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
Feb 08 Watch Egypt Mediator: U.S. Should Support Liberty, But Not Interfere Too Much An estimated 250,000 people gathered in Cairo after the release of a Google executive re-energized anti-government demonstrations. Margaret Warner speaks with Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American professor and Nobel laureate chemist, who is serving as an unofficial mediator between the government… Continue watching
Feb 08 Tool$ Tuesday: Currency Conversion and Haydn’s Messiah By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Tuesday's query: Name: Roland Weiser Question: I would appreciate the name of the site… Continue reading
Feb 08 Tool$ Tuesday: Currency Conversion and Haydn’s Messiah By Elizabeth Shell Name: Roland Weiser Question: I would appreciate the name of the site where you can obtain today's value for currency in the past. I'm writing a family memoir: my father worked in Cairo, Egypt as a pharmacist in 1906 and… Continue reading
Feb 07 What Is the Role of the Military in Egypt’s Transition? By Larisa Epatko The Egyptian military was the subject of international attention during the massive protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. And now as the country looks to transition to a new government, people are closely watching how its role might change. Continue reading
Feb 05 Would-Be Egypt Crisis Broker Finds It Heavy Going By Margaret Warner Ahmed Zewail and Margaret Warner CAIRO, Egypt | We're sitting in the lobby lounge of an upscale Cairo hotel, littered with road-weary journalists and private security personnel. Holding court in one corner is the 1999 Nobel Prize winner for chemistry,… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Egypt Stance, Debt-Limit Fight Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political developments, including the most recent unemployment report, the U.S. response to unrest in Egypt and the brewing fight in Washington over government debt. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch U.S., Arab Leaders Walk Fine Line as Egypt’s Power Center Remains Uncertain As demonstrators continue calls for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, the U.S. faces diplomatic challenges in its relationship with Egypt. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Marc Lynch of George Washington University and… Continue watching
Feb 04 Mubarak in 1993: Egypt ‘Keen’ on Democracy, but It Takes Time By Larisa Epatko As protests continue in Cairo calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, we turned to the NewsHour video vault for some additional perspective on the Egyptian leader's background. Continue reading