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EGYPT: Labour Anger Does Not End With Mubarak
- Inter Press Service
Before his ouster on Friday, toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had made one of the biggest mistakes of his reign; not learning from the lessons of hundreds of small labour and professional strikes that littered the country since 2005. These were the actual precursors to the Jan. 25 Revolution that end his 30-year autocratic rule.
YEMEN: Protest Goes Out With the Candles
- Inter Press Service
Many are baffled that Yemen’s anti-government protests have so far failed to deliver revolutionary regime change. But a complex context here demands a different kind of political dialogue with power.
Q&A: Tunis and Cairo Reveal a New Popular Militancy
- Inter Press Service
More than 200 years ago, one of the United States' founding presidents, Thomas Jefferson, famously remarked: 'Every generation needs a new revolution.' Today, his words are more relevant than ever, as young people across the world mark 2011 as a year of change.
CORRUPTION: Egyptians Can Claim Mubarak’s Stolen Billions
- Inter Press Service
For decades, European bank accounts and trusts and the real estate market were havens for dictators seeking safe places to deposit billions of dollars they were stealing from their countries of origin.
MIDEAST: How Israel Misses Mubarak
- Inter Press Service
As Israel's public television aired live pictures of crowds of elated Egyptians celebrating the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, the anchor suddenly had a telling twist of tongue.
EGYPT: Joy Erupts, Now for Change
- Inter Press Service
The reaction across Egypt was explosive. The anger that had been simmering for decades and boiled over during 18 consecutive days of protests, was transformed by a single uttered sentence into pure jubilation.
EGYPT-U.S.: The Brotherhood Bogeyman
- Inter Press Service
While the many and far-reaching implications of Friday's transfer of power to what is apparently a military junta in Egypt have yet to be absorbed here, the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in any transition to a more democratic regime is certain to figure high on the political agenda.
Gap Widens Between U.S. and Arab World
- Inter Press Service
Arab public opinion will become increasingly difficult for the United States to favourably influence in light of recent regional unrest, according to experts speaking at a conference organised by the Brookings Institute on Wednesday.
All Eyes on Egypt's High Command
- Inter Press Service
After 30 years in power, a handful of assassination attempts, the historical backing of five United States presidencies, 68 billion dollars in U.S. aid and 18 consecutive days of massive, pro-democracy demonstrations, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak finally ceded power Friday, leaving observers in Washington wondering what happens next.
Egypt's U.S.-Armed Military in Transitory Commanding Role
- Inter Press Service
When embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reluctantly called it quits after more than two weeks of mass demonstrations against his 30-year-old authoritarian regime, he temporarily turned over the country to an institution trained, armed and nurtured by the United States: the 350,000- strong military.
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