The New Dark Age

15 June 2011 — williambowles.info

Grapel denies Mossad ties
Ynetnews
Egyptian newspaper Al Masry Al Youm reports Israeli held in Egypt told interrogators information he sent friends via email didn’t was not confidential, could be found online. Meanwhile, Al Ahram daily insists Grapel ‘an important element within Mossad’ …
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4082378,00.html

Egypt’s Secret Military Trials Erode Activists’ Trust
NPR
Every political slogan is laced with propaganda, but during Egypt’s
revolution the frequent Tahrir Square chant, “The army and the people are
one” had real meaning. People didn’t just hope; they trusted the military
to support their risky push for …
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/14/137176946/egypts-secret-military-trials-erode-activists-trust

Unshackled NGOs’ vision for Egypt future
Egyptian Gazette
The aggrieved officials say that the new, post-revolution spirit in Egypt
has re-ignited their enthusiasm. Street children nationwide are likely to
benefit from this new enthusiasm, as these officials, their shackles
broken, stress that they plan to …
http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=19208&title=Unshackled%20NGOs%E2%80%99%20vision%20for%20Egypt%20future

Former Guantanamo prisoner arrested in Egypt
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: Egypt has arrested a man who returned to his native country after
having been jailed at the United States’ Guantanamo Bay prison. Adel
al-Gazzar spoke briefly with reporters on Monday, saying he was not
returning to the country to be imprisoned …
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=34816
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HP,CISCO and Motorola increase Egypt IT promises
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: Recent moves by Hewlett-Packard, CISCO and Motorola to establish
stronger bases in Egypt have the outsourcing community in an optimistic
fit. Adel Danish, the head of Xceed, one of Cairo’s leading call centers,
believes the recent developments …
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=34813

Another face in the crowd: Sexual harassment in Egypt, part 2
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: I am not the first or the only woman to experience the insult of
sexual harassment in Egypt. Neither was Lara Logan, the CBS news reporter
who was assaulted and beaten by a group of men while covering the
celebration the day Mubarak resigned. …
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=34786

Mid-East Christians ‘in danger’
BBC News
He claimed there had been more killings of Christians and burnings of
churches in Egypt than people were aware of. Life was unsustainable for
Christians in northern Iraq, and tensions in Syria were nearing breaking
point, he added. …
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-13769747

ElBaradei memoir is a forceful, if revisionist, account of a tense time
Kansas City Star
By BOB DROGIN When tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters filled
Cairo’s Tahrir Square for 18 tense days and toppled Egypt’s brutal dictator
early this year, Mohamed ElBaradei visited the street revolutionaries
exactly once – briefly – and …
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/06/15/2951644/elbaradei-memoir-is-a-forceful.html

Egypt finds 3 new Gaza border tunnels
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Egyptian authorities on Wednesday discovered three underground tunnels in
Ahrash at the Egypt-Gaza border, a security source said. Police have
imposed tight security around four tunnels they found last week and are
preparing to demolish them, …
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/468275

Vodafone Egypt Receives Approval for Mobile-Phone Money Transfer
Bloomberg
By Ola Galal – Wed Jun 15 11:31:32 GMT 2011 Vodafone Egypt
Telecommunications Co. received government approval to provide mobile-phone
money transfer once security in the country improves, Chief Executive
Officer Hatem Dowidar said. …
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-15/vodafone-egypt-receives-approval-for-mobile-phone-money-transfer.html

IDB to help finance Egypt projects for $2.5 bln
Reuters Africa
JEDDAH (Reuters) – Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank is setting aside
$2.5 billion for development projects in Egypt over the next three years to
support its economy after the ouster of its leader, the bank said on
Wednesday. …
http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE75E0CY20110615

UPDATE 1-Egypt’s Oriental Weavers Q1 net falls 15 pct
Reuters
By Patrick Werr CAIRO, June 14 (Reuters) – Net profits at Egypt’s Oriental
Weavers dropped 15 percent in the first quarter, the world’s biggest
machine-woven carpet maker said on Tuesday, as raw material costs rose and
the Egyptian pound weakened. …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/14/orientalweavers-idUSLDE75D16W20110614

