Tag Archives: Cairo

Meltdown in Egypt

Posted on 15 August 2013 by anneinpt

The anti-army, pro-Morsi protests in Egypt have been growing larger and more violent by the day, and with them so has the army’s response to these protests. The army’s response as well as violence from the protestors has resulted in … Continue reading →

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A second Egyptian revolution?

Posted on 1 July 2013 by anneinpt

Egypt appears to be on the verge of another revolution, or possibly even a civil war, as we read in this prescient report of Yisrael Hayom from Friday: Two and a half years have passed and the Egypt of today … Continue reading →

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Egypt and Syria go pear-shaped

Posted on 6 December 2012 by anneinpt

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 →

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Man behind inflammatory film is not Israeli as he claimed

Posted on 13 September 2012 by anneinpt

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 →

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American embassies attacked in Cairo, Benghazi, one American killed, because of a film about Islam

Posted on 12 September 2012 by anneinpt

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 →

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What’s happening in Egypt?

Posted on 25 November 2011 by anneinpt

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 →

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