Egypt

By Clarity Staff Reporter • January 6th, 2009

In a sign of the times in Egypt, a group orchestrating large scale demonstrations against Israel’s invasion of the Gaza have been arrested. Egypt is really playing its hand as the power player in the Arab league. Jordan is being to distance itself threatening to end its peace treaty with Israel, but Egypt seems [...]

This a powerful piece from Christian Science Monitor about the positive use of blogging as a tool for change. It shows that opposition does not have to come in the form of a bullet or a bomb:
Few members of Egypt’s street protest movement for political reform are as recognizable as Nora Younis. Since Egypt’s [...]

Anger is growing against Egypt and Jordan perceived by many in the Arab world to be tacitly supporting  Israel’s attack on the Gaza. Egypt has refused to open the border to allow Palestinians to leave Gaza, met with the Israeli Foreign Minister a day before the attacks, and has blamed Hamas for the violence. [...]

Israel commenced the Gaza attacks with an unclear agenda, and has absolutely no idea what the military end game will be to cease the conflict. There is a vast amount of rhetoric from the Israeli government, and frankly some ludicrous statements. Prime Minister Olmert  said, “The Gaza offensive has begun and will not end…. [...]

  After the gun fights at the Gaza border with Egypt earlier this week which resulted in fatalities, Egypt has finally bowed to the pressure from other Arab nations and is allowing wounded Palestinians to cross into Egypt for treatment. Reports are saying at least 30 seriously wounded were allowed to pass from the Gaza [...]

Panic is palpable on the Egyptian border as Palestinians attempt to flee the Gaza. More tragedy is reported from the border where open gun fights have broken out between fleeing Palestinians fighting their way out into Egypt. This is a humanitarian crisis accelerating hour over hour. Egypt will be facing recriminations and accusations from [...]

There are reports emerging that Egyptian border guards have shot at Palestinians desperately attempting to flee the Israeli air bombardment of the Gaza. Reports are still emergent so details of any fatalities or casualties are not yet known. Egypt has already faced Arab censure for its complicity in the Gaza blockade prior to the [...]

Tehran got condemned from  all sides over the last few days in a verbal bombardment on its nuclear program. Firstly, French President Sarkozy said that he could not ‘bring himself to shake the hand or sit across the table in negotiations with someone who wants to wipe Israel off the map’ referring to the Iranian [...]

  Everyday technology appears to be the latest weapon in the terrorists’ armory it seems, if you read about a couple of developments today. The Indian Courts are rapidly trying to push through a ban of Google Earth as terrorists used the online satellite imagery to help plan and identify locations in last month’s Mumbai [...]

  From Al Jazeera:    Egyptian officials have said that the north of Egypt’s Sinai region is running out of fuel due to smuggling operations across the border to the Gaza Strip, which is being blockaded by Israel.“Smuggling to Gaza through tunnels has led to a drastic reduction in fuel supplies at petrol stations” in the [...]

  There appears to be a mini-race in the Middle East at the moment to become a member of the nuclear club. Many analysts believe that this is bacause other countries do not want to lag behind Iran. They are fearful of an uneven balance of power where Iran becomes the dominant regional power. Israel has nuclear power [...]

Al Jazeera reported today that Egypt opened the Gaza Strip border opening to allow students and people needing medical treatment to enter Egypt. Doctors and nurses are on strike in Gaza and this strike is expected to extend through to the end of the year. This is a political strike driven by union leaders [...]

Condoleezza Rice is heading on a diplomatic mission to the Middle East the day after the US election. She will be visiting Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Egypt. According to BBC News, Ms Rice will start the trip on 5 November, a day after the US election that decides the successor to Mr Bush, who [...]

There is a lot of circumstantial evidence that points to an Israeli attack on Iran in the next two months . In addition the US election polls will be making Israel nervous and more likely to take action. An Obama win could mean a less free hand for Israel in region. We believe this fear is [...]

Egypt looks to be trying to appease everyone at the moment and it is making us very curious about their motivation.  In the last month Egypt has:

arrested an Egyptian journalist for criticizing their Government, then had a change of heart and subsequently released him
worked with US Special Forces teams to discover and destroy clandestine tunnels used to [...]