The New Dark Age

6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

‘US must keep Muslim Brothers from Egypt gov’t’ – Jerusalem Post
“I think we ought to be very clear that the Muslim Brotherhood should not be part of a future government in Egypt,” Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio), 58, told The Jerusalem Post in his first interview with an Israeli paper since becoming chairman of the US …
www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=210923

Business Side of Egypt’s Army Blurs Lines of Aid From US
New York Times
Yet with Washington giving Cairo $1.3 billion a year in military aid, the
hospital episode shows that Egypt’s for-profit military has sometimes found
ways to use that aid to further its economic interests. A review of the aid
program raises questions …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/world/middleeast/06military.html

Forty armed men attack Egypt antiquities store: MENA
Reuters Africa
Security in Egypt has been lax since the country’s police forces withdrew
from the streets on January 28. Many Egyptian policemen remain reluctant to
return to the streets, fearing attacks by citizens still angry over clashes
between demonstrators and …
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72502Q20110306

The Arab Awakening: Egypt leads the way
Toronto Star
But even as Libya faces the abyss, reformers in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia
have shown what the “Arab awakening” can deliver. After toppling
president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s activists are moving to cut their
autocratic presidency down to size, …
www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/949213—the-arab-awakening-egypt-leads-the-way

French FM meets with Egyptian revolutionaries
Al-Masry Al-Youm
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, who is currently in Egypt, met with
youth groups on Sunday. French ambassador to Cairo Jean Félix-Paganon also
attended. It is Juppe’s first visit to Egypt since he took over the foreign
ministry, succeeding Michèle …
www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/341125

Sabah Students Recount Egypt Experience
Bernama
KOTA KINABALU, March 6 (Bernama) — Sabah students realised just how
serious the situation was in Egypt three days after the start of the
popular uprising which ousted president Hosni Mubarak. Azhar Jismil, a
23-year-old from Sipitang, …
www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=568914&cat=sbe

Suez Canal workers threaten hunger strike in Egypt
eTaiwan News
AP Several hundred administrative workers with Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority
are threatening to go on a hunger strike if their demands for promotions
are not met. The workers were protesting Sunday at the SCA’s headquarters
in the city of Ismailiya. …
www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=1534826&lang=eng_news&cate_img=1037.jpg&cate_rss=General

TV bosses deny Oprah show heading to Egypt
Musicrooms.net
By Michael Porter on 06/03/2011 A spokesperson for Oprah Winfrey has
rejected news that the hostess would be travelling to Egypt to film future
episodes of her show. According to reports, Winfrey had been invited to
Cairo in a bid to boost the …
www.musicrooms.net/tv/28117-tv-bosses-deny-oprah-show-heading-to-egypt.html

German military transports hundreds of refugees to Egypt
Monsters and Critics.com
Gabes, Tunisis/Potsdam, Germany – More than 400 refugees from Libya were on
board three German Navy ships headed from Tunisia toward Egypt early Sunday
morning. Mission command in Potsdam said that the ships – the frigates
Brandenburg and …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1623917.php/German-military-transports-hundreds-of-refugees-to-Egypt

New Egypt steamrolls Shaq-less Blue Devils
phillyBurbs.com
PLUMSTED – New Egypt figured it would enjoy beating Burlington City three
times in a year a whole lot more. Seeing Shaquille Butler sidelined with an
injury for the entire second half spoiled most of the fun. Butler landed
hard on the floor midway …
www.phillyburbs.com/sports/high_school/bct/article_45f9e04a-117c-5f66-9fe8-eb58a4d2ac80.html

Balance of accounts gap widens following Egyptian turmoil
Ahram Online
A report from the Central Bank of Egypt expects the balance of payments to
record a deficit of more than $3bn at the end of the third quarter of the
current fiscal year, which falls on 31 March. Egypt’s external transactions
achieved an overall surplus …
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/7044/Business/Economy/Balance-of—accounts-gap-widens-following-Egyptian.aspx

Literary Victory: Banned Books Returning to Egypt and Tunisia
TIME
Among the citizens’ newfound freedoms is the ability to read what they want
– a far cry from the information void that appeared in Egypt during the
Jan. 25 revolution. The now-ousted presidents in both Tunisia and Egypt
took a hard-line stance toward …
newsfeed.time.com/2011/03/05/literary-victory-banned-books-returning-to-egypt-and-tunisia/

