Feb 02 Tracking the Egypt Crisis via Google, News Curation Tools By News Desk After a widespread shutdown of Internet and mobile phone service in Egypt as street protests intensified last week, there were reports Wednesday that Web access was restored in the country. Google's Transparency Index has been tracking web traffic to… Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch In Egypt, Who Will Emerge to Negotiate Over Nation’s Political Future? Jeffrey Brown looks at the makeup of the opposition in Egypt with Michele Dunne, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Mona Eltahawy, a longtime reporter in the Middle East; and Tarek Masoud, an assistant professor of public… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Kerry: U.S. Needs New ‘Egyptian-People-Centric Policy’ Ray Suarez speaks with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., about the situation in Egypt and the U.S. government's fine line between the longstanding alliance and supporting democratic reforms. In a New York Times editorial, Kerry called on… Continue watching
Feb 01 Players in Egypt’s Opposition Movement By Talea Miller Tens of thousands of protesters are filling the streets in Cairo today, responding to the call for a one-million strong demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak. While the massive uprising over the last two weeks has occurred largely without strong, centralized… Continue reading
Jan 31 How Wired Are Egyptians? By Evan Conway With social media helping organize the throngs of protesters taking to the streets of Egypt, we spoke with Mohammed el-Naway of North Carolina's Queens University of Charlotte, author of "Islam Dot Com," for some insight on social media… Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch What Would a Political ‘Transition’ in Egypt Look Like? Amid the calls for leadership change in Egypt are questions of what a new government would look like and who would lead it. Margaret Warner explores the possibilities with Daniel Kurtzer, former ambassador to Egypt, Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch With Egypt, U.S. Juggles Longtime Alliance, Protesters’ Calls for Reform More than 1,200 Americans have left Egypt, with more expected to depart in the coming days. As the U.S. government reacts to the uprising facing its longtime Middle Eastern ally, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have called… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Massive Demonstrations Planned as Mubarak OKs Talks With Opposition Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the crowds of protesters gathered Monday in Cairo and plans for Tuesday demonstrations that organizers hope will bring more than 1 million people into the streets. Then Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports… Continue watching
Jan 29 Egyptian Protesters Return to Streets, Mubarak Names Vice President By News Desk Updated 5:45 p.m. ET | Protesters returned to the streets of Cario and other cities in Egypt Saturday, renewing calls for embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down. State television reports that Mubarak has named a vice president for the… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch Despite Curfew and Communication Blockages, Protests Escalate in Egypt Thousands of Egyptian protesters defied a nationwide curfew in Cairo and other cities, continuing clashes with police. Military forces were deployed, but some were greeted by protesters. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the mayhem and calls for… Continue watching