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Egypt's Push for Elections Draws Concern - Wall Street Journal Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:21:12 GMT+00:00

New York Times

Egypt's Push for Elections Draws Concern Wall Street Journal Unprepared for the monumental task of governing the Arab world's largest country, Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces so far hasn't shown any sign it intends to cling to power permanently. Gen. Hassan el-Roweni, commander of the army's ... Islamists ready for their close-up?Aljazeera.net The BBC and the Muslim BrotherhoodThe Weekly Standard (blog) Ending the Brotherhood anomalyAhram Online Huffington Post (blog) -Bellingham Herald -Heritage Florida Jewish News all 27 news articles »

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Egypt Buying of US Crops Surged as Unrest Spurred Mubarak Exit - Bloomberg Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:00:22 GMT+00:00

Egypt Buying of US Crops Surged as Unrest Spurred Mubarak Exit Bloomberg US exporters sold 1.48 million metric tons of wheat (3.3million pounds) to Egypt in the four months through January, up from 121995 tons a year earlier, according to US Department of Agriculture data ... and more »

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Building a culture of tolerance in the Mideast - Washington Post Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:44:14 GMT+00:00

Financial Times

Building a culture of tolerance in the Mideast Washington Post After weeks of exhilarating scenes from Tahrir Square, Egypt offered a reality check last week that shows how hard the transition to democracy will be in the Arab world: The essential ingredient will be a culture of tolerance - and a ... Does Egypt want change or more of the same?Tehran Times Egypt's First Political Changes May Neglect Women, Activists SayBloomberg Women, equity and democracy in Egypt: From Tahrir Square to my kitchenReliefWeb (press release) Altmuslimah -Christian Science Monitor -Huffington Post (blog) all 732 news articles »

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Egypt arrests security officials - Investor's Business Daily Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:49:19 GMT+00:00

Globe and Mail

Egypt arrests security officials Investor's Business Daily Rights activists welcomed the move as a step toward reining in Egypt's powerful and widely hated secret police. Egypt's new gov't said 365 Egyptians were killed during the uprising, but a group that provided medical and legal assistance to the ... Egypt transition strains a month after Mubarak quitAFP Egypt's leaders seek police force's speedy return to dutyWashington Post Christians in Egypt stage protestCNN International Reuters Africa -Bikya Masr -World Tribune all 1,081 news articles »

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Women's rights at risk in Arab revolts: US - AFP Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMT+00:00

Moneycontrol.com

Women's rights at risk in Arab revolts: US AFP NEW YORK — Women are being shut out of political life in the aftermath of democracy revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday. Clinton, speaking at the Women in the World conference in New York, said that the ... Clinton Will Travel to Egypt, Tunisia, Meet With Libyan Opposition LeadersBloomberg Clinton Sets Visit to Egypt, TunisiaVoice of America Clinton Plans To Visit Egypt And Tunisia; Will Meet With LibyansNPR (blog) Sify -Monsters and Critics.com -New York Post all 938 news articles »

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Egypt frees two Sadat murder convicts: state TV - AFP Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:15:00 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

Egypt frees two Sadat murder convicts: state TV AFP CAIRO — Egypt's new military rulers have ordered the release of two Islamist prisoners jailed over the 1981 assassination of president Anwar Sadat, state television reported on Friday. Cousins Tareq and Abbud al-Zomor, members of Egypt's Islamic Jihad ... Egypt to Free Prisoners Linked to Sadat Killing, Al Ahram SaysBloomberg Egypt: Sadat assassination plotters released from prisonAdnkronos International English EGYPT: RELEASED 2 ISLAMISTS INVOLVED IN SADAT KILLINGAgenzia Giornalistica Italia Press TV -The Australian -MEMRI (blog) all 104 news articles »

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Starting Egypt's Feminist Movement - The Takeaway Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:03:27 GMT+00:00

DAWN.com

Starting Egypt's Feminist Movement The Takeaway The Facebook page, "We are all Khaled Said" has been a galvanizing force in the protests sweeping across Egypt. (Getty) As the Middle East convulses with more unrest this Friday we want revisit Egypt's push for democracy and the role that women are ... Egypt, Libya, Tunisia: Twitter revolutions?Tufts Daily all 113 news articles »

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The backlash against democracy - Washington Post Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:44:14 GMT+00:00

Spectator.co.uk

The backlash against democracy Washington Post In Zimbabwe, 46 people were arrested and charged with treason for attending a lecture on the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. In Equatorial Guinea, a state radio broadcaster was forced off the air and suspended just for mentioning ... Is China Next?Wall Street Journal What the Libya crisis means long-termSpectator.co.uk all 10 news articles »

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Would ElBaradei make a good president for Egypt? - Washington Post Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:18:26 GMT+00:00

Would ElBaradei make a good president for Egypt? Washington Post This past week, Mohamed ElBaradei finally announced what people who have been watching Egypt's political transformation had long assumed: "When the door for presidential nominations opens, I intend to nominate myself," he said in a ... The pros and cons of ElBaradei running for Egyptian presidencyTehran Times all 2 news articles »

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Media rights group hails Tunisia, Egypt online progress - AFP Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMT+00:00

Media rights group hails Tunisia, Egypt online progress AFP PARIS — A press freedom watchdog took Egypt and Tunisia off its online censorship blacklist following their recent revolutions and awarded a web media award to Tunisian news bloggers on Friday. In Egypt, "the heavy filtering (of Internet sites) at the ... and more »