The New Dark Age

28 July 2011 — williambowles.info

Torture still rampant in post-revolution Egypt, activists say
MiamiHerald.com
The only difference in post-revolution Egypt, they say, is that victims empowered by the uprising are speaking publicly of their brutal experiences. Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, offered a grim …
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/07/28/2334670/torture-still-rampant-in-post.html

Egypt’s Islamists and liberals bury the hatchet ahead of protests
Monsters and Critics.com
Cairo – Egypt’s Islamist and liberal powers Thursday said they would hold a joint mass protest in central Cairo on Friday to push the country’s military rulers to deliver on promises of reform. ‘Friday will be the day of popular will and concurrence,’ …
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1653709.php/Egypt-s-Islamists-and-liberals-bury-the-hatchet-ahead-of-protests

Egypt’s army head blames foreign intervention
Reuters Africa
CAIRO (Reuters) – Foreign groups are meddling in Egypt and stirring up unrest, Egypt’s army chief said on Wednesday, days after protesters marched to the defence ministry to urge their military rulers to speed up reforms. “There are foreign players who …
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE76R02C20110728

All out in Tahrir on Friday
Ahram Online
This Friday, 29 July 2011, hundreds of thousands of people will take to streets and squares all across Egypt to participate in one more massive million man march. But this Friday will be markedly different from other Friday mass protests that have …
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/17498/Egypt/Politics-/All-out-in-Tahrir-on-Friday.aspx

House subcommittee approves foreign-aid cuts
Washington Post (blog)
The bill, approved by a House Appropriations subcommittee, also clamps new restrictions on aid for Pakistan as well as Middle East allies such as Egypt and Yemen, requiring the State Department to first certify that those countries are cooperating in …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/checkpoint-washington/post/house-subcommittee-approves-foreign-aid-cuts/2011/07/27/gIQAtD6WdI_blog.html

Direct investment in Egypt slumps in first quarter 2011
Ahram Online
(Source: Central Bank of Egypt, July monthly bulletin) Foreign direct
investment (FDI) in Egypt fell 124 per cent in the first quarter of 2011
against the final quarter of the previous year, according to the latest
figures released by the Central Bank …
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/17525/Business/Economy/Direct-investment-in-Egypt-slumps-in-first-quarter.aspx

MIDEAST STOCKS-Political tension drags Egypt;most Gulf mkts fall
Reuters
By Patrick Werr and Nadia Saleem CAIRO/DUBAI July 27 (Reuters) – Egypt’s
bourse fell for a seventh session on mounting political tension on
Wednesday ahead of former President Hosni Mubarak’s trial, and most Gulf
markets fell amid global uncertainty. …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/27/mideast-markets-wrap-idUSL6E7IR1XV20110727

FEATURE-Egypt media gains reversed by military rulers
Reuters Africa
Mirazi, well-known for his talk shows and interview skills on pan-Arab
satellite channels Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya, believes the generals ruling
Egypt since President Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow were annoyed at his
outspoken criticism of how they manage …
http://af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE75D27D20110728

Egypt: Businessman arrested over protester deaths
The Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police have arrested a businessman and his son who
are accused of killing 18 protesters in the city of Suez during the
uprising this year. Suez security chief Maj. Gen. Adil Rafat said Wednesday
that police tracked down Ibrahim …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iHZNrirADKZKiu4E9f2Y9_8scQ_g?docId=fd560f2a57884fe781084c8c5f100256

Egypt’s al-Azhar calls for better Iran ties
Bikya Masr
CAIRO: The Arab world’s leading Islamic institution, al-Azhar University,
has called on Cairo to boost its relationship with Arab countries and Iran.
Ahmed al-Tayyib, the university’s Chancellor of Islamic Studies, told an
Iranian delegation this week …
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=37781

If Egypt’s Economy Doesn’t Improve, Does Democracy Matter?
Voice of America
July 27, 2011 If Egypt’s Economy Doesn’t Improve, Does Democracy Matter?
Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington Eman Mahran can’t find a job. The
unemployed biomedical engineer has been looking for work for four years and
her plight represents a large and …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/If-Egypts-Economy-Doesnt-Improve-Does-Democracy-Matter-126252283.html

Interactive Graphic: Visualizing Egypt’s Diverse Political Parties
The Atlantic
By Lois Parshley It’s not easy to follow the political scramble in Egypt,
where dozens of parties are forming in anticipation of elections this fall.
Who’s secular and who’s Islamist? Who’s liberal and who’s conservative? To
help readers — and maybe a …
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/07/interactive-graphic-visualizing-egypts-diverse-political-parties/242597/

Egypt’s 29 July protests finally named: the Friday of unity and popular will
Ahram Online
After weeks of disagreement, no less than 26 parties, movements and groups,
including Islamists, leftists and liberals, have reached a set of demands
for the upcoming Friday July 29th protests, which will be named ‘The
Popular Will and Unity Friday’. …
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/17496/Egypt/Politics-/Egypts–July-protests-finally-named-the-Friday-of-.aspx

Mubarak’s refusal to eat puts doubt on trial date
Sydney Morning Herald
THE deposed president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, is refusing to eat solid
food and is suffering ”weakness and severe infirmity”, the official
Egyptian news agency MENA has said. The report on Tuesday intensified
speculation Mubarak’s court date would …
http://www.smh.com.au/world/mubaraks-refusal-to-eat-puts-doubt-on-trial-date-20110727-1i09n.html

