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
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 The Doubleheader With Shields and Brooks: Egypt, SOTU and Reddit By Hari Sreenivasan We're back. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmCgN00F_JY] It's 2011, and we're bringing our brand of political flavor to new audiences around the globe. Unfortunately tonight, many of our Doubleheader devotees in Egypt will not be seeing our work. President Obama called for Egypt… 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
Jan 28 Watch Reporter in Cairo: ‘They Want a New President, a New System’ Margaret Warner speaks with John Ray of Independent Television News about what he's been seeing and hearing on the streets of Egypt's capital as protests -- as calls for the president's ouster -- have grown more intense. Continue watching
Jan 28 Sources for Tracking Latest Egypt News As the political revolt in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world continues to gain momentum, we want to make sure you have the best resources for keeping up with the latest developments. The NewsHour staff compiled some of… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch As Egypt’s Protests Spread, All Eyes on Army’s Allegiance, Next Moves Judy Woodruff examines the U.S. response to the crisis in Egypt with Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, who just returned from Egypt; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University, and Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama ‘Recalibrating’ Stance on Egypt, State of the Union Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's top developments, including the Obama administration "recalibrating" the U.S. stance on the growing political unrest in Egypt and the president's messages in… Continue watching
Jan 28 Military Deploys in Cairo Amid Growing Protests, Mubarak Addresses Nation Updated 6:45 p.m. ET President Obama delivered a statement Friday on the Egypt protests from the White House. He said he spoke to President Mubarak on the telephone and urged him to "give meaning" to pledges of better democracy and… Continue reading
Jan 28 Protests Rage in Egypt By Larisa Epatko Tens of thousands of protesters in Egypt, seeking an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, clashed with police in the capital Cairo and elsewhere. Continue reading