Submit this story
Huffington Post
From a technical standpoint, it’s clear that this is a very different
strategy than the one used by Egypt in the last days of the Mubarak regime.
The ultimate outcome is probably going to be the same. Let’s take a few
minutes to compare the two, …
www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-cowie/libya-egypt-internet_b_831794.html?ir=World

‘Two dead, church torched’ in Egypt sectarian clash
AFP
CAIRO — Two men were killed during clashes in Egypt between Muslims and
Christians, which also saw Muslims set fire to a church in the village of
Sol, south of Cairo, a security official said on Saturday. “Two people were
killed, and the Shahedain …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5haEU3JtZ6nzUc86-vNABliMMhUIw?docId=CNG.97f06e36a1a0cb62da2c4bda69870ba9.561

Wataniya launches Egypt tourism initiative
Trade Arabia
Wataniya Airways, Kuwait’s leading airline, in cooperation with the
Egyptian Embassy in Kuwait and travel agents, has launched a tourism
initiative called ‘We Love Egypt’ to encourage tourism to Egypt following
the revolution on January 25. …
www.tradearabia.com/news/newsdetails.asp?Sn=TTN&artid=194632

Perak students return to Egypt with mixed feelings
AsiaOne
IPOH – Perak students, who fled the violence in Egypt some weeks ago, are
returning with mixed feelings. Most are going back to the North African
nation without knowing the real situation there. Second-year University
Al-Azhar student Nur Farahin …
www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20110306-266716.html

CORRECTED – Egypt’s Sinai Cement 2010 net profit rises 35 pct
Reuters
CAIRO, March 6 (Reuters) – Egypt’s Sinai Cement (SCEM.CA) said net profit
jumped 35 percent in 2010 to 905.7 million Egyptian pounds ($153.5
million), the stock exchange said on Sunday. The firm posted net profit of
671.5 million pounds in 2009. …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/06/sinaicement-results-idUSWEA675820110306

Maldives returns five students to Egypt
Haveeru Online
Maldivian students in Egypt, who returned to the Maldives on February 3,
2011, are greeted by their families at the Male International Airport.
HAVEERU FILE PHOTO MALE, March 6 (HNS) – The Maldives sent five students,
who returned from Egypt amidst …
www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/35191

Unrest stirs again in Egypt
UPI.com
Protesters told reporters they believed government employees in the
building were destroying documentation of torture allegedly perpetrated by
Mubarak’s regime, the report said. Egypt was the second of several
predominantly Muslim countries after …
www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/03/05/Unrest-stirs-again-in-Egypt/UPI-98571299344127/

Libyan fighter jet crashes…Anger in Egypt…Churches saved
9&10 News
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Witnesses say a Libyan jet fighter has crashed near
a port city in Libya that was overtaken by rebel forces today. Rebels
captured Ras Lanouf last night, marking their first military victory in a
potentially long westward march. …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=283819&cID=3

Portraits of courage: Meet Egypt’s revolutionaries
Independent
The popular demands for an end to President Hosni Mubarak’s rule began on
Tuesday 25 January – Egypt’s Police Day, a national holiday made official
by the president in 2009 to recognise the efforts of the police in
maintaining a secure state. …
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/portraits-of-courage-meet-egypts-revolutionaries-2230471.html

No relation between Kashmir and Egypt: Omar
Hindustan Times
PTI Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday maintained that there is no
relation between the situation in Kashmir and Egypt, which witnessed
massive anti-Government protests and said people can always overthrow a
government through democratic process. …
www.hindustantimes.com/No-relation-between-Kashmir-and-Egypt-Omar/Article1-669955.aspx

Egypt to allow Gaza students to enter
Ma’an News Agency
The department told Ma’an that a list of 71 students who have registered
with universities online was sent to Egyptian officials, who agreed to
allow them to cross into Egypt on Tuesday. The department said it would
post the list of names on its …
www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=366010

New Egypt minister takes over after security raids
AFP
Wagdi in turn replaced Habib al-Adly, the long feared head of Egypt’s
internal security apparatus who went on trial on Saturday on corruption
charges. He pleaded not guilty on all counts. Protesters attacked several
state security buildings on Friday …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hQzC4_Z7JsniRQF51ynGk8QSx6hA?docId=CNG.9d0a22fe219df868fc2bff839b20f86f.741

