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US Sizes Up ElBaradei
 US Sizes Up ElBaradei 
Feb 1, 2011 9:48 AM CST

US Sizes Up ElBaradei

He hated Bush, and used to love Obama; where is he now?

(Newser) - Until now, Mohamed ElBaradei and Barack Obama have always had something of a bromance. When Obama won the Nobel Prize, ElBaradei praised his commitment to “restore moral decency.” When ElBaradei toured Latin America in 2009, he told each leader to “help President Obama succeed.” When Obama...

Throngs Gather for 'Million-Man' March

Pockets of protesters form elsewhere.

(Newser) - Cairo's “march of a million” looks like it's living up to its billing, reports al-Jazeera , with something along those lines gathered in Tahrir Square to call for Hosni Mubarak’s departure. A second "million-strong" demonstration is also scheduled in Alexandria, and in there have been “increasingly large...

Roads Shut as Masses Descend on Cairo

Military pledges not to fire on protesters

(Newser) - Authorities have shut down all roads and public transportation to Cairo as anti-government protesters gather for what organizers say will be the biggest day of protests yet, security officials tell AP . Organizers hope a million people will gather in the city's Tahrir Square to demand the ouster of President Hosni...

Egypt Shutting Down Cell Phone Networks

But Google's helping people get around Internet blocks

(Newser) - Egypt is again targeting communication networks ahead of a million-man protest planned today. Mobile phone networks will be shut down over the next few hours, CNN reports. Google has announced on its official blog that it has set up a "speak-to-tweet" service to help Egyptians get around Internet blocks....

Egyptian VP to Opposition: Let's Talk

Suleiman says Mubarak has authorized him to begin talks

(Newser) - Egypt's new vice president said that the government would be willing to begin a dialogue with the opposition in order to mollify the violent protests that have rocked the country, the Wall Street Journal reports. Omar Suleiman said that President Mubarak had asked him to open an "immediate" dialogue...

Google Exec Missing in Egypt
 Google Exec Missing in Egypt 
Jan 31, 2011 3:54 PM CST

Google Exec Missing in Egypt

Head of marketing expressed sympathy with protesters

(Newser) - A Google exec has gone missing amid the chaos reigning in Egypt, the Wall Street Journal reports. Family and friends have been unable to reach Wael Ghonim, head of Google's marketing for the Middle East and North Africa, since 6pm on Friday. While spotty Internet access is making routine communication...

Egypt Strife Looks Like Bad News for Global Markets

Especially if unrest spreads, or oil prices continue to climb

(Newser) - The political unrest in Egypt is sending shockwaves through the rest of the world, and causing widespread uncertainty in global markets. Though the US stock market has largely shrugged off other, similar unexpected events—the European debt crisis, rising interest rates in China—the situation in Egypt could have take...

Egypt Coverage Marred by American Narcissism
Egypt Coverage Marred by American Narcissism
OPINION
Jan 31, 2011 1:23 PM CST

Egypt Coverage Marred by American Narcissism

American media keep insisting we 'do something'

(Newser) - In Egypt, thousands of people are fighting “for their fundamental human rights, a struggle that has very little to do with your opinions on anything,” writes Alex Pareene on Salon . But as far as the American media are concerned, it has everything to do with the US. “...

Egypt Inspired by Nameless Facebooker

User known only as 'El Shaheed' fueled protests

(Newser) - The protests rocking Egypt have been fueled in part by a man who died before they began: Khaled Said, who was reportedly killed by police last summer. That’s the name that heads a Facebook page that has been helping to organize the demonstrations—but the page’s creator, who...

China Blocks 'Egypt' Search Term

Media offers limited coverage of protests

(Newser) - As protests continue to rage across Egypt, Chinese authorities have blocked Internet searches for the country’s name in its microblogging services. Big portals like Sohu.com and Sina.com have been offering the Twitter-like services, but a search for "Egypt" on Sina.com returns this message: "According...

US Will Fly Every American Out of Egypt

...or, at least, every American who wants to go, by way of chartered flight

(Newser) - The State Department is serious about wanting US citizens out of Egypt —so it’s planning enough chartered flights to evacuate all of them. Charters are flying from Cairo and will likely land in Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus, but spotty Internet connections are making it difficult for Americans to...

