Jul 03 Watch Egyptian Military Ousts Morsi, Nation’s First Democratically Elected President Egyptian Military Ousts Morsi, Nation's First Democratically Elected President… Continue watching
Jul 03 Will the Real Egyptian President Please Tweet? Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but as wire services scrambled this afternoon to see if they could get a reaction from Mohammed Morsi, (the newly deposed former President of Egypt) they turned to a quote via a Twitter… Continue reading
Jul 03 Egyptians Celebrate Morsi’s Ouster By Larisa Epatko The Egyptian military said Wednesday that since its deadline for the ruling party of President Mohammed Morsi and the opposition to reach an agreement had passed, Morsi was no longer in power. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Deadline Looms for Morsi to Resolve Standoff With Opposition As the deadline set by Egypt's armed forces nears, massive street demonstrations show no signs of subsiding. Gwen Ifill talks with Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers in Cairo about violence between pro- and anti-Morsi factions and how finding a workable… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch Increasing Political Isolation for Morsi as Egypt Crisis Deepens According to state news, Egypt's military chief said that the parliament should be dissolved, the constitution suspended and an interim administration created if President Morsi is unable to reconcile with opponents. Gwen Ifill reports on more massive protests, government resignations… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch Tensions Mount as Egyptian President Morsi Addresses Nation Amid growing turmoil and just days ahead of planned mass protests, Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi called on his opponents to help end the country's political polarization. For an update from Cairo on the violent clashes and reaction to Morsi, Margaret… Continue watching
Mar 01 The Dark Side of Egypt’s Tahrir Square By Larisa Epatko Tahrir Square in Cairo, the site known around the world for Egypt's historic revolution, has another much more dubious reputation -- as a dangerous place for women. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch Egypt’s Economy in Dire Straits Two Years After Fall of Mubarak Two years after the rise of Arab Spring and the fall of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's financial hardships have not improved under the considerable political unrest. Protests have crippled the country's tourism industry and construction in Cairo has ceased. Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: British Food Safety Office Orders Testing After Horse Meat Revelation In other news Friday, the British government has ordered that products be tested after a major European food supplier found horse meat had been marketed as a beef ingredient. Also, police in California and Nevada continued their manhunt for Christopher… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch News Wrap: Computer Maker Dell Goes Private After Decades of Public Trading In other news Tuesday, personal computer maker Dell announced it was buying out its shareholders and going private, due to shrinking demand for PCs and the rise of tablets and smartphones. Also, the British House of Commons voted to legalize… Continue watching