Woman fights Telus over $37000 iPhone bill after trip to Egypt
The Province
By Ethan Baron, The Province March 5, 2011 9:43 AM Alanna Fero, showing her
Telus bill and text messages, says she received a $37000 bill after a New
Year’s trip to Egypt. She maintains she arranged for North Africa roaming,
but Telus screwed it up …
www.theprovince.com/news/Woman+fights+Telus+over+iPhone+bill+after+trip+Egypt/4390336/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Egypt’s Christian component
News & Observer
This is particularly true of Egypt, which has the largest Christian
minority in the Middle East. Roughly one out of every 10 Egyptians is a
Christian, the vast majority of whom belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church,
a member of the Eastern Orthodox …
www.newsobserver.com/2011/03/06/1029985/egypts-christian-component.html

Indian Muslims may find inspiration in Egypt
San Francisco Chronicle
The parallel between the conditions of the Muslims of India and those of
Mubarak’s Egypt is far-fetched in that India is a functioning, stable
democracy that guarantees basic freedoms to its masses – the very opposite
of Mubarak’s regime. …
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F03%2F05%2FINUS1HQGEN.DTL

Keyport (24) at New Egypt (43), NJSIAA Tournament, Semifinal Round, Central …
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
Emily Bausher opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and Morgan Knigge
followed with six points as New Egypt parlayed an 11-2 showing in the
period into a 29-18 lead in the Central Jersey, Group 1 semifinals in New
Egypt. Bausher finished with 17 …
highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-6615106150327334839

Egypt’s Women Demand Reform
Daily Beast
At the height of the revolution in Egypt, roughly one quarter of its
million protesters were women who fought alongside men, defying traditions
of gender inequality. Now they’re looking for their fair share in the
country’s reform movement. …
www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/egyptrsquos-women-demand-reform/rising-up/

K. Shaver | Trip amid monuments of Egypt’s past turns surreal as the future …
Louisville Courier-Journal
Normally Egypt would expect a few hundred people for such, but citizens are
tired of the 30-year autocracy of President Hosni Mubarak, she tells us,
and they certainly don’t want his son to succeed him in what would promise
to be rigged elections next …
www.courier-journal.com/article/20110306/OPINION04/303060047/K-Shaver-Trip-amid-monuments-Egypt-s-past-turns-surreal-future-unfolds?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CHome%7Cs

ElBaradei calls for more time before Egypt elections
Bikya Masr
He said this is the only solution to pave the way for real democracy in
Egypt, adding that Egyptians cannot be captives to the “time factor.”
“Building a genuine democracy more important than artificial deadline,”
he tweeted. …
bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=29622

Egypt: The Day the Secrets were Revealed · Global Voices
By Amira Al Hussaini
After finding what they have found and the fact that Egypt will live in the
new State security gate for weeks or even months as more and more scandals
will come to light , I do not know why or how the generals let the people
in. …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/03/06/egypt-the-day-the-secrets-were-revealed/

Zimbabwe Charges 45 with Treason for Watching Egypt Coverage …
By Curt Hopkins
Zimbabwe tends to remain out of the media spotlight, despite having one of
the worst and most enduring dictatorships in the world. One of the reasons
for this invisibility is that its resident tinhorn, Robert Mugabe, has
outlawed …
www.readwriteweb.com/archives/zimbabwe_charges_45_citizens_with_treason_for_watc.php

EGYPT: Thousands of protesters storm into state security …
By Jeffrey Fleishman
In an attempt to save documents that may incriminate Egypt’s notorious
state security services for years of torture and abuse, thousands of
protesters on Saturday stormed Interior Ministry offices around Cairo as
word spread that …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/03/egypt-thousands-of-protesters-storm-into-state-security-headquarters.html

The new Egypt
By Seham
Gas exports from Egypt to Israel were supposed to resume this weekend,
after being shut down since the pipeline was sabotaged in early February.
That probably won’t happen now. This represents a big worry for Israel,
which relies on …
mondoweiss.net/2011/03/the-new-egypt.html

Middle East, North Africa Protests: How Egypt, Libya, Yemen And …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Massive protests are continuing to sweep through the Middle East and North
Africa, sparked by civil uprisings in both Tunisia and Egypt that led to
the ouster of those countries’ rulers.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/05/middle-east-north-africa-_1_n_831686.html

