Feb 11 Timeline: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s President for Three Decades, Resigns By Larisa Epatko One of the Arab world's longest-serving leaders, Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, stepped down Friday after 18 days of protests that continued to gain steam until the opposition's No. 1 demand -- his departure -- was met. Continue reading
Feb 10 Obama: Egypt Needs ‘Immediate, Meaningful’ Transition of Authority By News Desk 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… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch Mubarak Defies Resignation Anticipation, Protesters Pledge Big Crowds Friday Labor strikes spread throughout Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak handed over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman but refused to step down until the fall -- further frustrating masses of protesters in Cairo. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Protesters Look to Step Up Pressure on Mubarak as Concerns of Violence Resurface From Cairo, Margaret Warner reports on the day's protests in Tahrir Square and reactions to President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he's handing over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, but not resigning immediately as many had expected. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch After ‘Vague’ Mubarak Speech, What’s Ahead for Him, VP, Army? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the speeches by Egyptian President Mubarak and Vice President Suleiman, and what's ahead in Egypt's unrest and transfer of political power. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Amid Combustible Atmosphere in Egypt, ‘There Could Be a Showdown’ Jim Lehrer speaks with two former presidential national security advisers about the impact of Egyptian President Mubarak's speech and continuing political unrest on U.S.-Egypt relations. Stephen Hadley served under President George W. Bush, and Zbigniew Brzezinski held the post in… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Foreign Minister Says Sudden Change Would Bring Risks From Cairo, Margaret Warner talks with Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit about the country's transition of power and the U.S. response to the weeks of unrest there. Gheit said Egypt's government needs to be able to stabilize the country… Continue watching
Feb 09 Egypt’s Banks, Restaurants, Pyramids Open… But When Will Tourists Return? By Larisa Epatko Business owners near Cairo's Tahrir Square, where anti-government demonstrators have congregated for two weeks, and in the legendary bazaar and tourist haunt Khan el-Khalili are ready for life to return to normal, but continuing protests are dashing those hopes. Continue reading
Feb 09 Egypt’s Foreign Minister Tells U.S. Not to Impose Its Will By News Desk Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Wednesday that it would be better for the United States to encourage Egypt in its changes rather than impose its will. "For Americans to come and say 'change is now,' but already… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Will Egypt’s Army Be a Change Agent or Maintain Status Quo? As the Egyptian government continues negotiations with opposition leaders, the army remains the trump card in the transition of political power. Gwen Ifill speaks with former Pentagon official Matthew Axelrod and Shibley Telhami of the University of Maryland about the… Continue watching