Wheeew! The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and collapse of the Soviet Union may come to be merely a small event compared to what is happening in the … [Keep reading >>]
Security forces beat and arrested student protesters in the Sudanese capital on Sunday as the unrest and antigovernment fervor in Tunisia and Egypt showed their first indication of spreading to … [Keep reading >>]
CNN is reporting that some 4.5% of world oil –2.9 million barrels a day– ships through Egypt and the Suez Canal. Apparently the arteries themselves are OK but the communications … [Keep reading >>]
Ten protesters in Tahrir Square began a hunger strike at 6PM on Sunday in response to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s refusal to relinquish power. Mubarak announced on Friday that although … [Keep reading >>]
My interview on Democracy Now on the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 is available on the Web. A text transcript follows at that link.
Zewail’s 4 point Plan for Egypt
Nobelist in chemistry, Dr. Ahmed … [Keep reading >>]
Robert Fisk, one of the most integrated and independent journalists in the Arab world weighs in on events Egypt.
The Egyptian tanks, the delirious protesters sitting atop them, the flags, the … [Keep reading >>]
As wrapped up as I’ve been in internet technology for years, and the Egyptian citizen revolt for days, the impact of the state closure of the internet hadn’t quite struck … [Keep reading >>]
Reuters, among others, is providing live coverage via Tweets and Liveblogs on events in Egypt.
CNN with streaming media and other reports
Al Jazeera is the GO-TO place, of course, with other … [Keep reading >>]
Guardian, UK posts, updating by the minute
Downtown Cairo is a war zone tonight – as reports come in of massive occupations by protesters in towns across Egypt, the centre of … [Keep reading >>]
Wow! This is amazing. Civil Disobedience in Egypt!
“Day after day, hundreds of workers from all over Egypt have staged demonstrations and sit-ins outside Parliament, turning sidewalks in the heart … [Keep reading >>]
Soccer is in the international news today because of several furors –none, seemingly, involving religion and two leading to high level diplomatic face-slaps.
In Europe, the Irish are absolutely livid that … [Keep reading >>]