Egypt investment prospects are still unclear: UN body
Ahram Online
The long-term outlook for foreign direct investment in Egypt is promising
but political instability is likely to affect recovery in the short run,
according to a spokesman for the United Nations Conference for Trade And
Development (UNCTAD). …
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/17388/Business/Economy/Egypt-investment-prospects-are-still-unclear-UN-bo.aspx

Agriculture remains unexploited for restoring Egypt’s economy
Al-Masry Al-Youm
For decades Egypt’s economy was guided by political forces who wanted to
enjoy the fruits of western capitalist democracy without sowing the seeds
for the local economy to flourish on its own. Those forces looked to
remittances, tourism or the Suez …
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/480863

Arab Spring future in the balance, William Hague warns
Telegraph.co.uk
He said the future of Egypt would decide the extent to which democracy
would flow across the region, calling it “the single most important piece
of the jigsaw in the whole Arab Spring”. Mr Hague spoke amid increasingly
frantic diplomatic moves five …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8667023/Arab-Spring-future-in-the-balance-William-Hague-warns.html

Egypt falls on political worries
Daily News Egypt
By Patrick Werr and Dina Zayed / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt’s main index falls
for a seventh session as political tensions mount ahead of the trial of
former President Hosni Mubarak, which is scheduled to begin Aug. 3. Mubarak
is accused of complicity in the …
http://thedailynewsegypt.com/stock-market/egypt-falls-on-political-worries.html

Egypt’s Christian ‘kidnappings’ highlight need for better reporting
Bikya Masr
Her testimony was likely to hit home with US lawmakers who have been
bombarded with almost daily reports of the abuse met out to Egypt’s
Christian minority at the hands of Muslims. “These reports are not
allegations nor should they be disputed,” said …
http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=37409

Muslim Attack on Christians in Egypt Provoked By Installation of …
By Eeyore
Muslim Attack on Christians in Egypt Provoked By Installation of Church
Bell. Posted on July 28, 2011 by Eeyore. (AINA) — An exchange of harsh
words on July 25 between Ruth, a Christian woman, and Gassem Fouad, a
Muslim man who had …
http://vladtepesblog.com/?p=36009

Egypt after Mubarak: A checklist | MAARS News
By Valkyries
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Politics and everything on the headlines. Top Global Headlines!
http://news.maars.net/blog/2011/07/28/egypt-after-mubarak-a-checklist/

Egypt: Muslim Attack on Christians Provoked By Installation of …
By Claudia
… outside Samalout, north of Minya, was given permission to renovate and
this was completed last week, and the church bell was reinstalled. via
Muslim Attack on Christians in Egypt Provoked By Installation of Church
Bell. …
http://teaandpolitics.wordpress.com/2011/07/28/egypt-muslim-attack-on-christians-provoked-by-installation-of-church-bell/

Egypt: Her Excellency, Madame President? – Blogs
By Steven Cook
Cook’s observations and analysis of developments in the Middle East and
their resonance in Washington.
http://blogs.cfr.org/cook/2011/07/27/egypt-her-excellency-madame-president/

Egypt: Businessman arrested over protester deaths | The Associated …
By The Associated Press
Egyptian police have arrested a businessman and his son who are accused of
killing 18 protesters in the city of Suez during the uprising this year.
Suez security chief Maj. Gen. Adil Rafat said Wednesday that police tracked
down Ibrahim …
http://www.sfexaminer.com/news/2011/07/egypt-businessman-arrested-over-protester-deaths

Egypt may soon be due for an Arab Fall | MyFDL
By Liz Berry
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is in control of Egypt but
there is growing discontent among the people with the generals and their
management of the government. Dina Abdel Rahman, host of a TV show on Dream
(a private …
http://my.firedoglake.com/iflizwerequeen/2011/07/27/egypt-may-soon-be-due-for-an-arab-fall/

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Egypt Hosts “Resistance …
By ZIP
(INN) — Egypt this week hosted a “resistance” conference attended by
the Muslim Brotherhood, Hizbullah and Palestinian Authority terrorist
groups. They discussed linking the Arab Spring uprisings with demands of
the Palestinian …
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/27/egypt-hosts-resistance-conference-attended-by-hamas-hezbollah-palestinian-islamic-jihad/

Egypt’s revolution at 6 months: ‘We can’t go back’ – Care2 News …
By Cal Mendelsohn
Six months after the improbable revolt that toppled one of the world’s
longest-serving rulers, protesters are once again camping in Cairo’s Tahrir
Square to demand speedy change.
http://www.care2.com/news/member/193692282/2883297

Egypt after Mubarak: A checklist – CNN
Egypt at a glance, six months after the January revolution:POLITICS:– The
military council that replaced longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak suspended
Egypt’s …
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-07-24/world/egypt.revolution.status_1_cairo-s-tahrir-square-gamal-and-alaa-corruption-charges?_s=PM:WORLD

Iran courts post-Mubarak Egypt, worrying allies – USATODAY.com
Egypt’s military-led caretaker government says it has no intention of
mending ties with Iran, a longtime foe and regional rival.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-07-27-egypt-iran-relationship_n.htm

Michael Totten » Egypt is a Biohazard
But this time Egypt’s notoriously unhygienic food had its way with me even
though I was careful as always. For the first ten or so days I felt only
mildly …
http://pajamasmedia.com/michaeltotten/2011/07/25/egypt-is-a-biohazard/

Continuing Violations of Workers’ Rights in Egypt – ITUC-CSI-IGB
In its latest report to the World Trade Organisation’s periodic Trade
Policy Review, the International Trade Union Confederation condemns vicious
(…)
http://www.ituc-csi.org/continuing-violations-of-workers.html