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Egypt asks U.S. to freeze officials’ assets

The post-Mubarak Egyptian government has asked the United States to freeze the financial assets of some officials from that country, according to a senior Obama administration official. The official, who was not authorized to comment on the record, spoke to … read more »

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Egypt army urges halt to strikes

Cairo – Egypt’s military government on Monday urged an end to widespread strikes following the popular uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, as the United States pressed for an end to 30-year-old emergency laws. The orders came after the elderly generals … read more »

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Switzerland freezes Mubarak assets

Cairo – Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader’s purported hidden wealth – let alone … read more »

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Mubarak pictures taken down

Cairo – The omnipresent pictures of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were being officially removed from government offices and streets on Sunday. Large pictures of Mubarak, who resigned after almost 30 years in power on Friday following 18 days of … read more »

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How to bring down Ethiopian Meles Zenawi

As ordinary Egyptians have erupted in jubilant euphoria at Tahrir Square and on the streets of Egypt after the fall of the three-decade long dictator Hosni Mubarak, Ethiopians in and outside of the country have been keenly watching the wind … read more »

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Egypt in massive celebration as Mubarak leaves

CAIRO — One Egyptian kissed the ground. Another rolled in ecstasy in the grass outside a presidential palace. People wept, jumped, screamed and hugged each other with a shared joy they had never known. Cairo erupted in a cacophony of … read more »

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Mubarak steps down, Says Vice president

President Hosni Mubarak has decided to stand down as president of Egypt, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television Friday. Suleiman said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will “run the affairs of the country.” Tens of thousands … read more »

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‘Egypt will explode’

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak wrong-footed global expectations by refusing to quit office, prompting furious demonstrators in Cairo to vow their most spectacular protests yet. On the 17th day of a popular uprising against his 30-year rule, Mubarak announced he was … read more »

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Mubarak refuses to quit – TV Broadcast

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, saying he was speaking “from the heart,” announced on state television that he accepts the protests against his rule as legitimate but refuses to step down until September. Mubarak also made mention of transferring authority to … read more »

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Expecting Mubarak to go, protest camp euphoric

The vast Cairo square at the epicenter of more than two weeks of protests was electric and on edge Thursday night, waiting for President Hosni Mubarak’s expected televised address with euphoria. “We’re almost there!” chanted the crowds, swelling to their … read more »

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Egypt’s Mubarak to address nation Thursday-state TV

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will speak to the nation from his palace in Cairo on Thursday evening, state television said.

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Egypt power transfer to VP in negotiation: official

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak is still in negotiation on whether to hand his powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman, an official said, after unprecedented nationwide protests demanded an end to Mubarak’s 30-year-rule. Asked if the president would hand powers to … read more »

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‘Mubarak world’s richest’

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is likely the richest man in the world with an estimated fortune worth about 70 billion dollars. According to the Guardian, Mubarak has money stashed in several Swiss and other foreign bank accounts, and has shadowy … read more »

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Opposition insists on Mubarak ouster

Cairo – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak came under fresh pressure Monday to quit immediately as opponents posing the biggest challenge to his 30-year rule said concessions made in landmark talks were insufficient. As the uprising entered a 14th day, central … read more »

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Top leadership in President Mubarak’s party resigns

The top leadership of Egypt’s ruling party, including President Hosni Mubarak’s son, resigned en masse to be replaced by politicians with liberal reputations. Top leadership in President Mubarak’s party resigns The top leadership of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party, including … read more »

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Mubarak’s net worth estimated at USD 40 to 70 billion: report

Egypt’s embattled President Hosni Mubarak’s and his family’s net worth is estimated to be between U.S. dollars 40 and 70 billion, a media report said. The wealth of the Egypt’s first family was built largely from military contracts during his … read more »

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Pride and Expectation in Tahrir Square

Cairo is on the streets, its usual traffic jams replaced by streams of people gravitating towards the central Tahrir Square. The army make sporadic attempts throughout the day to block the roads leading up to it and state radio broadcasts … read more »

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Egypt set for ‘Mubarak Day of Departure’

Protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo are preparing to stage a “Day of Departure” for President Hosni Mubarak. Organisers are calling for tens of thousands of people to gather in Tahrir Square, where days of unrest have left at least … read more »

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Egypt revolution sympathizers beaten in Syria: HRW

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Syrian authorities failed to intervene as 15 people who tried to hold a candle vigil in support of the Egyptian revolution were beaten in Old Damascus. The New York based group quoted activists … read more »

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U.S. in talks over possible Mubarak departure

U.S. officials said on Thursday they were discussing with Egyptians different scenarios for a transition of power, including one in which President Hosni Mubarak leaves office immediately. “That’s one scenario,” said a senior Obama administration official who spoke on condition … read more »

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Mubarak ready to go, but fears chaos

Washington – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Thursday in an interview with ABC television that he wants to leave office, but fears there will be chaos if he resigns. The beleaguered Egyptian leader said he was “fed-up with being … read more »

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Egypt: Wave of protesters hit by bullets

Cairo – Gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters killed four people in Tahrir Square early Thursday, taking the death toll from clashes that have rocked central Cairo in the past 24 hours to seven, a medic said. “All (four) were killed … read more »

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Five killed and many wounded as Cairo square Violence escalates

Bursts of heavy gunfire aimed at anti-government demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir [Liberation] Square, left at least five people dead and several more wounded, according to reports from the Egyptian capital on Thursday. Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful … read more »

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US sees debate in Mubarak inner circle

Washington – The United States believes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s inner circle is debating whether he needs to do more to meet the demands of protesters seeking his ouster, an Obama administration official said on Wednesday. The senior official, who … read more »

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Battle of Tahrir Square rages in Cairo

Cairo – They are covered in blood, but they keep returning to what they call “the front”, where their fellow anti-government protesters battle regime supporters for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Chaos consumed the symbolic gathering space on Wednesday as … read more »

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Egypt Burns While Ghana And Other African Countries Sit Aloof

A Ghanaian proverb in Akan says: “opanyin bone na otra fie ma asedua fow”…… which literally translated into English resembles something like: “it is a bad elderly person who stays home and does nothing while his housemate’s beans [that have … read more »

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Egypt rejects immediate transition

Cairo – Egypt on Wednesday rejected calls from the international community for an immediate transition of power, amid deadly protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. “What foreign parties are saying about ‘a period of transition beginning immediately’ in Egypt is … read more »

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Egypt: Foreign govts pullout citizens

London – Foreign governments pulled their nationals from Egypt on Tuesday amid massive anti-government protests shaking the Arab nation as Washington ordered non-essential embassy staff there to leave. In London, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Britain was sending a chartered … read more »

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’300 killed’ so far in Egypt protests

Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday there were unconfirmed reports that an estimated 300 people may have been killed so far in Egypt. Praising the popular revolt in Egypt, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for … read more »

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Change in Egypt must begin now, says Obama

Washington – President Barack Obama told Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday an orderly transition of power in Egypt “must begin now” in remarks critical of the Egyptian leader’s plan to stay in office six more months. Obama spoke to Mubarak for … read more »

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