Hesham Bahari. "Marknadsanpassade religiösa och ideologiska reliker från det förflutna är en del av det realpolitiska spel som ser till att rika blir allt rikare och fattiga allt fattigare. Det är mot detta spel som miljontals människor i arabvärlden nu r
oogle, in response to the Internet blockade in Egypt, said on Monday (31Jan )that it had created a way to post messages to microblogging service Twitter by making telephone calls.
Plutôt que de chercher à censurer massivement — et sans discernement — les messages d’opposants en fermant le robinet numérique, les autorités égyptiennes prennent l’initiative de se servir à leur tour des nouvelles technologies : c’est ainsi que l’armée
Walden Bello: ... neither the international marchers nor their representatives were able to get into Gaza (the 65 who did go only represented themselves). Whatever its intentions, the Egyptian government behaved terribly. Although arguing that it wanted
by PHAM BINH on FEBRUARY 7, 2013. "Warning them of the strings imperialist powers will attach to arms shipments or funding is one thing; attaching strings to our support for their fight by means of a litmus test is another." interventioner
Cam McGrath/IPS. CAIRO, Jan 9 2014 (IPS) - A draft constitution set to go before a public referendum next week gives the military more privileges, enshrining its place as Egypt’s most powerful institution and placing it above the state. The new text, set to replace the constitution drawn up in 2012 under Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, has stoked fears that Egypt’s military leadership is pushing to consolidate its power and protect its political and economic interests. “The powers conferred to the army (in the draft constitution) lay the foundation for a military dictatorship,” warns Tharwat Badawi, professor of constitutional law at Cairo University. “The powers conferred to the army lay the foundation for a military dictatorship." The new charter was drawn up by a 50-member committee appointed by the military-installed government that has ruled since the army ousted Morsi in July 2013.
Sveriges radios reporter Cecilia Uddén kommenterar den politiska krisen i Egypten. I morgon, lördag har Mursi bjudit in representanter för oppositionen till dialog. "Dialogen i Citadellet" 1812. Folkomröstningen 15 december om Mursis nya maktlag.
C'est leur démocratie, les élections. Mais la démocratie ce ne sont pas juste des élections. Il faut d'abord changer le système, pour qu'il soit plus (...)
Gail Tverberg: "In my view, oil and gas resource limits are major contributors to the conflict in Syria. This is happening in several ways: 1. Syria is an oil exporter that is in increasingly perilous financial condition because of depleting oil resources. When oil production is increasing, it can help an oil exporter in two ways: (a) part of the of the oil supply can be used internally, to grow more food and to support increased industry, and (b) exports of oil can be used to provide revenue for governmental programs such as food subsidies, education, and building highways. Syria’s population grew from 8.8 million in 1980 to 22.8 million in 2012, at least in part because of the wealth available from oil extraction."
The preliminary results show that Ahmed Shafiq, a former Air Force general who served as prime minister under Mubarak, apparently claimed one of two top spots in the first round of voting. The other was won by Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohamed Morsi, who received the most votes in the 13-person field. Friday afternoon Morsi was in the lead with 26 percent, Shafiq with 23 percent and the leftist Sabbahi with 20 percent.