Archive for January, 2011
UK envoy hopes Lebanon will repect UN resolutions
British Ambassador to Lebanon Frances Guy hoped after meeting PM-designate Mikati that Lebanon’s next government would respect all U.N. Security Council resolutions, especially resolutions 1701 and 1757. (more…)
Egypt’s ElBaradei tells U.S.: ‘You have to make a choice’
Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei called the U.S. position on the Egyptian crisis a disappointment and condemned Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s early Satruday morning speech as “almost an insult to the intelligence of the Egyptian people.” (more…)
Oil prices surged due concern over outcome of Egyptian protests
Oil prices surged Friday as traders bid up prices on concerns that widening protests against the government in Egypt could spread across the Middle East to major oil producers such as Libya and Saudi Arabia. The price spike also was fueled by concerns that any interruption of shipping through the Suez Canal could add 6,000 miles to some oil shipments and raise the cost of crude oil delivery, analysts said. (more…)
Syria follows Egypt in blocking the Internet, report
On the same day that Egypt has allegedly blocked the Internet, Syria may have made a similar move to silence dissenting voices. (more…)
Experts: Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood aren’t Egypt’s only choice
Will the next government that emerges from the tumult in Egypt be Islamic or Islamist? There’s a critical difference, say experts
U.S. urges its citizens to postpone travel to Egypt
U.S. citizens should postpone non-essential travel to Egypt and Americans who are in the country should stay inside amid violent street demonstrations, the State Department said on Friday. (more…)
Israel evacuates families of its diplomats in Egypt
Israel repatriated families of its diplomats in Egypt on Saturday in response to the unprecedented street protests in the Arab state with which it has a 1979 peace deal. (more…)
Protests in Egypt continue as army watches
Egyptians jubilantly climbed atop army tanks and armored personnel carriers enforcing security in Cairo on Saturday. (more…)
Top Muslim Brotherhood cleric urged Mubarak to resign
Top cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi on Saturday urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to step down for the good of the country, saying his departure is the only solution to Egypt’s crisis. (more…)
Analysis: Egypt approaches an endgame
President Hosni Mubarak did not appear before Egyptians until late on Friday. Sombre and visibly tired he did nothing to quell the fury unleashed on the streets of the nation
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