Egypt military ‘appoints new PM’
BBC Online Egypt’s military rulers have appointed ex-Prime Minister Kamal Ganzouri to form a new government, state media say. The previous military-appointed civilian cabinet resigned earlier this week in the wake of violent protests in Cairo and other cities. The military council has said parliamentary elections will begin across Egypt next week as scheduled. Clashes [...]
November 19, 2011 By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and LIAM STACK A wounded protester was carried Saturday past a burning police truck in Tahrir Square, where battles went on for hours. CAIRO — A police action to roust a few hundred protesters out of Tahrir Square on Saturday instead drew thousands of people from across Egyptian [...]
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Militia leaders based in Zintan, a western mountain town and stronghold of resistance to Colonel Qaddafi’s regime, said they captured Seif al-Islam early Saturday in the southwestern desert near Awbari, along with a small entourage. But while transitional government leaders in the capital, Tripoli, promised that Mr. Qaddafi would be closely guarded and turned over [...]
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Source: AP By: BEN HUBBARD Protesters wave banners and Egyptian national flags in Tahrir Square, the focal point … Male and female protesters bow in prayer at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the … CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir square with Islamists in the [...]
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Tarek Fatah Founder, Muslim Canadian Congress If there was any doubt in my mind that the so-called Arab Spring was nothing more than a backdrop to a long winter freeze, that doubt was set aside by the gory scenes of the death of Col. Gaddafi, played again and again on TV networks. The mad dog [...]
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There are reports that deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been either captured or killed. [Update 9:04 a.m. ET] Most Western governments declined to comment on the reports Thursday, with the U.S. State Department saying they could not confirm the media reports were correct. One exception was Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, whose country took part [...]
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