Egypt: Reaping what the West has sown
As the army tries – and fails – to clear Cairo’s Freedom Square, Jon Snow reflects on the role of the West in backing Mubarak in the past.
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For a journalist, to be in Tahrir Square on the night of the Egyptian revolution was about as thrilling as it gets – but all at once it was ruined, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
The world’s media is back at Belmarsh to discover if the man behind WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, will be sent to Sweden to answer sex allegations. Channel 4 News will be tweeting updates from court.
Julian Assange’s lawyer has told Channel 4 News comments by the Swedish prime minister are effectively “contempt of court” that prove the WikiLeaks founder would not get a fair trial if extradited.
“David Cameron? Who is he? Who’s even heard of William Hague? How dare they talk about Egypt like that? Who do they think they are? ” The Egyptian Foreign Ministry official was scornful
I have been bumping into Julian Assange rather a lot in the last two days, writes Channel 4 News online reporter Anna Doble.
Regrets? Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has a few – but not that many – if the first interview about his new book is anything to go by, writes Felicity Spector.
As documents are published about the release of the Lockerbie bomber, Sarah Smith hears from US politicians who say it “stretches the imagination” to believe Holyrood and Whitehall did not do a deal.
Protesters remain in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, as Egypt’s politicians begin talks to end the political crisis, and a senior Google executive is released after a week in custody.
Julian Assange may be tried for sex crimes behind closed doors if he is extradited as Channel 4 News learns the Swedish courts, and media, are “readying themselves” for his arrival.
Who are the winners and losers in Egypt’s ongoing political battle, asks Krishnan Guru-Murthy, as protesters remain in the square and talks continue.
As the army tries – and fails – to clear Cairo’s Freedom Square, Jon Snow reflects on the role of the West in backing Mubarak in the past.
When Obama spoke to Mubarak, what exactly did he say? Channel 4 News examines America’s game plan in Egypt as Sarah Smith plots a timeline of the US President’s biggest foreign policy test yet.
If Egypt’s President Mubarak is toppled, America and Israel stand to lose a key ally in the Middle East. The stakes could hardly be higher, writes Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
If Egypt’s President Mubarak is toppled, America and Israel stand to lose a key ally in the Middle East. The stakes could hardly be higher, writes Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson.
New footage obtained by Channel 4 News shows a woman, believed to be an undercover police officer, taking part in anti war protests dressed as a clown.