Egypt votes in post-Mubarak power vacuum amid Tahrir turmoil (video)
RT
November 28, 2011
Egyptians are voting in the first round of multi-stage parliamentary elections which are due to go on until March. While the military government is portraying the poll as a solution to the crisis, sentiment on the streets is quite the opposite.
Tahrir Turmoil: ‘US needs liberal face of democracy in Egypt’ (video)
RT
November 26, 2011
Cairo’s Tahrir Square remains a sea of protesters this weekend, with tens of thousands having rallied overnight against Egypt’s military rulers. More than forty people have been killed since clashes broke out a week ago. Hisham Saifeddin, a political analyst and editor with Al-Akhbar English Newspaper, based in Beirut, says US wants to provide liberal face of democracy in Egypt.
What Egyptian “Revolution”? (video)
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November 21, 2011
As crowds once again fill Tahrir Square and the military dictatorship of Egypt continues, the world is left wondering: “Did the Egyptian revolution ever really happen?” James Corbett joins RT to discuss the latest.
For more information on the meaning of revolution and the situation in Egypt, please see Episode 202 of The Corbett Report podcast, “How to Overthrow a Dictator:”
West’s fixation on Assad eclipses bloody chaos in Egypt (video)
RT
November 23, 2011
The bloody chaos engulfing Egypt again, just months after its first revolution toppled President Hosni Mubarak, is the focus of the world’s media spotlight. But Western leaders are turning a blind eye, instead setting their sights on pastures new.
It seems the bogeyman of the moment is another Middle Eastern country.
“Abuses and loss of life are taking place in Syria,” says British Foreign Secretary William Hague.
“The future of Syria now depends upon the ability of all us to keep pressure on them,” says EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton.
“We’ve called on President Bashar al-Assad to make reforms,” says French Foreign Secretary Alain Juppe.
Around 30 people have died in Cairo’s clashes already, and it has been all over the international media.
Revolution: Egypt army-backed govt quits after 3-day bloodbath
RT
November 22, 2011
Egypt’s government has resigned amid huge protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Since Friday up to 33 have died in clashes between protesters and security forces, with riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets against stone-throwing demonstrators.
‘Tahrir tear gas or NATO bombs – Egypt junta options’
RT
November 21, 2011
Tear gas, rubber bullets and angry slogans have been flying in Egypt’s Tahrir Square as police and protesters clash for a third day. The country’s officials claim at least 35 people have been killed in the largest demonstration since February’s uprising that ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. Independent online journalist James Corbett says spring revolt threw out a figurehead but didn’t achieve structural changes in military power structure.
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