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Egypt and Syria go pear-shaped
In my previous post I mentioned the anti-Morsi demonstrations that were taking place in Egypt in protest at President Morsi’s sweepting appropriation of powers for himself. The protests were violent enough to cause Morsi to flee his presidential palace overnight. … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news, Terrorism
Tagged Bashar Assad, border, Cairo, chemical weapons, demonstrations, Egypt, Jihadists, Mohammed Morsi, Syria, Tahrir Square
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Man behind inflammatory film is not Israeli as he claimed
Following yesterday’s deadly riots across the Middle East, which continued today, ostensibly instigated by an inflammatory anti-Islam film, the murky background of the maker of the film, “Sam Bacile” is emerging. His name is no doubt a pseudonym, and not … Continue reading
Posted in Media and journalism, Mideast news
Tagged Benghazi, Cairo, Christian, Copt, Egypt, embassy, film, Libya, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, riots, Sam Bacile
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American embassies attacked in Cairo, Benghazi, one American killed, because of a film about Islam
Ah, those moderate peace-loving Muslims. It only takes a film to enrage and inflame them to such an extent that they will storm American embassies around the Middle East, and kill any available American that they can find. In Cairo, … Continue reading
Posted in Media and journalism, Mideast news
Tagged Benghazi, Cairo, Channel 4, Egypt, embassy, film, Libya, Muslims, protests, Sam Bacile, Terry Jones
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What’s happening in Egypt?
It seems that every day brings contradictory news to the day before and it’s very hard to keep track of who is in power, who is in jail, who is demonstrating and who is keeping his head down. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Mideast news
Tagged Arab Spring, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian Spring, elections, Kamal Ganzouri, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Muslim Brotherhood, revolution, Tahrir Square
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Setting Egypt on fire
I read an interesting insight into Egypt’s current turmoil in today’s Asharq Alawsat by Tariq Alhomayed which is relevant in the wake of the violent storming of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Friday night. The Egyptian government was speaking … Continue reading
Israeli embassy in Cairo attacked, staffers evacuated safely
I’m a bit late with the news today, what with Shabbat and family celebrations out of town but now I’ve had a chance to catch up somewhat and the news out of Cairo is not good. Israel’s embassy in Cairo … Continue reading
Posted in International relations, Mideast news
Tagged Cairo, Egypt, embassy, Israel, Obama, riots, Tantawi
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