‘Questions surround death of Eritrean at Egypt border’
Jerusalem Post
Operating doctors have expressed doubt about the official explanation for
the cause of death of an Eritrean migrant found near the Israel-Egypt
border earlier this month, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel said Tuesday.
In a statement released on …
http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Article.aspx?id=225041

Egypt police seize arms cache near Gaza, arrest 4
Ynetnews
An Egyptian official says police have seized a large weapons cache in a
coastal city near the Gaza Strip and have arrested three Palestinians and
one Egyptian suspect. Abdel-Wahab Mabrouk, the governor of North Sinai
province, says the four were part …
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4082470,00.html

Between Unity and Tolerance – a Plan to Fragment the Egyptian Revolution
MidEastYouth.com
They used anti-Semitic Nazi slogans, then the Israeli media concentrated on
those slogans as the picture of the Egyptian revolution, which put peace
activists of Egypt in a big embarrassment because of their being part of
the revolution. …
http://www.mideastyouth.com/2011/06/14/between-unity-and-tolerance-a-plan-to-fragment-the-egyptian-revolution/

‘Counter-revolution’ blamed for Egypt market instability
Egyptian Gazette
Meanwhile, contradictory official statements about the economic scene and
the constant drop in Egypt’s foreign currency reserve negatively reflected
on the market especially in imported commodities, of which there was an
apparent shortage accompanied …
http://213.158.162.45/~egyptian/index.php?action=news&id=19210&title=%E2%80%98Counter-revolution%E2%80%99%20blamed%20for%20Egypt%20market%20instability

Will a Democratic Transition Happen in Egypt?
Huffington Post (blog)
As in Tunisia, if the army favors law and order, they are not ready to
resort to any means to obtain it, since it would undermine their legitimacy
and role in the post-Mubarak Egypt. The protesters of Tahrir Square have
been able to aggregate …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rabah-ghezali/will-a-democratic-transit_b_876250.html

Don’t shoot the protester! Egypt’s army overdoes peacekeeping — RT
By RT
The behavior of Egypt’s army since taking over from the ousted Hosni
Mubarak is causing anger amongst former Tahrir Square protesters. Many
doubt whether the generals can, or are willing to, to bring about the
democratic changes so many …
http://rt.com/news/army-people-mubarak-copt/

Emory Student Charged With Being Spy In Egypt – News Story – WSB …
ATLANTA — An Emory law student is charged with being a spy in Egypt.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/28237155/detail.html

Alleged ‘SPY’ in Egypt is US Citizen, IDF Paratrooper | Intifada …
By Elias
by Yaakov Katz The “very pro-Arabic” IDF veteran who liked “hanging
out” in Tahrir Square. Alleged ‘SPY’ in Egypt is US Citizen, IDF
paratrooper.
http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2011/06/alleged-%E2%80%98spy%E2%80%99-in-egypt-is-us-citizen-idf-paratrooper/

7000 people jailed in Egypt since the beginning of the “Arab …
By Steve Dennis
After more than two weeks of anti-regime protests in Egypt that had
sometimes caught the United States off balance, President Obama Friday
hailed the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, saying “the people of
Egypt have spoken, …
http://americaswatchtower.com/2011/06/14/7000-people-jailed-in-egypt-since-the-beginning-of-the-arab-spring/

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Forms Coalition That ‘Will Dictate The …
By Sun Tzu
“The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s most powerful Islamist party, announced
on Monday that it had formed a coalition with the liberal Wafd Party for
the country’s upcoming parliamentary elections. The partnership between two
of Egypt’s …
http://bigpeace.com/stzu/2011/06/14/egypt-muslim-brotherhood-forms-coalition-that-will-dictate-the-electoral-outcome/

