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As Mideast Seethes, Saudis Stand Alone

Kingdom feels encircled by enemies around the region

(Newser) - Popular unrest roiling the Middle East is is rocking the ultra-rich, ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia, leaving its rulers feeling isolated both from regional allies and the United States alike, reports the New York Times . King Abdullah has called President Obama at least twice to voice his concerns about Egypt,...

Egyptian Military 'Disappearing People'

Human rights groups report torture, unexplained detentions

(Newser) - Egypt’s military may not be quite the white knight it’s sometimes made out to be. Over the past three weeks, the military has played a role in dozens of disappearances and at least 12 cases of torture, human rights groups tell the New York Times . “The military...

Cairo Braces for Victory March
 Cairo Braces for Victory March 
Feb 18, 2011 1:17 AM CST

Cairo Braces for Victory March

Mubarak ministers busted on corruption charges

(Newser) - An early test of the new Egypt is emerging today as pro-democracy leaders predict that a million people will join a victory march through Cairo to celebrate the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Organizers are urging people to join the march to "protect the revolution and its demands," the...

North Africa, Middle East Protests Heat Up: Unrest Continues in Yemen, Bahrain, Libya, Iran, Iraq
 Protests Engulf Middle East 
Feb 17, 2011 8:55 AM CST

Protests Engulf Middle East

Even Iran, Iraq seeing continued unrest

(Newser) - Unrest continues to spread through northern Africa and the Middle East, with protests rocking Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, Iran, and even Iraq. The latest from yesterday and today, from the New York Times , BusinessWeek , and AFP :
  • In Bahrain, the death toll after a surprise police attack on protesters rose to five.
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Obama Ordered Secret Study on Arab Unrest—in August

Report discussed Egypt in detail

(Newser) - It turns out the uprisings shaking the Arab world didn’t take Barack Obama by surprise. Last August, Obama ordered a secret study into the possibility of such unrest, the New York Times reports. His advisers concluded that countries from Bahrain to Yemen to, yes, Egypt, were ripe for popular...

Here's How Not to Talk About Lara Logan

Her looks have nothing to do with sexual assault story: Mary Elizabeth Williams

(Newser) - News of Lara Logan's sexual assault in Egypt just came to light yesterday, and already the "blame the victim" mentality is on full display. One "stunningly offensive blog post" took just minutes to "hinge the story on the blond reporter's looks," writes Mary Elizabeth Williams on...

Lara Logan Is Released From the Hospital and Is Resting at Home After Her Assault in Egypt
 Lara Logan Out of Hospital 
Feb 16, 2011 12:56 PM CST

Lara Logan Out of Hospital

CBS reporter resting at home with family after Egypt assault

(Newser) - One bit of good news in the Lara Logan story: She's out of the hospital and resting at home in Washington, DC, with her husband and two children, reports ABC News . The 39-year-old CBS journalist was earlier said to be in "remarkably good spirits" despite her sexual assault and...

Journalist Nir Rosen Writes Tasteless Tweet About Lara Logan
Journo: Lara Logan Assault
Would Have Been Funny If...
awful tweets
Feb 16, 2011 11:17 AM CST

Journo: Lara Logan Assault Would Have Been Funny If...

...it happened to Anderson Cooper, Nir Rosen tweets

(Newser) - A journalist who's written on foreign policy for the New Yorker, Time, and the New York Times is under fire after making light of Lara Logan's assault in Egypt, and has now resigned his position as an NYU fellow, the National Review notes. Nir Rosen, who also once contributed footage...

Mubarak Has a Death Wish: Official

Ex-president wants to die in Egypt, says Saudi official

(Newser) - After Hosni Mubarak's ouster, speculation swirled that he and his fortune might flee to a Gulf state —but the truth is, he wants to die in Egypt ... in the near future, says an official. "He is not dead but is not doing well at all and refuses to...

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet

Other regimes might be able to do the same thing

(Newser) - Conventional wisdom holds that the Internet is too resilient and decentralized for a government to simply shut it down, but Egypt managed to do just that, and engineers are just starting to realize how. Cairo controls—and was able to close off—the handful of lines that connect Egypt to...

