Fri
11
Feb
2011
Aljazeera: Protesters' new push to force president Mubarak to step down may test the military's loyalties.
Massive crowds have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square on Friday, chanting "the army and the people are one, hand in hand". Pro-democracy protesters had called for "millions" of Egyptians to take to the streets across the country, a day after Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, repeated his refusal to step down. In a statement read out on state television at midday, the military announced that it would lift a 30-year-old emergency law but only "as soon as the current circumstances end".
Wed
09
Feb
2011
ALJAZEERA
Western fears of 'Islamism' have been aided by Arab autocrats seeking to prolong their iron-fisted rule.
By Mohammed Khan, a political analyst based in the UAE.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own
and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2011 08:10 GMT
"Islamism" has been sending jitters through Western political corridors over recent years readily aided and abetted by Arab autocrats who have exaggerated and
harnessed the "Islamist" threat to prolong their iron-fisted rule.
In the case of Egypt, the biggest bogeyman in this long-running battle over political supremacy with the state is the Muslim Brotherhood (the Ikhwan al-Muslimun) whose influence extends across
the Arab and Islamic world.
Tue
01
Feb
2011
CAIRO - Tens of thousands of people flooded into the heart of Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power. More in Huffingtonpost
Sun
30
Jan
2011
CAIRO — As President Hosni Mubarak struggled to maintain a tenuous hold on power and the Egyptian military reinforced strategic points in the capital, the United States said on Sunday it was offering evacuation flights for its citizens and urged all Americans currently in Eqypt to “consider leaving as soon as they can safely do so.” By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and ALAN COWELL Published: January 30, 2011