Morsi supporters rally in Istanbul A group of supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi gathered in Istanbul?s Fatih district on July 1. Egypt and Turkey There is a difference between Turkey and Egypt. To start off with no one can imagine the kind of gay pride parade Tahrir: Take 2 First, it was the fall of … Read more
Egyptian protestors direct laser lights on a military helicopter flying over the presidential palace in Cairo. Muslim Brotherhood HQ burnt down… via @BowenBBC Six dead in Egypt as protests call for Morsi to go Five people died as protesters flooded Egypt’s streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down Egypt?s Ultras position … Read more
I guess protesters in Egypt are more prone to pro-government thugs… not as scared as Turkish ones… for the moment… Egyptians flood streets to demand Morsi’s ouster in biggest protests since revolution Egyptians flooded the streets calling on President Morsi to resign on the anniversary of his turbulent first year in power, in the biggest … Read more
U.S. Financial Regulator Considering Setting Rules for Bitcoin from Mashable! by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai U.S. Govt. Attack on Megaupload Bears Hallmarks of ?Digital Gitmo? from TorrentFreak by Robert Amsterdam Digital Gitmo, by Robert Amsterdam New Zealand is celebrated worldwide for its human rights. Renowned as being the first country in the world to grant suffrage … Read more
HOT SPOTS: REVOLUTION AND COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN EGYPT Submitted by Cultural Anthro… on Tue, 2012-01-31 11:54 Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Egypt a Year after January 25th Guest Editors: Julia Elyachar (University of California, Irvine) and Jessica Winegar (Northwestern University) On January 25, 2011, Egyptians from all social backgrounds marched to public squares across Egypt and began an 18 day revolution … Read more
plus….german police malware discovered, anonymous vs. zetas… a cyberculture roundup: Egypt: Blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah Detained for 15 Days by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Egypt Revolution 2011. Activist and blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah has been detained for 15 days, after refusing to be interrogated by the … Read more
Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the opening session of Arab League’s foreign ministers meeting at the League headquarters in Cairo September 13, 2011. Erdogan told a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo on Tuesday that the recognition of a Palestinian state was “not an option but an obligation”. Arab states … Read more
more photos here. Turkey’s prime minister to meet with Egypt’s leaders from Yahoo news Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan lands in Egypt for talks as both nations are experiencing rifts with Israel over its military actions and the Palestinian issue. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to meet with Egyptian leaders Tuesday … Read more
Lieberman May Become the New Qaddafi of the Middle East from The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya If the Turkish government is acting irrationally nowadays, then the Israeli government -or at least a key part of it- is sheer crazy. Israel to ?punish? Turkey by Turkish Digest Israel to ?punish? Turkey Jerusalem fights back: Foreign Minister … Read more
via Turkey escalates pressure, says Gadhafi must go from Yahoo news Turkey escalated the pressure on Moammar Gadhafi on Tuesday despite its long-standing ties to the Libyan leader, insisting Gadhafi must immediately leave “for the sake of his country’s future.” Why Europe Needs Turkey by acturca The Henry Jackson Society (UK) 28th April 2011 … Read more
Turkey to run Benghazi airport: PM ANKARA, Mar 28, 2011 (AFP) – Turkey will take over the running of the airport in Libya’s rebel bastion of Benghazi to facilitate the distribution of humanitarian aid, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Ottoman Tripolitania by M.A.M Under the Ottomans, the Maghreb was divided into … Read more
Still here in Turkey, many people rely on scepticism on western intentions, while “muslim” Gaddafi murders muslim Libyan citizens…. France send warplanes against Libya after Gaddafi’s forces enter Benghazi from Wash Post Europe by Liz Sly, Karen DeYoung and Sudarsan Raghavan Sarkozy confirms no-fly zone, says Libyan leader attacked civilians with “murderous madness”; rebel warplane … Read more
Libya airstrikes could start ‘within hours of resolution’ by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) The United Nations seems on the brink of taking a momentous decision. After hanging back for days the Americans have now not only backed the British and French resolution on Libya but beefed it up. The fact that the French foreign minister, … Read more
High stakes over Bahrain from washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Post The U.S. is on a collision course with Saudi Arabia and other traditional monarchies in the Gulf. A regional strategy for democracy in the Middle East from washingtonpost.com – Op-Ed Columns by Zalmay Khalilzad The U.S. needs a proactive plan that responds to … Read more
Thinking strategically: Libya from Ideas on Europe by European Geostrategy By James Rogers and Luis Simón US sees Gaddafi going, going… nowhere by Mark Mardell (the Reporters) President Barack Obama has said repeatedly that Col Muammar Gaddafi should go, now his top adviser on intelligence has said the Libyan ruler will probably win his … Read more