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... like, and people are critical of the control of life by people close to the palace. "I think the reality is everybody's worried, because Egypt was a cornerstone in the stability of the region. Egypt was not a risk-taking society under Hosni Mubarak, and that a place that ...
... his term on a "peaceful transfer of power." "I have spent enough time serving Egypt, and I am now careful to conclude my work for Egypt by presenting Egypt to the next government in a constitutional way which will protect Egypt," Mubarak said in a televised address. This video is ...
... much important than the Iranian Revolution in 1979, which really went berserk. And Arabs read these signs in Arabic. They are influenced by -- by the Egyptian culture. Yes, it is true that Egypt lost its, you know, influence in the last few years and decades, but it retained a lot ...
Egypt erupted in celebration after President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and transfer of presidential power to the Armed Forces. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo that despite the jubilation, the protesters plan to remain in Tahrir Square to keep pressure on the army to follow through on reforms.
... to Parliament, until he acquiesced on Feb. 11. Suleiman delivered the one-line message on state television while Mubarak was believed to be in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with his family. The crowds in Tahrir Square went wild at the news, waving Egyptian flags and chanting "Egypt ...
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week's news, including the resignation of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the candidates eyeing the 2012 Republican presidential nomination at the Conservative Political Action Conference meeting in Washington.
The White House released a statement from President Barack Obama Thursday evening on the latest developments in Egypt: The Egyptian people have been told that there was a transition of authority, but it is not yet clear that this transition is immediate, meaningful or sufficient. Too many Egyptians remain unconvinced ...
... the government respond? ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI: And the army, particularly the army. You have to watch the army, because that's the only national organization in Egypt today that's really viable, that is an organization. There is the vox populi on the square and maybe elsewhere. There are the passive ...
In other news Wednesday, the government of Iran warned organizers of a rally to support Egyptian protesters that their event is a political act that threatens to divide Iran. In northern Iraq, three car bombings killed at least seven people and wounded nearly 80.
JIM LEHRER: And amid the diplomatic exchange today, the unrest in Egypt spread to more of Cairo and beyond. And there was word of more protesters being killed. We have a report from Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News. LINDSEY HILSUM: A new front in Egypt's unfinished revolution. This ...
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