It's not radical Islam that worries the US – it's independence | Noam Chomsky. Al-Jazeera office attacked in Egypt protests | Media. The Cairo office of al-Jazeera was ransacked by pro-government "thugs" today, as the Arabic language news channel also said its news website had come under attack by hackers. Al-Jazeera said its office had been stormed by a "gang of thugs" who burned equipment, on a day of reports of escalating violence against journalists covering the Egyptian uprising. The Qatar-based broadcaster added that the attacks appeared to be an attempt by "the Egyptian regime or its supporters" to hinder its widely watched coverage of the uprising in Egypt. It said its website had been hacked earlier today with a banner advertisement replaced with a slogan "Together for the collapse of Egypt", which linked through to a web page with content critical of the network. The banner remained in place for two hours.
"Our website has been under relentless attack since the onset of the uprisings in Egypt [and] we are currently investigating what happened today," said a spokesman for al-Jazeera. We Are All Egyptians. White House and Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit. Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit? | Slavoj Žižek. What cannot but strike the eye in the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt is the conspicuous absence of Muslim fundamentalism. In the best secular democratic tradition, people simply revolted against an oppressive regime, its corruption and poverty, and demanded freedom and economic hope. The cynical wisdom of western liberals, according to which, in Arab countries, genuine democratic sense is limited to narrow liberal elites while the vast majority can only be mobilised through religious fundamentalism or nationalism, has been proven wrong.
The big question is what will happen next? Who will emerge as the political winner? When a new provisional government was nominated in Tunis, it excluded Islamists and the more radical left. Did we not witness precisely such a fight after the last elections in Iran? Even in the case of clearly fundamentalist movements, one should be careful not to miss the social component. Where, then, should Mubarak go? Protesters in Cairo vow to continue demonstrations. NEW: Opposition leader ElBaradei shares his vision for what government might look likeSome opposition leaders say they will meet with the government; others dig in5,000 people have been injured in the demonstrations, the health ministry saysAfter two days of violent clashes, Mubarak's supporters are notably absent Follow live blogging on "This Just In" and the latest tweets from CNN correspondents from the protests.
Send your video, images to CNN iReport. Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's burgeoning reform movement drew tens of thousands of people, undeterred by deadly clashes and government crackdowns, to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for a mass rally with a single message for the president: "Leave. " The central Cairo plaza transformed from a bloody battleground to the scene of a largely peaceful political rally dubbed "Day of Departure" as Egyptians gave embattled President Hosni Mubarak until the end of the day to relinquish power. CNN ordered not to film Egypt protests U.S. The U.S. Analysis: Independence key for autocrats who want to hang on. Analysis: Concern about Islamists masks wide differences.
Egypt cracks down on foreign journalists | World news. Dozens of foreign journalists were arrested, attacked and beaten yesterday as the Egyptian government and its supporters embarked on what the US state department called a concerted campaign to intimidate the international media. Human rights workers also fell victim to crowd violence, while police raided the offices of two groups in Cairo, the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre and the Centre for Economic and Social Rights, and arrested observers. Amnesty International said one of its staff was detained at the law centre, with a Human Rights Watch colleague. A group of reporters from Daily News Egypt, an independent, English-language paper, were among those targeted. They were set upon by a group of passers-by in Dokki, west of the Nile, that quickly swelled into a 50-strong crowd after they ventured out of their offices to investigate a story about rising petrol prices. "It was terrifying," said Amira Ahmed, the publication's business editor.
"But today was different and it was horrible. Obama team working behind the scenes to free foreign activists and journalists. When the Hisham Mubarak Law Center in Cairo was raided by state security forces on Thursday, Human Rights Watch researcher Daniel Williams was swept up in the arrests. But before he was carted off to prison, Williams had the presence of mind to call a friend in Cairo and leave his cell phone line open, to broadcast the raid as it unfolded.
The Law Center is a hub and meeting space for various human rights and civil society groups in Egypt and has been amazingly active since the protests began Jan. 25. On Thursday morning, a joint squad of police and military personnel in their respective uniforms raided the Center, interrogated all inside, and forcibly transported dozens of Egyptians and foreigners alike to an unknown detention facility, where Williams remains now.
