Huffington Post Mubarak – and his family have a net worth of at least $5 billion, analysts tell The Huffington Post. Recent media reports pegging the family fortune at between $40 and $70 billion are considered to be exaggerated. Read more here[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Egypt’
February 16th, 2011 - 11:57 pm § in Uncategorized
Soros on Democracy in Egypt
George Soros from the Washington Post …… In reality, Israel has as much to gain from the spread of democracy in the Middle East as the United States has. But Israel is unlikely to recognize its own best interests because the change is too sudden and carries too many risks. And some U.S[...]
February 16th, 2011 - 11:47 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
UW (the other one) Students and Professors Rally Against Governor
from The Chronicle, by Jack Stripling, via Raya Fidel. Thousands of protesters gathered on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol here on Tuesday to voice their opposition to a fast-moving proposal that would strip the union bargaining rights for University of Wisconsin faculty and staff members, [...]
February 16th, 2011 - 1:11 am § in Schools & Colleges
Egypt: Three Universities “Closed for up to one year!”
UPDATE This post was first made before the abdication of President Mubarak. If anyone knows of the current status of these schools, please leave a comment here. 16 Feb 2011. Egypt has informed governments with large numbers of foreign students that at least three major Cairo universities could rem[...]
February 14th, 2011 - 3:25 pm § in Politics
Iran post Egypt: Protests!
TEHRAN, Iran — Clashes between Iranian police and tens of thousands of protesters wracked central Tehran on Monday as security forces beat and fired tear gas at opposition supporters hoping to evoke Egypt’s recent popular uprising. The opposition called for a demonstration Monday in solidari[...]
February 13th, 2011 - 2:52 pm § in Politics
Egyptian Waves Spread to Tehran
from vosizneias.com Tehran, Iran – Iran’s opposition on Sunday renewed its call for a rally in support of protesters in Tunisia and Egypt despite a government warning of repercussions if demonstrations take place, a reformist website reported. In a statement published on Kaleme.com, the oppo[...]
A 74 Year Old German, writes about his life in Egypt
Volkhard Windfuhr, 74, has been living in Cairo since 1955. He joined SPIEGEL as its Middle East correspondent in 1974. Since then, he has reported on the major crises in the region and met and interviewed nearly all Arab leaders, including the three Egyptian presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sad[...]
February 12th, 2011 - 10:08 pm § in Politics
Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – “The first priority, no question about it, is security. An equally important priority is to provide the elements needed for the daily life of citizens,” Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told Egyptian state television. “The government and the citizen must unite in[...]
February 12th, 2011 - 8:19 pm § in Politics
Everywhere Tahrir
I, like not a few Americans, am excited and perplexed. To help me understand these times — and you, if you like — I’ve spent the last couple hours collecting and collating the best short-term, Englishlanguage accounts I could find on what’s happening right now across the Greater Middle East [...]
February 11th, 2011 - 11:14 am § in Uncategorized
Glen Beck: Go to Hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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