Tag: Egypt

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 15:11 UTC

  People in the mood of throwing away despots: who’s next?

  

  By Tanveer Jafri - February 11, 2011 has gone down the pages of history as a day when 82 years old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, as a result of the people’s anger, had to escape his Presidential palace after 30 years of autocratic rule.

• Monday, February 14th 2011 - 03:40 UTC

  UK frauds’ office looking for Mubarak’s cash and assets, says Sunday Times

  

  A British government minister said on Sunday there should be an international approach to dealing with the overseas assets of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his family.

• Saturday, February 12th 2011 - 05:08 UTC

  Mubarak’s downfall: the view from a privileged observer, Israel

  

  Israel’ former ambassador to Egypt was particularly pessimistic Friday after hearing of President Hosni Mubarak's dramatic resignation. Zvi Mazel anticipated that the Egyptian Army will rule for years: it’s a whole new world, with no one left to lead the pragmatic states”

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 21:02 UTC

  Switzerland freezes assets that may belong to ex President Mubarak

  

  Switzerland has frozen assets that may belong to Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down on Friday as president of Egypt after 30 years of rule, the foreign ministry said.

• Friday, February 11th 2011 - 07:02 UTC

  Opposition leader calls on Egyptian Army “to save the country now”

  

  Major Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei warned of potential violent unrest after President Hosni Mubarak announced late Thursday he would not step down before the September elections.

• Wednesday, February 9th 2011 - 06:39 UTC

  Egypt discovers a cyber hero for its anti Mubarak revolution

  

  In Wael Ghonim, Egypt's anti-Mubarak street movement finally found a hero to rally around after a period of leaderless protest. The Egyptian-born Google marketing executive first played a role in organising the opposition through Facebook, only to disappear into police custody for 12 days.

• Tuesday, February 8th 2011 - 05:29 UTC

  Egypt attempts to put the economy back on movement

  

  The Egyptian government is struggling to finance itself as foreign investors pull out and the currency drops. It had to scale down a bond auction on Monday as state-owned banks failed to stump up enough cash.

• Saturday, February 5th 2011 - 08:31 UTC

  US expects next Egyptian government to honour peace agreements with Israel

  

  United States expects the Egyptian government to honour previous peace agreements with Israel regardless of who is in power, the White House said Friday.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 05:18 UTC

  US and Egyptian officials discussing transition plan without Mubarak

  

  United States and Egyptian officials are discussing a plan that would see embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down immediately, according to a published report.

• Friday, February 4th 2011 - 05:04 UTC

  Army poised for endgame in Egypt

  

  By 3pm last Friday afternoon, the protesters in central Cairo were chanting: “Where is the army? Come and see what the police are doing to us. We want the army.” And that is the main question, really. Where is the Egyptian army in all this?