this nation into a deeply divisive political crisis.
Protesters surge around Egypt's presidential palace
• ReutersTens of thousands of Egyptian protesters surged around President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Friday after breaking through barbed wire barricades and climbing onto army tanks guarding the premises.
Tanks surround Egypt's Presidential Palace, Mursi delays broadcast
• ReutersEgypt's Republican Guard restored order around the presidential palace on Thursday after fierce clashes killed seven people, but passions ran high in a contest over the country's future. President Mohamed Mursi had been due to address the nation,
Egypt's Mursi leaves palace as police battle protesters
• reuters.com, By Yasmine Saleh and Marwa AwadEgyptian police battled thousands of protesters outside President Mohamed Mursi's palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to leave the building, presidency sources said.
Thousands ready to march on Egypt president palace
• http://apnews.myway.com, By HAMZA HENDAWIThousands of Egyptians massed in Cairo Tuesday for a march to the presidential palace to protest the assumption by the nation's Islamist president of nearly unrestricted powers and a draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his allies.
Contrived Chaos in Egypt as IMF Considers Withdrawal of US$5 Billion
• The Daily BellMursi crisis leaves Egypt's economic plan, IMF deal hanging in the balance ...
The Pyramids and the Constellation of Orion
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/The Pyramids are supposed to be monuments to the Pharaohs, tombs to preserve the royal bodies for a continued existence in the afterlife, and yet no bodies have ever been found inside them. This misconception of history has led to some very basic mis
Opposition cries foul as Egypt constitution finalized
• ReutersAn Islamist-led assembly was expected to finalize a new constitution on Friday aimed at transforming Egypt and paving the way for an end to a crisis which erupted when President Mohamed Mursi gave himself sweeping new powers last week.
Is Egypt about to become the new Iran?
• blog.telegraph.co.ukIt is not only the anti-government protesters in Egypt's Tahrir Square who should be concerned about President Mohammed Morsi's audacious power grab. Mr Morsi's claim at the weekend that "God's will and elections made me the captain of this ship"...
