Monthly Archive: February 2011

Newscast for Monday, February 14, 2011

Pro-democracy demonstrations continue to break out across North Africa and the Middle East The history of military rule in Egypt Thai news website editor goes on trial for reader comments critical of the government...

Newscast for Friday, February 11, 2011

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns and millions across the country erupt in celebration We go the streets of Cairo and hear from democracy protesters and our correspondent Aya Batrawy In Gaza, Palestinians pour into...

Newscast for Thursday, February 10, 2011

Egypt’s President Mubarak addresses the nation and refuses to step down immediately The impact on Libya of the upheavals across the Arab world Citizen journalists report from the World Social Forum in Senegal The...

Newscast for Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Egypt’s Vice President warns of a coup Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip injure women and children The Sikh survivors of a riot in India pursue justice in a US court U.S. Senators look...

Newscast for Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Egyptian democracy protesters in Cairo turn out for the biggest demonstration yet The US corporations and lobbyists with close ties to the Mubarak regime The World Social Forum gets underway in Dakar, Senegal The...

Newscast for Monday, February 7, 2011

The Egyptian regime’s ongoing crackdown on demonstrators, activists and journalists Palestinians continue Egypt solidarity protests in the West Bank, despite assaults by Security forces Sudan’s referendum shows 99% favor independence for the south TSA...

Newscast for Friday, February, 4, 2011

Unprecedented numbers demonstrate in Egypt as international pressure on the regime builds Egyptian blogger describes the Mubarak regime’s campaign of violence and intimidation Activists link a US technology firm to the repression in Egypt...

Newscast for Thursday, February 3, 2011

  The Egyptian government continues its crackdown on activists Egyptian blogger Wael Khalil discusses what opposition activists have planned next Hundreds of academics call for a radical change to US Middle East foreign policy...

Newscast for Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Violence erupts in Egypt as Mubarak’s supporters attack pro-democracy demonstrators The role of women in the Egyptian democracy protests The impact of the turmoil in Egypt on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process Australia’s worst storm...

Newscast for Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak announces he’ll step down after elections The army and the police in Egyptian politics Jordan’s King Abdullah dismisses the government and appoints a new Prime Minister The political battle in...