Mubarak Foes Unite Behind ElBaradei

... Including the controversial Muslim Brotherhood

(Newser) - Egypt's vast protest movement is showing signs of converging behind a single leader: Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei . Various opposition groups threw their support behind him today, none more significant than the controversial Muslim Brotherhood. ElBaradei addressed the throngs at a rally in downtown Cairo, despite the curfew that exists in...

Hey, America, This Is Good News in Egypt
 Hey, America, This Is 
 Good News in Egypt 
OPINION
Jan 30, 2011 10:33 AM CST

Hey, America, This Is Good News in Egypt

Salon essayist: Don't let 'racism against Arabs' ruin the celebration

(Newser) - The protests in Egypt are threatening to transform and democratize the entire region. So why all the "grim faces" on American news channels? Because a free Egypt will mean less American power in the Middle East and expose American and Israel hypocrisy, writes Philip Weiss in Salon . "The...

Egypt Closes al-Jazeera Bureau
 Egypt Closes al-Jazeera Bureau 
Jan 30, 2011 9:20 AM CST

Egypt Closes al-Jazeera Bureau

Yanks licenses of breakout station

(Newser) - Egypt isn't messing around with al-Jazeera anymore, announcing on state-run television today that it's closing the network's Cairo bureau and revoking its license to broadcast from the country. Al-Jazeera has pledged to continue its coverage, but it's unclear what form that will take, notes AP . "The information minister ordered...

US to Citizens in Egypt: Leave
 US to Citizens in Egypt: Leave 
Jan 30, 2011 8:23 AM CST

US to Citizens in Egypt: Leave

Flurry of countries look to get their nationals out

(Newser) - Americans in Egypt should leave the country ASAP, said the US Embassy in Cairo today, joining a flurry of nations to call for their citizens to flee as Egypt enters its sixth day of protests. The move comes, notes the AP, as Egyptians and foreigners alike clog Egypt's waning number...

Suleiman Pick: 'He's Not the One'
 Suleiman Pick: 
 'He's Not the One'  
ANALYSIS
Jan 30, 2011 5:29 AM CST

Suleiman Pick: 'He's Not the One'

Choice won't appease populace, could signal military takeover

(Newser) - Hosni Mubarak's new vice president —and possible successor—may help shore up support with Egypt's powerful military and reassure the United States, but Omar Suleiman will do little to save Mubarak's presidency. Suleiman leads Egypt’s foreign intelligence service, has similar political views as Mubarak, is considered the establishment...

Looters Rip Heads off Mummies
 Looters Rip Heads off Mummies 
Jan 29, 2011 4:27 PM CST

Looters Rip Heads off Mummies

Military sent to guard Egyptian Museum

(Newser) - Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and detained by soldiers, Egypt's antiquities chief said today. Zahi Hawass said the vandals did not manage to steal any of the museum's antiquities, and that the...

Egyptian Police Stand Down, Army Joins Protest

Chaos reigns in streets of Cairo

(Newser) - Protesters in Cairo once again defied curfew today, but this time the police largely stood by and let them do it, the LA Times reports. The military meanwhile seems to have switched sides; as protesters swarmed over Cairo’s central square, the officers stationed there threw off their helmets...

Mubarak Names VP; His Sons Reported in London

Unclear whether moves will ease tumultuous protests

(Newser) - Clinging to his political life, Hosni Mubarak appointed well-respected intelligence chief Omar Suleiman as the first man to serve as vice president since taking power three decades ago. Mubarak then appointed outgoing aviation minister Ahmed Shafiq as his new prime minister, reports the AP. Suleiman's appointment appears to anoint him...

What to Watch Out for in Coverage of Egypt
 What to Watch for 
 in Egypt Coverage 
OPINION
Jan 29, 2011 8:53 AM CST

What to Watch for in Egypt Coverage

Media has 'bias' toward action, which isn't always best course

(Newser) - The next few days will no doubt be filled with much pontificating on what President Obama should be doing in Egypt, and political scientist Jonathan Bernstein has some advice for those watching and listening:
  • Do something, anything! "Media-watchers should remember that there's usually a media bias here in favor
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