Israeli diplomats visit accused spy in Egypt | The Associated …
By The Associated Press
Israel says its diplomats have visited a U.S.-born Israeli who is being
held in Egypt on spying charges. Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor
says the two members of Israel’s diplomatic mission to Egypt saw Ilan
Grapel on Tuesday and …
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/06/israeli-diplomats-visit-accused-spy-egypt

Egypt Rejects U.S. “Democracy” Funding « Antiwar.com Blog
By John Glaser
A U.S. plan to fund the democratic transition in Egypt has led to a
confrontation with the country’s new rulers, who are suspicious of American
aims and what they see as political interference in the aftermath of
President Hosni …
http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/06/14/egypt-rejects-u-s-democracy-funding/

RubinReports: Egypt: Things Keep Getting Worse
By Barry Rubin
The Wafd was Egypt’s liberal nationalist party from the 1920s to the 1952
revolution when it was closed down. The Brotherhood has a tradition of what
entering and taking over purportedly secular political parties. …
http://rubinreports.blogspot.com/2011/06/egypt-things-keep-getting-worse.html

3 new political parties register in Egypt | The Associated Press …
By The Associated Press
Egyptian political activists announced Tuesday the formation of three new
parties, the first groups with no religious affiliation to emerge from the
popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/06/3-new-secular-political-parties-register-egypt

Column: the plot against Egypt – Blog – The Arabist
By Issandr El Amrani
I picked a funny time to write a column about the various conspiracies that
are being sprung against noble Egypt, apparently. I wrote it a couple of
days ago, before the news about Ilan Grapel, the alleged Israeli spy who
was everywhere …
http://www.arabist.net/blog/2011/6/14/column-the-plot-against-egypt.html

Activist Post: New Egypt? 7000 civilians jailed since Mubarak fell
By Activist
CAIRO — Egypt’s military rulers told human rights advocates Monday that
at least 7000 civilians have been sentenced to prison terms by military
courts since Hosni Mubarak was ousted — an astoundingly high number
likely to fuel debate …
http://www.activistpost.com/2011/06/new-egypt-7000-civilians-jailed-since.html
Activist Post
http://www.activistpost.com/

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Islamists committed to electoral …
By admin
Just Journalism has previously covered how the Muslim Brotherhood, the
largest Islamist group in Egypt, has increased the number of seats it
intends to contest in the upcoming elections. The Brotherhood also
reportedly intended to …
http://justjournalism.com/the-wire/muslim-brotherhood-in-egypt-islamists-committed-to-electoral-cooperation/

Grapel Tells Egypt His ‘Spy Secrets’ Were on Internet | New Middle …
By admin
Ilan Grapel, accused by Egypt of spying for Israel, told investigators all
the that information he passed on to friends already was available on the
Internet. The American-born suspect, who served in the IDF as a paratrooper
and was …
http://nmen.org/grapel-tells-egypt-his-%E2%80%98spy-secrets%E2%80%99-were-on-internet/

Suspected Zionist spy arrested in Egypt was traveling to Libya | SHOAH
By admin
The Egyptian paper reported that the Egyptian prosecution is claiming that
Grapel met with a group of people, some of whom were European, in southern
Egypt before traveling to Cairo on the day of ousted Egyptian President
Hosni …
http://www.shoah.org.uk/2011/06/15/suspected-zionist-spy-arrested-in-egypt-was-traveling-to-libya/

Egypt spy allegations against Israeli questioned – World news …
Friends and relatives of a U.S.-born Israeli arrested in Egypt on spy
charges said Monday he is a law student in Atlanta with an avid interest in
the …
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43376531/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/egypt-spy-allegations-against-israeli-questioned/

Egypt must resist relapse to despotism – CNN
Since President Hosni Mubarak fell in February, Egypt has become a freer
country in many ways. But the ruling military council is continuing his
tradition …
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-06-10/opinion/abaza.egypt.salafi_1_muslim-brotherhood-military-leaders-new-constitution?_s=PM:OPINION