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Taiwan News
| over 2 years ago
Vice President Omar Suleiman warns "we can't put up with" continued protests in Tahrir for a long time and says the crisis must be ended as soon as possible, a sign of increasing impatience in the regime after 12 days of upheaval.
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KTUV
| over 2 years ago
President Barack Obama's spokesman criticized the Egyptian government on Tuesday for arresting and harassing journalists and rights activists, and called comments by Vice President Omar Suleiman that Egypt is not ready for democracy "particularly...
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Ynet News
| over 2 years ago
AFP White House press secretary vows regional instability will not affect US friendship with Israel, urges Egypt to hold free, fair elections 'without delay'. Meanwhile defense secretary lauds Egyptian army for showing restraint in protests Yitzhak...
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Ynet News
| over 2 years ago
Suleiman. 'Short time to reach peace' Photo: Reuters Mubarak. Israel found successor Photo: AP According to leaked cable, American diplomats stated in 2008 there is no question that Jewish state is 'most comfortable' with prospect of current...
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Zawya Political
| over 2 years ago
The United States led pressure Monday on Egypt's future leaders to honor existing treaties, alluding to the peace process as the Muslim Brotherhood joined talks on the Arab nation's political transition. Washington "will be a partner" to an Egyptian...
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Los Angeles Times
| over 2 years ago
Cloud, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington The Obama administration has reconciled itself to gradual political reform in Egypt , an approach that reflects its goal of maintaining stability in the Middle East but is at odds with demands of the...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| over 2 years ago
Israel wanted Suleiman to succeed Mubarak Back in 2008 already, Israel preferred to see Omar Suleiman succeeding Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, WikiLeaks documents handed over to the British Daily Telegrpah reveal. According to the documents,...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
The Obama administration conceded Monday that it will not endorse the demands of Egyptian protesters for embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down immediately, saying a precipitous exit could set back the country's democratic transition.
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
Egypt faces a "bumpy" process in its transition from decades of repressive rule to a multiparty democracy, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday in signaling U.S. backing for a more deliberate approach to political negotiations.
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CNN
| over 2 years ago
Egypt faces a "bumpy" process in its transition from decades of repressive rule to a multiparty democracy, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Monday in signaling U.S. backing for a more deliberate approach to political negotiations.
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Jerusalem Post
| over 2 years ago
Newly leaked US diplomatic cables suggest that Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. According to a 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks , and published Monday...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak, secret U.S. diplomatic cables published Monday suggested.
According to an August 2008 cable released by...
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Macleans
| over 2 years ago
Newly leaked U.S. diplomatic cables suggest that Egypt's Vice-President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak. According to a 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks, and published Monday by the...
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Taiwan News
| over 2 years ago
After several days of mixed messages about whether it wants to see Mubarak stay or go, Washington stepped up calls for a faster, more inclusive national dialogue on reform in Egypt. Under Egypt's constitution, Mubarak's resignation would trigger an...
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Channel NewsAsia
| over 2 years ago
Oil prices fell Monday as violence in Egypt appeared to ease, dampening fears about disruptions through the strategically vital Suez Canal. "Some of the concerns about Egypt are now being seen as at least partly resolved," said Adam Sieminski of...
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Jerusalem Post
| over 2 years ago
The White House eased its calls on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to relax his grip on government Monday as the Egyptian leader remained in office despite massive protests calling for his ouster. After days of calling on Mubarak to take immediate...
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The Guardian
| over 2 years ago
AP It is not easy to predict what will happen next in Egypt 's uprising, but if there is to be significant reform in the post-Mubarak era the route will have to go through several far-reaching constitutional and political changes needed to open up a...
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Al Jazeera
| over 2 years ago
Omar Suleiman, Egypt's recently appointed vice-president, has previously harshly criticised Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his communications with US officials, according to leaked US diplomatic cables. The revelations came as Suleiman met...
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International Business Times
| over 2 years ago
Egypt ian Vice President Omar Suleiman met with representatives of about 50 opposition groups on Sunday, including the Muslim Brotherhood as well as liberal parties Wafd and Ahrar, however results of the meeting inconclusive, with a wide divide on...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation — the key demand of protesters in the streets of Cairo — would trigger snap presidential elections under the Egyptian constitution and could make political reform more difficult, experts say.
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Financial Times
| over 2 years ago
Dispatches from the US embassy in Cairo, obtained by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, consistently refer to the one-time general who until recently headed Egypt 's General Intelligence Service, as key to the bilateral relationship.
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United Press International
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's new vice president says convening talks with opposition leaders is the first step in the political transition that demonstrators have been demanding. In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC's "This Week with Christiane Amanpour ," Vice...
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NOW Lebanon
| over 2 years ago
US Senator John Kerry hailed "quite extraordinary" talks in Egypt on Sunday but called on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to again address his people to clarify the path forward towards democracy. "I think what we've heard from the news from Egypt...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's Suleiman demonized Islamists Egypt's new vice president, Omar Suleiman, has long sought to demonize the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials, leaked diplomatic cables show, raising questions whether he can...
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The Journal Gazette
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try and end the country's political crisis. The announcement by the fundamentalist group came on the 13th day of mass demonstrations...
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Israel National News
| over 2 years ago
Feb/06/11 Follow Israel news briefs on and Egyptian opposition figure Mohammed el-Baradei said Sunday that U.S. support of a transition government run by President Hosni Mubarak or Vice-President Omar Suleiman would represent a major setback to...
