Egyptians make their voices heard online

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Last Friday, the Egyptian government shut down most access to the Internet. In this week’s tech podcast, you’ll hear how Egyptians, with some help from folks outside the country, are still making their voices heard. Download MP3 (25:17)

How the Arab media is covering the protests

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The World’s Marco Werman surveys Arab TV coverage of the protests in Egypt. Download MP3

Reactions from the streets of Cairo

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Marco Werman talks to Ahmed El Gaddar, one of the protestors who has been on the streets of Cairo in Egypt, and to Egyptian writer Ahdaf Soueif, who was also there. Download MP3

Israel looks on with anxiety

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Egypt’s neighbor, Israel, has been watching the protests in Cairo with increasing anxiety. Daniel Estrin has that story from Jerusalem. Download MP3

Washington’s view of the Cairo crisis

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The crisis in Egypt has left Washington struggling to come up with an effective policy. So far the administration has stopped short of calling on President Mubarak to step down, but it’s hardly a ringing endorsement. Aaron David Miller, a former Middle East adviser to six secretaries of state, argues that Washington should not try to get ahead of the curve. He speaks with anchor, Marco Werman. Download MP3

Views from Egypt: life on hold

How is the ongoing unrest in Egypt affecting the day-to-day lives of Egyptians and how do they see the future of their country? BBC Arabic speaks to a number of Egyptians to find out.

Egypt protests escalate

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President Mubarak of Egypt has dismissed his government and said he would introduce social, democratic and economic reforms in response to the unprecedented protests which swept the country on Friday. Speaking on national television he said he would not allow Egypt to be destabilized, and new restrictions would be introduced to ensure security. The World’s Matthew Bell is in Cairo. Download MP3
Continuous updates from the BBC

Egypt cuts internet access

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Egypt’s government today literally pulled the plug on Internet access in the country. Anchor Marco Werman finds out how that was done from The World’s technology correspondent Clark Boyd. Download MP3

Watching Egypt disappear from the Internet
Reactions from columnists and activists

Reviewing the situation in Egypt

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Marco Werman talks with Magdi Abdelhadi, the BBC’s Middle East editor, about events unfolding in Egypt. Download MP3

Archives: Mubarak’s Egypt by Magdi Abdelhadi

Egypt on the edge

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Nobel peace laureate and Egyptian opposition politician Mohamed ElBaradei has arrived in Cairo as anti-government protests continue to spread. A Bedouin protester was shot dead in the Sinai region, bringing this week’s death toll to seven. The governing party says it is willing to listen to public grievances such as unemployment but has cracked down on protests, arresting up to 1,000 people. Speaking on his arrival in Cairo, Mr ElBaradei said he would join the protests. Anchor Marco Werman gets an update on the anti-government protests from The World’s Matthew Bell in Cairo. Download MP3
In pictures: Egypt protests
British television reporter Jonathan Rugman is tweeting from Cairo

Journalist beaten in Egypt

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Jack Shenker, a reporter for The Guardian newspaper, was beaten and arrested alongside protestors in Egypt last night. He recorded the experience as he was driven in the dark through the city of Cairo. Download MP3

Listen to the longer version of Shenker’s recording

US urges Egypt to reform

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The United States has urged the Egyptian authorities to implement political and economic reforms while calling for calm as protesters burned government buildings in Egypt. The government there has blamed the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood for the violence. But novelist and activist Alaa Al Aswany says the Egyptian demonstrations reflect popular anger at the Mubarak regime. Download MP3

The US-Egypt relationship

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President Obama did NOT mention the unrest in Egypt during his State of the Union address last night. That stood out since Egypt is a key player in the Middle East. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Steven Cook, Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations about the importance of the US-Egypt relationship. Download MP3

Video: Demonstrations in Egypt

More protests in Cairo

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There are more signs that this month’s popular revolt in Tunisia may be inspiring Arabs elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East. In Cairo today, thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with riot police. It was the largest demonstration in Egypt in years. The BBC’s Jon Leyne in Cairo witnessed the clashes and describes the scene to host Marco Werman. Download MP3

Sudan opposition under pressure

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Matthew Brunwasser in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, about the arrest of a leading opposition figure in Sudan, and what that says about Sudan’s government and it’s treatment of those who disagree with it. Download MP3