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Egypt
President Hosni Mubarak addressed the nation and said he has no intentions of stepping down until elections are held in September. His statements contradicted multiple leaks that claimed he would leave office and had fled the country.
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Unrest a virus?
New protests in Iraq offer more context around Maliki’s recent statements advocating a constitutional amendment that would limit the prime minister to two terms: Hundreds of lawyers took to the streets across Iraq on Thursday to protest against widespread corruption and unemployment in demonstrations inspired by anti-government uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The demonstrations in Baghdad, Karbala, Kut, Ramadi and Amara came a day after Iraq’s anti-corruption chief said ministers frequently covered up graft in their departments. In the capital, around 500 people, mostly lawyers but also including some tribal sheikhs, called for the government to open up so-called “secret…
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Egypt
Egyptians share secrets of uprising
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Egypt
Egypt protests: Hosni Mubarak ‘may be stepping down’
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Why the Egyptian military won’t oust Mubarak
Editor’s note: Steven Sotloff is a Yemen-based Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who is currently reporting from Cairo. As pro-democracy protests enter their third week in Egypt, demonstrators have not relented in their primary demand – the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. With the president digging in and refusing to yield, all eyes are on the military. Western powers have pinned their hopes on the armed forces, believing their leaders can gently ease Mubarak out of power while preserving stability in Egypt. Such expectations will not materialize, however, because the military elite’s fortunes are tied to…
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Egypt
Egypt opposition: Mubarak must act now or risk ‘complete chaos’
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Egypt
Analysis: Arab rulers use sticks, carrots to stem discontent
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Egypt
Vice President Omar Suleiman said that al Qaeda operatives and fighters from “other armed Islamic organizations” escaped from prisons during riots last week. Members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hezbollah are also known to have escaped.
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Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood eyes comeback in Egypt
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Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian Army remain aloof from protests
Editor’s note: Steven Sotloff is a Yemen-based Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies who is currently reporting from Cairo. Ever since protests broke out in Egypt on Jan. 25 calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, much speculation has focused on two groups: the military and the Muslim Brotherhood. Both have largely taken the same posture – staying aloof from the protests. But while they have embraced the same position, the two have done so for different reasons. The Muslim Brotherhood is considered one of the most organized movements in Egypt. Though outlawed, it has always…
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Egypt
Tribesmen in Jordan issue urgent call for political reform
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Egypt
Al Jazeera hopes reports from Egypt open doors in US
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Egypt
Maliki not to seek third term
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Egypt
Egypt moves towards transition by opening talks with Muslim fundamentalist faction
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Egypt
Egypt opposition wary after talks
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Al Qaeda
Mideast unrest complicates US fight against terror
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Egypt
Vice President Omar Suleiman met with the Muslim Brotherhood to discuss the group’s “legitimate and just demands.” The Muslim Brotherhood insists President Mubarak must step down.
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Egypt
Former Egyptian military chief says foreign Islamic militants are adding to unrest
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Egypt
Muslim Brotherhood looks to gains in Egypt protest
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Ayman al Zawahiri’s deputy releases statement in support of Egyptian opposition
Thirwat Salah Shehata, a top al Qaeda operative who has long served Ayman al Zawahiri, has released a statement in support of the Egyptian protesters. According to a Saudi publication, Shehata issued the statement from Iran.
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Egypt
Egypt – Pipeline fire erupts, disrupting gas flow to Jordan and sending warning to Israel
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Egypt
Iran sees ‘Islamic awakening’ in Arab world uprisings
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Egypt
Egypt tells Iran: mind your own business
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Egypt
Hacktivists target Egypt and Yemen regimes
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Egypt
Arab world built colleges, but not jobs
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Egypt
Egypt – Unrest could trigger economic collapse says former UN secretary general
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Egypt
Hezbollah confirmed that Sami Chehab, a cell leader who was arrested by Egyptian security forces, was among thousands of inmates who escaped from jails in the country. Twenty-one other Hezbollah operatives are said to have escaped Egyptian prisons.
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Egypt
Europeans struggle for consistency on Egypt
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Al Qaeda
US intelligence on Arab unrest draws criticism
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Egypt
Turmoil heartens US foes