Why Lara Logan Went Back to Egypt

CBS correspondent returned after arrest by military; 'it is in my blood'

(Newser) - CBS correspondent Lara Logan, who was beaten and sexually assaulted by a mob in Cairo last Friday, is recovering and could leave the hospital to be reunited with her two young children as soon as today, sources tell the Daily Beast. Logan, who had been arrested and interrogated by the...

US Was Warned About Egypt—Last Year

But administration was reluctant to take tough stance

(Newser) - Egypt-watchers started warning the White House early last year that the country was unstable, but the administration continued to offer a muted response, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Egypt Working Group, which includes human rights activists, Mideast experts, and neoconservative policymakers, sent letters to Hillary Clinton urging a more...

CBS' Lara Logan Suffered Sexual Assault in Egypt

Journalist was separated from her crew before being rescued

(Newser) - CBS journalist Lara Logan was beaten and sexually assaulted while covering the aftermath of Hosni Mubarak's resignation speech, the network says. She is back in the US and recuperating in a hospital. Logan and her crew were covering the jubilation when they were "surrounded by a dangerous element amidst...

Youth Movement May Reform Muslim Brotherhood, Too

Younger members take a more secular approach in Egypt

(Newser) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood promises not to run a candidate for president in the fall elections, but it made clear today it wants a voice in the new Egypt by announcing plans to form a political party, reports CNN . That's certain to get a charge out of the Brotherhood's worst critics...

Iranian Lawmakers: Execute Opposition Leaders

Hardliners call for leaders to face trial, death penalty

(Newser) - Inspired by Egypt , tens of thousands turned out yesterday for an opposition rally in Iran—leading some lawmakers to take an especially hard line against opposition leaders today, calling for them to stand trial and be put to death. Pro-government legislators chanted, "Death to Mousavi, Karroubi, and Khatami,"...

Cops Shoot Tear Gas at Iranian Protesters

Opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi's house blocked, phone lines cut

(Newser) - Hundreds of Iranian riot police shot tear gas at protesters in Tehran today, as thousands marched toward the city’s central square in a show of solidarity with Egypt. Some police rode motorcycles and wielded paintball guns, the New York Times reports. Protesters chanted “Death to the dictator”—...

'Horseman of the Apocalypse' Spotted in Egypt?

Egypt report goes viral thanks to mysterious green figure

(Newser) - Are the events unfolding in Egypt evidence of he coming apocalypse? The editors at FoxNation apparently think that possibility does exist. They’ve reposted, in its entirety, a WorldNet Daily entry that excitedly points out an “ethereal … pale green image that resembles an erect rider atop a horse”...

Cooper Enrages Journalists With Actual Journalism
Cooper Enrages Journalists With Actual Journalism
OPINION
Feb 14, 2011 11:12 AM CST

Cooper Enrages Journalists With Actual Journalism

Calling a lie a 'lie' isn't the same as 'taking sides': Glenn Greenwald

(Newser) - Anderson Cooper has been using the word “lie” a lot in recent days while describing statements made by Mubarak and his regime. Despite the fact that the statements he’s describing are “factually false,” his liberal use of the word “lie” has gotten Cooper mocked and...

Abbas Ousts Cabinet in Move Toward Elections

Announcement follows departure of ally Mubarak

(Newser) - Taking a step on the path toward new elections, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today called on his prime minister to assemble a new cabinet. Officials said presidential and parliamentary elections would take place by September, though Hamas says it won't take part, the Wall Street Journal reports. The announcement...

Mubarak Used Final 18 Days to Hide His Fortune

Intelligence sources say he moved money around

(Newser) - It took protesters 18 days to oust Hosni Mubarak, and he used that time wisely, funneling his fortune into untraceable overseas accounts, according to Western intelligence sources. During his 30 years in power, Mubarak is said to have amassed anywhere between $4.8 billion and $64 billion, and demand is...

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