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Taiwan News
| over 2 years ago
A government statement says a stray bullet from an exchange of fire between "criminal elements" struck the lead car in Vice President Omar Suleiman's motorcade as it moved through an area of disturbances on Jan. 28. The statement said Saturday that...
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AP Online
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's government is denying that the newly named vice president was targeted in an assassination attempt.
A government statement says a stray bullet from an exchange of fire between "criminal elements" struck the lead car in Vice...
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Jerusalem Post
| over 2 years ago
Associated Press Statement on Suleiman assassination attempt retracted 02/05/2011 16:41 German diplomat at Munich Security Conference tells CNN he believed it was a "confirmed report," but was actually "unsubstantiated. The diplomat added that the...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 2 years ago
Omar Suleiman reportedly survived an assassination attempt and saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline. The balance of power hangs in the balance as demonstrations against president Hosni Mubarak enter their twelfth day. White House press secretary Robert...
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Novinite
| over 2 years ago
Photo by veteranstoday.com Egypt 's government has denied on Saturday a report of Fox News of an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate the country's Vice President Omar Suleiman . Earlier Fox News said citing a senior Obama administration official that...
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NOW Lebanon
| over 2 years ago
Fox News said on Saturday that assassins recently attempted to kill Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman, Israeli daily Haaretz reported. The attempt targeted Suleiman's convoy and led to the death of two of his bodyguards. Haaretz cited Fox News as...
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Zee News
| over 2 years ago
Egyptian VP survives assassination bid' Washington: An assassination attempt on Egypt's Vice President Omar Suleiman has failed, but it left two of his bodyguards dead, a media report said. The attempt to kill Suleiman took place in recent days,...
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The Financial Express
| over 2 years ago
Omar Suleiman, seeking to end days of anti-government protests, has thanked youths for igniting reform in Egypt Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appeared increasingly cornered today amid reports that his deputy Omar Suleiman and top military leaders...
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Mail Online UK
| over 2 years ago
Two bodyguards killed in assassination attempt on new Egyptian vice president' 'Day of Departure' passes and Mubarak remains in power The balance of power was teetering in Egypt this morning amid reports of an assassination attempt on the newly-...
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Jerusalem Post
| over 2 years ago
Egypt will uphold the current peace agreement with Israel without violations, Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman said in an interview on the ABC television network Friday. "Yes we will have a peace agreement," Suleiman said after he was asked...
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Fox News
| over 2 years ago
Before becoming Egypt's vice president in late January, Omar Suleiman was known for his strong-arm tactics as one of the region's most feared and revered intelligence chiefs. A failed assassination attempt on Egypt's vice president in recent days...
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KSAZ
| over 2 years ago
An assassination attempt on the Egyptian vice president left two of his bodyguards dead, sources told Fox News Channel on Friday. The unsuccessful attempt to kill Omar Suleiman reportedly came in the past couple of days as violent unrest rocked the...
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ITN
| over 2 years ago
The president spoke out after reports that US officials had discussed president Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation in favor of vice president Omar Suleiman. Mr Obama said he hoped Mr Mubarak will make "the right decision" to steer his country...
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The independent
| over 2 years ago
The selection and the makeshift committee of Tahrir Square demonstrators and Facebook and Twitter "electors" has not been confirmed, but it marks the first serious attempt to turn the massive street protests of the past seven days into a political...
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Moreover Silicon Valley
| over 2 years ago
Stories But Mr. Obama did lay down some markers for the months of transition that lie ahead, and among them was a pointed insistence that not only must the transition begin now, but that the talks and deliberations that will define Egypt's future...
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The Daily Star
| over 2 years ago
Egypt's vice president will meet a group of prominent independent figures Saturday promoting a solution to the country's crisis in which he would assume the president's powers for an interim period, one of the groups said. Diaa Rashwan told Reuters...
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Voice of America
| over 2 years ago
Key Players in Egypt's Crisis President Hosni Mubarak : The 82-year-old has ruled Egypt for 30 years as leader of the National Democratic Party. Egypt's longest-serving president came to power after the assassination of his predecessor, Anwar Sadat.
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Seattle Times
| over 2 years ago
The embattled, autocratic Mubarak wants to stay on until presidential elections in September, and oversee the transition toward a more open political system. Mubarak has dug in, rejecting demands voiced in daily mass protests that he step down now.
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The Guardian
| over 2 years ago
Yves Herman/Reuters European leaders today called for an immediate transition to "broad-based" government in Egypt , but declined to demand the quick resignation of President Hosni Mubarak amid divisions over how to view the Cairo regime.
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 2 years ago
THE US is reportedly hatching a plan with Egyptian officials for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office immediately, to be replaced by a transitional government that would steer the nation to elections in September. The government would be headed by...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| over 2 years ago
Story continues below No surrender ... an anti-government protester at a demonstration in central Cairo on Thursday. Tens of thousands were expected to rally overnight in what was being called a Day of departure''. Photo: AP Hundreds of thousands...
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The Age
| over 2 years ago
Story continues below Last Friday's ''day of rage'' became yesterday's ''day of departure'', and the question people want answered is: Will Mr Mubarak finally heed the demands and agree to go? Mr Mubarak himself says he wants to go, telling ABC...
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Democracy Now
| over 2 years ago
Massive Demonstrations Across Egypt Aim to Oust Mubarak. Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports Live From Cairo Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian pro-democracy protesters have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square in defiance of violent attacks from supporters of...
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The New York Observer
| over 2 years ago
Huffington Post After an increase in anti-protester and anti-journalist violence in Cairo, news anchors Kate Couric and Brian Williams left Egypt, reports Media Decoder . Couric broadcast CBS Evening News from New York and Williams broadcast NBC...
