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Iraq getting its citizens out of Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Iraq is sending planes to Egypt to evacuate its nationals. Correspondent Jane Arraf has been at the airport in Baghdad. She tells anchor Marco Werman how Iraq is turning out to be a safe haven for some. Download MP3

Idea of Pharaoh still relevant in Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The World’s Alex Gallafent examines the place of the Pharaoh in the Egyptian political imagination, and how that relates to the current protests against President Mubarak’s long rule. Download MP3

Egypt without the Nile

By The World ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Egypt would be almost all barren desert without the Nile. Now while Cairo burns, countries further upstream are closing in on a deal that may strip Egypt of its traditional water rights. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from Steven Solomon, author of Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power and Civilization. Download MP3

Egypt through the eyes of other cartoonists

By Carol Hills ⋅ February 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Cartoonists outside the Middle East are commenting on events in Egypt just as much as those in the region. A few more references to the imagined back and forth between Hosni Mubarak and Barack Obama but just as many pyramids, dominoes and pharaohs. Take a look.

Clashes erupt amid Egypt protest

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅

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There have been fierce clashes in the Egyptian capital between supporters of President Hosni Mubarak and protesters calling on him to resign immediately. State TV said a member of the security forces had been killed and hundreds of people wounded in pitched battles in and around Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The World’s Matthew Bell is in Cairo. Download MP3
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Mubarak’s reign in Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments ⋅

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The World’s Jeb Sharp looks back at President Mubarak’s 30-year rule and the historical context in which he came to power and governed. Download MP3
Jeb Sharp’s latest podcast: Change in Egypt

US walks a fine line on Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The crisis in Egypt presents huge problems for US foreign policy. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the American role with Aaron David Miller, a former adviser on the Middle East to six US secretaries of state, between 1985 and 2003. Download MP3

Egypt’s opposition groups try to unite

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo on who the Egyptian opposition is, and how various opposition groups are trying to speak with one voice in the wake of unprecedented anti-government protests there. Download MP3

Will more countries follow Egypt?

By The World ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Council on Foreign Relations fellow Steven Cook about the prospects for a regional “domino effect” in Egypt’s neighborhood. They discuss the likelihood for change in countries including Algeria, Libya, and Syria. Download MP3

Massive protests in Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he will not stand for re-election in September, as protests against his rule grow. The announcement came as hundreds of thousands rallied in central Cairo urging him to step down immediately. The demonstration was the biggest since protests began last week. The World’s Matthew Bell is in Cairo. (Photo: Matthew Bell) Download MP3
Live updates from the BBC
Slideshow: Matthew Bell’s photos from Egypt

Egypt and the Palestinians

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅

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For years, the Arab world was inspired by scenes of the Palestinian intifada. But now many in the West Bank say it’s unlikely that Palestinians will be inspired to protest by the waves of unrest sweeping the Arab world. Daniel Estrin reports from Ramallah. Download MP3
NYTimes: Palestinian Adversaries Unite, for Now, on Egypt

Europe slow to react

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on the slow and muddled European reaction to the anti-government protests in Egypt. Like the US, many European countries are caught between supporting an old ally and calling for an orderly democratic transition in Egypt. Download MP3

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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The protests in Egypt are focusing attention on the Muslim Brotherhood. It has Egypt’s largest grassroots network and is linked with other Islamist movements throughout the Arab region. Host Marco Werman finds out more about the group’s plans from former Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Kamal el-Halbawy. Download MP3

Egypt sparks Iran to crack down on dissidents

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Iranian leaders have been responding to events in Egypt by cracking down on dissidents. Barbara Slavin, a senior fellow at The Atlantic Council tells anchor Marco Werman that Iranians executed a record number of prisoners last months. She says it’s an effort to stifle opposition that might feel empowered after events in Tunisia and Egypt. Download MP3

Iran Cracks Down While Egypt Cracks Up

Looting amid the chaos in Egypt

By The World ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Archeologists worry that some of Egypt’s vast collection of precious antiquities could be lost to looting amid the protests there. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Brian Vastag of the Washington Post. Download MP3