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 Watch Egypt’s Mubarak Signals Eventual Exit, But Will Protesters Be Satisfied? As protests in Egypt continue to grow in strength and size, President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for re-election. Jeffrey Brown speaks with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof for an on-the-ground view, and Jonathan Rugman of Independent… 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
Feb 01 Watch In Egypt, Disparate Groups of Protesters Unite in Hopes of Ousting Mubarak Protesters filled the streets of Cairo again Tuesday, demanding the resignation of President Mubarak, but the crowds seeking that singular goal drew from diverse backgrounds. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
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 31 Watch Live Monday: NewsHour Coverage of the Egypt Protests Protest organizers in Egypt have called for a massive turnout on Tuesday as their calls continue for the ouster of long-time President Hosni Mubarak. Check back here at 6 p.m. ET to watch a live stream of the NewsHour's… Continue reading
Jan 31 Supporters in U.S. Worry About Demonstrators Back Home in Egypt Dozens of supporters of the demonstrators in Egypt gathered on Sunday afternoon in front of the White House. Holding banners and Egyptian flags, they chanted, "One, two, three, Mubarak has to flee." One banner said, "Pharaoh Mubarak: Let… Continue reading