Before his cell phone was confiscated, the person on the other end of the line, who must remain anonymous for his own safety, heard the violent details of the incident. Egypt protests live | World news. Call to free Al Jazeera journalists - Middle East. Al Jazeera has demanded that three of its journalists detained by Egyptian security forces be released immediately. In a statement on Thursday, the network said another journalist covering the turmoil in the country has been reported missing. "All three of our staff should be immediately released," the channel said. "We are concerned for their safety and welfare.
We are taking every measure as a priority to obtain their release. " Though Al Jazeera's coverage of the Egyptian uprising has won plaudits from around the world, with its journalists reporting from the heart of the events in the capital Cairo and elsewhere, it has faced constant hindrances within the country. Al Jazeera had six journalists detained by authorities for several hours in the past week, with equipment stolen and destroyed. Journalists have found themselves in the line of fire amid the turmoil in Cairo with many being beaten up by loyalists of Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president. Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Cairo for Mubarak’s Ouster. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians crowded into Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday for the largest demonstration so far in the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak’s government. More Photos » Hours later, strongly suggested that Mr.
Mubarak’s concession was not enough, declaring that an “orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now.” While the meaning of the last phrase was deliberately vague, it appeared to be a signal that Mr. Mubarak might not be able to delay the process or manipulate the results. In a 30-minute phone call to Mr. The announcement in a 10-minute speech by Mr. Mr. Mr. “The Hosni Mubarak who speaks to you today is proud of his achievements over the years in serving Egypt and its people,” he said, wearing a dark suit and seeming vigorous in the speech broadcast on state television.
In Tahrir Square, crowds waved flags as the speech was televised on a screen in the square. In his speech, Mr. But if Mr. Mr. Equal Rights Takes to the Barricades. Revolutions: Don’t Shoot the Social Media Messenger. Image is from NorthJerseyMusic As we watch protestors risk their lives and demand governmental change in Egypt, a secondary news story has evolved. Pundits are actively debating the role (or lack thereof) that social media and the Internet played in sparking the Egyptian protests, Tunisia’s revolution, and Yemen’s unrest. There’s a whole camp of Malcolm Gladwell-esque voices who bitterly claim only revolutionaries make revolts, social media has no valuable role in the discussion. To deny the use of new tools as exciting and noteworthy in a revolution is a mistake.
At the same time, one can see how statements like “the same Web tools that so many Americans use to keep up with college pals and post passing thoughts have a more noble role as well, as a scourge of despotism,” would fuel such angst. Consider Al Jazeera’s incredible role in covering the events to date, particularly given that the U.S. Stories, Carrier Pigeons and Prayers. Uprising in Egypt isn't just about freedom and democracy. If ever there was a need for cooler heads to prevail amid the crisis in Egypt, it is now. The end of the elderly President Hosni Mubarak’s iron-fisted regime was never a question of “if,” but rather “when.” Middle East hands have long recognized that virtually all Arab countries have been in a pre-revolutionary or revolutionary state for more than a decade.
Tunisia and Egypt merely blew first. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Three things are now vital to understand, as they must shape US policy going forward. First, we need to recognize that the rather successful peace treaty President Jimmy Carter negotiated between Egypt and Israel in the Camp David Accords of 1978 now looks potentially quite shaky. Lastly, what Washington most needs are friends in Turkey and Saudi Arabia that will help the entire region from going off the edge into an abyss. Are you smarter than a US diplomat? April 6 movement calls for a general strike starting Sunday | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt.
Breaking News - The Lede Blog. Moubarak persiste, les Égyptiens aussi, actualité Monde : Le Point. Sur fond de manifestations qui ont ébranlé les assises de l'État, le président égyptien a laissé entrevoir samedi qu'il préparait peut-être sa succession en nommant un vice-président pour la première fois en trente ans d'exercice du pouvoir. En choisissant le chef des renseignements Omar Souleimane pour en faire son "numéro deux", Hosni Moubarak a pris une initiative propre à relancer les spéculations sur le scrutin présidentiel prévu en septembre, auquel le vieux raïs, âgé de 82 ans, pourrait ne pas se présenter. Nul ne peut cependant savoir s'il sera en mesure de rester au pouvoir jusque-là. Aux yeux de beaucoup, l'armée détient la clé de l'avenir politique de l'Égypte.
