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Al-Qaida incites Tunisians against ruling party

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on the Tunisian people to rise up against the country's Islamist ruling party for accepting a constitution not based on Islamic Shariah law, according to a recording released Sunday.

June 10, 2012

Al-Qaida confirms killing of US-born cleric

Al-Qaida's Yemeni offshoot has confirmed the killing of U.S.-born militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki late last month.

October 10, 2011

Egyptian forces clear activists from square

Egyptian forces swinging electrified batons and shouting the battle cry “God is great” swiftly chased off dozens of activists Monday who had refused to end four weeks of renewed protests at Tahrir Square to pressure the country’s transitional military rulers.

By By Sarah El Deeb, The Associated Press , August 02, 2011

Obama questions the credibility of Egypt’s action

WASHINGTON — Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama on Thursday openly and sharply questioned whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s pledge to shift power to his vice president is an “immediate, meaningful or sufficient” sign of reform for a country in upheaval. Without naming Mubarak, Obama issued a written statement that criticized the leader for not offering clarity to his people or a concrete path to democracy. He called on Egyptian government leaders to do so, declaring: “They have not yet seized that opportunity.”

By By Ben Feller, The Associated Press , February 11, 2011

Mubarak refuses to quit

CAIRO — President Hosni Mubarak refused to step down or leave Egypt and instead handed most of his powers to his vice president Thursday, enraging protesters who warned the country could explode in violence and pleaded for the military to take action to push him out.

By By Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press , February 11, 2011

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Dozens of reporters beaten and arrested in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn in Egypt’s crisis as government opponents pushed supporters out of Cairo’s main square in a second day of battles. Organizers called for protesters trying to topple the regime to fill every square in the huge capital on Friday.

February 04, 2011

Egypt chaos: Dozens of reporters beaten, arrested

CAIRO (AP) — Menacing gangs backing President Hosni Mubarak attacked journalists and human rights activists Thursday in an ugly turn in Egypt's crisis as government opponents pushed supporters out of Cairo's main square in a second day of street battles. Organizers called for protesters trying to topple the regime to fill every square in the huge capital on Friday.

February 04, 2011

Foreign journalists attacked by mobs, detained in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — Foreign journalists were beaten with sticks and fists by pro-government mobs on Thursday, and two dozen were detained by security forces. The U.S. condemned what it called the “systematic targeting” of the reporters, photographers and film crews who have brought searing images of Egyptian protests to the world.

February 03, 2011

Gunfire erupts in Cairo

CAIRO — Bursts of heavy gunfire rained into Cairo’s Tahrir Square before dawn Thursday, killing at least three anti-government demonstrators among crowds still trying to hold the site after an assault by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, according to a protest organizer. Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful single shots rattled into the square starting at around 4 a.m., and was continuing more than an hour later.

By By Hadeel Al-Shalchi, The Associated Press , February 03, 2011

Cairo ramps up evacuations; 18,000 seeking exit

CAIRO — EgyptAir’s staff scuffled with frantic passengers, food supplies were dwindling, flight information was nonexistent — and some policemen even demanded substantial bribes before allowing foreigners to board their planes.

By By Tarek El-Tablawy, The Associated Press , February 02, 2011

Egypt’s army promises no force against protesters

CAIRO — Egypt’s military pledged not to fire on protesters in a sign that army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unraveling on the eve of a major escalation — a push for a million people to take to the streets Tuesday to demand the authoritarian leader’s ouster. More than 10,000 people beat drums, played music and chanted slogans in Tahrir Square, which has become the epicenter of a week of protests demanding an end to Mubarak’s three decades in power.

By By Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press , February 01, 2011

As protests rage in Egypt, leader called upon to resign

CAIRO — Egypt’s most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday and called for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a curfew for a third night. Fighter jets streaked low overhead and police returned to the capital’s streets — high-profile displays of authority over a situation spiraling out of control.

By By Hamza Hendawi, The Associated Press , January 31, 2011

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Arab League calls for ending support for talks

The Arab League has recommended withdrawing support for indirect talks between Palestinians and Israelis due to recent announcements of new settlement building.

March 10, 2010

Elections in Iran make nuclear talks harder

President Barack Obama went easy on Iran in his big June 4 speech in Cairo so as not to become an issue in last weekend’s elections. Some good it did. The ruling powers in Iran — rigidly hostile to the United States and determined to develop nuclear weapons — rigged the vote to restore radical Islamist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to power.

By Morton Kondracke, Roll Call , June 23, 2009

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