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‘Down with military rule!’ – Sisi and the realpolitik of today’s Egypt
What do you do when the only person standing up to your worst enemy is a thug and a bully? Not a playground problem but the realpolitik of the Middle East today.
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Police fire tear gas to disperse protests in Bahrain and Iran as unrest spreads following the Egyptian revolt. In Cairo protesters are urged to return to work following President Mubarak’s downfall.
Police fire tear gas to disperse protests in Bahrain and Iran as unrest spreads following the Egyptian revolt. In Cairo protesters are urged to return to work following President Mubarak’s downfall.
Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, reports on the scenes of jubilation in central Cairo as the news of President Mubarak’s resignation reaches the streets.
With the Muslim Brotherhood now a part of negotiations with Egypt’s Vice-President Suleiman to end the country’s political unrest, the US and Israel may have to find a way to accommodate a group banned by President Mubarak, blogs Lindsey Hilsum.
As protesters reject the announcement that Egyptian government apparatchiks are to stand down, the US appears to be backtracking on its wish for President Mubarak to leave office quickly.
President Mubarak says Egypt will descend into chaos if he resigns now – but as ten die in the battle between Mubarak supporters and pro-democracy protesters, Jon Snow in Cairo says it already has.
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.
Thousands of Egyptian protesters continue to march the streets despite a curfew. They are calling for President Mubarak to stand down. Follow the latest via #c4news live blog.
Thousands defy a curfew to demand the resignation of President Mubarak, with one protester telling Channel 4 News “they can shoot me” because “Egypt is dead anyway”.
Egypt cracks down on demonstrations in an attempt to quell unprecedented protests against President Mubarak’s rule, as online activists tell Channel 4 News the battle continues online.
The British-Egyptian writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah was sentenced for a post he made on Facebook, and has spent most of the last decade in prison.
What do you do when the only person standing up to your worst enemy is a thug and a bully? Not a playground problem but the realpolitik of the Middle East today.
As Egypt detains three Al-Jazeera journalists, a British correspondent based in Cairo tells Channel 4 News that reporting from the region has become “darker and more complicated”.
Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is reportedly standing trial on charges of inciting murder and violence, in an escalation of the crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood.