The New Dark Age

5 March 2011 — creative-i.info

In Egypt, crowd cheers newly appointed prime minister Essam Sharaf
Washington Post
A farmer celebrates with soldiers and police officers as Egypt’s new prime minister speaks during a pro-democracy rally in Tahrir Square. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh) By William Wan and Portia Walker CAIRO – Massive crowds turned out across the Arab world for …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030406378.html

Egypt puts ex-minister on trial
BBC News
Egypt’s feared former Interior Minister, Habib el-Adly, has denied charges
of corruption at the opening of his trial in Cairo. “It didn’t happen,” he
said to allegations of laundering money and unlawfully acquiring public
money. …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-12655550

Israel says joint manufacturing with Egypt on track
Reuters Africa
Israelis worry that the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak could
erode the countries’ landmark 1979 peace accord, which Washington shored up
by waiving American import duties on textiles manufactured in Egypt with
help from Israel. …
af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE72408J20110305

Vacaville man living in Cairo has firsthand look at ‘New Egypt’
TheReporter.com
On the way to the Metro, we passed by Midan Victoria, where they were
celebrating the new prime minister and the New Egypt. Our taxi could not
get through Midan Victoria because there were too many people and too many
cars, so we had to make a detour …
www.thereporter.com/news/ci_17545722

Egypt’s constitutional referendum set for March 19
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces has issued a
decree announcing that a national referendum on constitutional amendments
will be held on March 19 where Egyptians will determine if they agree to
amendments on 8 critical articles …
bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=29598

Egypt’s relations with US were ‘never stable’: FM
AFP
TUNIS — Relations between Egypt and the United States have “never been
stable”, the north African country’s foreign minister said in an interview
Saturday. “Frankly speaking, (bilateral) relations have never been stable,”
Ahmed Abul Gheit told the …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5glzPUW9-631IpOPqYhNq7rRMtFrw?docId=CNG.97f06e36a1a0cb62da2c4bda69870ba9.1e1

Work resumes at free trade zones with Egypt: Israel
Zawya
JERUSALEM, Mar 05, 2011 (AFP) – Businesses reopened in Egypt’s Qualifying
Industrial Zones (QIZs), Israeli officials said Saturday, after one month
of closure prompted by the country’s revolt against the regime of former
president Hosni Mubarak. …
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20110305T112223ZASW02

US reluctance in Egypt
Baruch College The Ticker
2 response to Egypt, he suggested that Mubarak loosen his grip on power and
a peaceful transition be made after the end of his term, but Obama has yet
to completely unite with people who want a revolution, — a revolution
they want now. …
www.theticker.org/about/2.8217/u-s-reluctance-in-egypt-1.2505767

Whose vision will build the new Egypt?
New York Post
Everywhere people are talking about the “new Egypt,” which is going to be a
model for the “developing world.” But there is little agreement on what
this new Egypt might look like. The first is Field Marshal Muhammad
Tantawi, the defense minister — who …
www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/whose_vision_will_build_the_new_0BKAOIk7OubFWeKDdl4HaJ

US reluctance in Egypt
Baruch College The Ticker
It seems as though the world is holding its breath in fear of Egypt’s
transition of power into the hands of its military. The promise of an
unflinchingly secular power working toward a new political order that
represents the demands of the people is …
www.theticker.org/about/2.8217/u-s-reluctance-in-egypt-1.2505769

Five myths about the Muslim Brotherhood
Washington Post
By Lorenzo Vidino Even before Hosni Mubarak gave in to the throngs in
Tahrir Square and stepped down as Egypt’s president on Feb. 11, officials
in Western capitals were debating what role the Muslim Brotherhood would
play in a new Egypt and a changing …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030402425.html

Internet traffic in Libya goes dark amid upheaval
The Associated Press
The move, coming ahead of planned protests in Libya, appears similar to
Egypt’s response to the demonstrations that led President Hosni Mubarak to
step down last month. The Libyan government controls the country’s primary
Internet service provider. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iDTX_-it6pJ8bN0qNwoB0t-y9YIA?docId=968e44282474493bb09d4fea0b922450

Queens Library Puts Out Call To Help ‘Sister’ Institution in Egypt
Patch.com
But the need for help to reopen libraries in Egypt’s capital remained
great. “To have these sources of learning burnt and looted isn’t good for
an emerging democracy,” King said. Queens library is hosting this Web site
for those wishing to make a …
littleneck.patch.com/articles/queens-library-puts-out-call-to-help-sister-institution-in-egypt

Firm offers trip to ‘New Egypt’
Chicago Tribune
SEATTLE — — While most travel companies are scrambling to cancel or
postpone tours to the Middle East, a Seattle tour operator is organizing a
late-March trip to what she calls the “New Egypt.” Stops will include
protest sites in Cairo and Alexandria …
www.chicagotribune.com/travel/ct-trav-0306-new-egypt-tour-20110304,0,3426263.story

Perak Plans To Charter Plane To Send Students Back To Egypt
Bernama
IPOH, March 5 (Bernama) — The Perak government plans to charter a plane to
send back 696 students from the state who were evacuated from Egypt
following the turmoil in the country. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr
Zambry Abdul Kadir said it was the …
www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=568696

Obama’s low-key strategy for the Middle East
Washington Post
By David Ignatius President Obama has been so low-key in his pronouncements
about events in Egypt and Libya that it’s easy to miss the extent of the
shift in US strategy. In supporting the wave of change sweeping the Arab
world, despite the wariness of …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030404614.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

New French foreign min heads to Egypt in 1st trip
Reuters Africa
PARIS (Reuters) – Alain Juppe will fly to Egypt this weekend for his first
official trip as France’s new foreign minister, as Paris sets out to regain
influence in the Arab world and turn the page on a string of diplomatic
failures. …
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72403I20110305

Moussa hits campaign trail in Egypt presidency race
Reuters Africa
By Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) – Veteran diplomat Amr Moussa talked economics
and social justice when he hit the campaign trail for the Egyptian
presidency with a string of interviews that flagged him as the front runner
for the job. …
af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE72403B20110305

Egypt should choose president first
http://www.worldbulletin.net
Turkey’s president highlighted importance of constitutional democracy
during his one-day visit to Egypt, diplomats said on Friday. Diplomats said
President Abdullah Gul briefed his Egyptian interlocutors on the reform
process in Turkey. …
www.worldbulletin.net/?aType=haber&ArticleID=70633

In Egypt, Post journalists’ courage in covering a revolution
Washington Post
By Patrick B. Pexton The Egyptian who interrogated Post photographer Linda
Davidson when she was detained during the Tahrir Square revolution was
polite; he later friended her on Facebook. At the time, though, her
situation was scary enough. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/04/AR2011030405936.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Book Review: Succession, revolution, and sexual harassment
Al-Masry Al-Youm
“On the State of Egypt” includes Al-Aswany’s views on Egypt, its
politics and society. The book was published by AUC Press only a few weeks
prior to the Egyptian revolution of the 25 January, but later Al-Aswany
re-launched the book with an addition of …
www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/340108

Diplomat Voices Optimism about Iran-Egypt Ties after Mubarak
Fars News Agency
Speaking to al-Alam news network, Head of Iran’s Interest Section in the
Egyptian capital, Cairo, Mojtaba Amani said relations between Iran and
Egypt can be expanded given the current political situation in the North
African country. …
english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8912140754

172000 have fled across Libya border – UN
Herald Sun
MORE than 172000 people have crossed Libya’s borders into Tunisia and Egypt
in the past week, a top UN official says. Following reports that Muammar
Gaddafi’s forces were stopping more people fleeing, Valerie Amos, the UN
emergency coordinator, …
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/have-fled-across-libya-border-un/story-e6frf7jx-1226016252060

Turkish president says strong army no guarantee for strong Egypt
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish President Abdullah Gül has delivered a message to Egypt’s new
military rulers that a strong army is no guarantee for a strong country,
during his critical visit to Cairo. ‘The council should aim for a strong
Egypt,” says President Gül, …
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=president-to-egypts-military-leaders-strong-army-no-guarantee-for-strong-egypt-2011-03-04

Looting affects Met Museum’s storerooms in Egypt
Examiner.com
In the midst of all the fighting in Egypt, treasured antiquities have been
looted from their resting places in museums and storerooms across the
country. One of these storerooms belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
located in Dahshur, …
www.examiner.com/art-in-new-york/looting-affects-met-museum-s-storerooms-egypt

World To See ‘Surprises’ In Libya Soon, Says Gaddafi’s Son
Bernama
CAIRO, Egypt, March 5 (Bernama) — Son of the Libyan leader Muammar
Gaddafi, speaking in an exclusive interview to the Al-Jazeera television
network, has promised that “in the coming days the whole world will see
some surprises that will take place in …
www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=568690