Le président égyptien, qui avait exprimé l'intention de changer de gouvernement dans un discours vendredi soir, a aussi désigné samedi aux fonctions de Premier ministre Ahmed Chafik, ancien commandant de l'armée de l'air et ministre sortant de l'Aviation, qui est chargé de former un nouveau gouvernement. Egyptian protesters defy Cairo crackdown – in pictures | World news. Thousands of protesters have gathered again in Tahrir Square as Mubarak names his cabinet, Harriet Sherwood reports from #Egypt. Mohamed ElBaradei addresses protesters in Egypt - video | World news. Anger in Egypt. Live From Egypt: The Rebellion Grows Stronger By Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Protests in Egypt: The scent of jasmine spreads. What's Happening in Egypt Explained (UPDATED) What's happening? Inspired by the recent protests that led to the fall of the Tunisian government and the ousting of longtime Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Egyptians have joined other protesters across the Arab world (in Algeria, notably) in protesting their autocratic governments, high levels of corruption, and grinding poverty.
In Egypt, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets. Here's a photo of one of the protests in Cairo, the capital (via Twitter): How did this all start? Why is this more complicated for the US than Tunisia was? Predictions that a Tunisia-like uprising will soon topple Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak are premature—the Egyptian regime, with its well-paid military, is likely to be more unified and more ruthless than its Tunisian counterparts were... How do I follow what's happening in real-time?
Twitter, as is always the case with breaking news and live events, is a great resource. What's the latest? UPDATE 4, Tuesday 6:00 p.m. Updates on Day 6 of Egypt Protests. Heba Morayef: Tahrir Square. Several thousand people remain in Tahrir Square; many say they're planning to spend the night and stay till Mubarak resigns. There was a huge cheer when we heard Mohamed ElBaradei was coming but unfortunately most of us couldn't hear what he said - no loudspeakers, apparently. A crowd of about 800 and lots of journalists crowded around to hear him speak but everyone else just carried on chanting, "Mubarak you must leave. " People were also very angry to hear that the Interior Ministry is ordering police back on to the streets - though the Army still has control in Tahrir Square.
Yesterday they were calling for the minister's resignation, so they're very upset about that. It's been much more organized today, people going around with loudhailers urging people not to leave. The square has emptied out since the afternoon but it's still a great atmosphere, a sense of solidarity, and very well-behaved - people are sitting around bonfires, or walking around picking up rubbish. AlJazeera English (AJEnglish) No to Mubarak, No to Suleiman, Down with tyranny. Washington Plays for Time in Egypt and the Arab World - Swampland - TIME.com. A new dawn broke in Tunis with the ouster of its long-time corrupt dictator. After years of repression, news organizations suddenly were allowed to criticize the government. Committees were formed in parliament to create laws allowing independent political parties and to make democratic changes to the constitution.
The hated State Security Court was disbanded in favor of the regular judicial process. Democracy was sweeping Tunisia and it was all thanks to the country’s reformist new leader: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. That was how the New York Times reported the situation back in December 1987, a month after Ben Ali ousted Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia’s iron-fisted ruler since the end of French colonialism in the late 50s. In truth, Washington has to do both, since it has little or no control over the situation, especially in the most volatile of the uprisings, in Egypt. The administration took this cautious approach from the start with Tunisia, after Ben Ali fled Jan. 14 to Saudi Arabia. Sans la mort en Égypte Passes 100 Comme les manifestations se poursuivent. Share + Egypt's military rulers called for an end to strikes and protests Monday as thousands of state employees, from ambulance drivers to police and transport workers, demonstrated to demand better pay in a growing wave of labor unrest unleashed by the democracy uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak's regime.
The statement by the ruling military council that took power from Mubarak appeared to be a final warning to protest organizers in labor and professional unions before the army intervenes and imposes an outright ban on gatherings, strikes and sit-ins. Soldiers cleared out almost all the remaining demonstrators from Cairo's Tahrir Square, the giant traffic circle that was turned into a protest camp headquarters for the 18-day revolt. During more than two weeks of round-the-clock demonstrations at the square, protesters set up tents, brought in blankets, operated medical clinics and festooned the entire plaza with giant banners demanding removal of the regime. Read more here. Analysis: Arab rebellions puncture Qaeda propaganda.
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