Oprah Not Filming Her Show In Egypt – Starpulse.com
Representatives for Oprah Winfrey have shot down reports the talk show
queen is taping a future episode of her show in Egypt. The country’s new
tourism minister Munir Fakhri Abdelnur reportedly t…
www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/03/05/oprah_not_filming_her_show_in_egypt

Egypt Live Blog – March 6 | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Al Jazeera Staff
Egypt. Possibly related posts (automatically generated). Content on this
website is for general information purposes only. Your comments are
provided by your own free will and you take sole responsibility for any
direct or indirect …
blogs.aljazeera.net/live/middle-east/egypt-live-blog-march-6

Egypt: 4000 Muslims attack Coptic homes, burn church | Fr. Z’s …
By Fr. John Zuhlsdorf
I just got back from Egypt where I had my fair share of run ins with the
police and military. It is very clear that Christians there are in danger:
the press for some reason refuses to give proper coverage to Cardinal
Naguib’s assertion …
wdtprs.com/blog/2011/03/egypt-4000-muslims-attack-coptic-homes-burn-church/

Egypt: Protesters raid on Cairo state security HQ – Democratic …
Egypt: Protesters raid on Cairo state security HQ.
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×4758438

Israel wants to navigate post-Mubarak Egypt according to Zionist …
By The Blogger
Behind the curtain, Israeli and Zionist circles enlisted US Congress and
the White House to press and pressure the Egyptian armed forces to
violently suppress and even repress the massive protests all over Egypt,
demanding liberty and …
windowintopalestine.blogspot.com/2011/03/israel-wants-to-navigate-post-mubarak.html

More attacks on Copt Christians in Egypt “ CiF Watch
By Adam Levick
Copts in Egypt are begging for Egyptian Armed Forces protection today after
a Muslim mob of several thousand attacked their church in the village of
Soul, about 30 kilometers from Cairo, last night. The Church of St. Mina
and St. George …
cifwatch.com/2011/03/05/more-attacks-on-copt-christians-in-egypt/

Egypt trade deficit may hit $3 billion | Egyptian Uprising
By Egyptian Uprising
CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank yesterday said it expected its current account
deficit in the January to March quarter to double to $3 billion from the
July- December 2010 deficit of $1.4bn due to political turmoil. …
www.egyptuprising.info/2011/03/05/egypt-trade-deficit-may-hit-3-billion/

EA WorldView – Home – Egypt, Libya (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Dramas …
By Scott Lucas
For most of the day, however, even Libya was overshadowed by a developing
story in Egypt. After protesters occupied the State Security Headquarters
in Alexandria on Friday, demonstrators — again claiming that they wanted
to prevent …
www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/3/6/egypt-libya-and-beyond-liveblog-dramas-with-state-security.html

The Jawa Report: Muslims in Egypt Murder Coptic Christians for Not …
By Howie
Muslims in Egypt Murder Coptic Christians for Not Being Muslim. AINA. A mob
of nearly four thousand Muslims has attacked Coptic homes this evening in
the village of Soul, Atfif in Helwan Governorate, 30 kilometers from Cairo,
…
mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/206654.php

Egypt prayer update: violence against Christians continues …
By persecution
3/4/2011 Egypt (Middle East Concern) – Egyptian Christians have requested
our prayers following several violent incidents affecting Christians and
their property during February. We regret to report that a priest was
murdered in the …
www.persecution.org/2011/03/06/egypt-prayer-update-violence-against-christians-continues/

Uprooted Palestinians: WHAT A NEW EGYPT MEANS FOR THE MIDDLE EAST …
By uprooted Palestinian
That would immediately be followed by another phrase: “It shouldn’t be a
problem for president [Anwar] Sadat; there is no public opinion that
matters in Egypt — or anywhere else in the Arab world. Arab leaders can
do as they please and …
uprootedpalestinians.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-new-egypt-means-for-middle-east.html

My Pessimism On Egypt – Dennis Prager – National Review Online
Dennis Prager writes on NRO: From the moment the Tahrir Square
demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak began, optimism has dominated American
reporting and …
www.nationalreview.com/articles/260953/eight-reasons-not-be-optimistic-about-egypt-dennis-prager