Egypt’s new prime minister addresses Cairo crowd | PRI’s The World
By The World
Egypt’s new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf addressed thousands of
demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday. The move represented a key
victory for protesters demanding political reform. The World’s Matthew Bell
has more.
www.theworld.org/2011/03/egypt-essam-sharaf-addresses-people/

Egypt’s New PM Speaks at Tahrir Square — News from Antiwar.com
By Jason Ditz
Post-Mubarak Egypt remains a work in progress for many protesters, who
retook the square despite warnings from the military junta and insisted
they wanted to remind the military that their demands haven’t changed. …
news.antiwar.com/2011/03/04/egypts-new-pm-speaks-at-tahrir-square/

Meanwhile, in Egypt | Gideon Rachman’s blog | International …
By Gideon Rachman
The revolution-cum-civil war in Libya is so dramatic that Egypt has slipped
off the front pages. But, of course, Egypt is a much bigger country and its
fate will ultimately matter more to the rest of the world. So what is going
on? …
blogs.ft.com/rachmanblog/2011/03/meanwhile-in-egypt/

Vator.tv – Libya takes lesson from Egypt, goes offline
By Ronny Kerr
Libya takes lesson from Egypt, goes offline. Google and Renesys report
Libya Internet traffic has flatlined as turmoil escalates by Ronny Kerr on
March 04, 2011.
vator.tv/news/2011-03-04-libya-takes-lesson-from-egypt-goes-offline

Egypt’s new PM speaks at Tahrir Square | Egyptian Uprising
By Egyptian Uprising
Cairo: Carried on the shoulders of protesters who claimed him as their own,
Egypt’s new prime minister waded into a crowd of tens of thousands in
Tahrir Square on Friday, delivering a speech bereft of regal bombast that
illustrated the …
www.egyptuprising.info/2011/03/05/egypts-new-pm-speaks-at-tahrir-square/

How Palestine’s uprising inspired Egypt’s | Revolt of the Plebs
By keith
ww3zionism In the 1990s, one could only whisper Hosni Mubarak’s name.
Political talk or jokes were avoided in phone calls. This year, millions of
Egyptians.
www.revoltoftheplebs.com/categories/occupied-palestine/how-palestine%E2%80%99s-uprising-inspired-egypt%E2%80%99s/

AL QAEDA CALLS FOR ISLAMIC RULE IN EGYPT “ Joel C. Rosenberg’s Blog
By joelcrosenberg
AL QAEDA CALLS FOR ISLAMIC RULE IN EGYPT. Posted: March 4, 2011 by
joelcrosenberg in Uncategorized · “Osama bin Laden’s deputy is urging
fellow Egyptians to establish Islamic rule over the country after the
ouster of President Hosni …
flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/al-qaeda-calls-for-islamic-rule-in-egypt/

Muslim Brotherhood – Egypt | Obama Talk
By admin
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is traditionally banned and difficult to meet.
This older report is one of the few that managed to.
obamatalk.org/muslim-2/muslim-brotherhood-egypt/

‘I get my legitimacy from you’ Egypt PM tells protesters | Ya …
By syh
This past week, Egypt’s then-Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq scolded a writer
who challenged his policies during a debate. He resigned a day later under
pressure from the country’s military leadership. On Friday, his successor,
Essam Sharaf …
www.yalibnan.com/2011/03/05/i-get-my-legitimacy-from-you-egypt-pm-tells-protesters/

Egypt’s attorney general forbids Mubarak from leaving country …
Egypt’s attorney general issued an order Monday freezing the assets of
former President Hosni Mubarak and his family and prohibiting them from
leaving the …
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/28/egypt.mubarak.assets/index.html?hpt=T1

Egypt’s military appoints first post-Mubarak PM – Yahoo! News
Egypt’s military rulers appointed the first post-Hosni Mubarak prime
minister Thursday, replacing an air force pilot close to the ousted leader
in a bid to …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110303/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt

My Way News – Egypt’s top archaeologist warns of looting
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, warned that the
country’s antiquity sites were being looted by criminals amid the country’s
political …
apnews.myway.com/article/20110304/D9LOBKA00.html

IRIN Middle East | EGYPT: Counting the post-revolution costs …
CAIRO, 21 February 2011 (IRIN) – Many people in Egypt have been directly or
indirectly affected by 17 days of street protests which ended on 11
February …
www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=91991