Anti-government protesters in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi have reportedly seized army vehicles and weapons amid worsening turmoil in the African nation.
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood promotes moderate path, but is mistrusted by the West and some in Egypt
The Muslim Brotherhood – the biggest opposition force in Egypt – is mistrusted in the West and by some in Egypt. The BBC’s Tarik Kafala investigates its platform and activities.
Egypt’s army helped oust President Mubarak
The full picture of the exact role played by the Egyptian army in forcing President Hosni Mubarak to step down has yet to emerge.
Swiss locate funds linked to Mubarak
Investigators have discovered tens of millions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts belonging to the ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his family or five prominent associates, officials in Switzerland announced Friday. The officials said the accounts had been frozen, but declined to break down who controlled the vast sums.
As food prices soar, most developed countries ignore 2009 promise to fund food security initiative
World financial leaders gathering in Paris this weekend have put the recent rise in food prices high on their agenda, examining whether new trading rules or better
Women stand for equality in Tahir Square
CAIRO – Women think as differently as they dress here, but they have emerged from the barricades agreeing on one thing: This is their moment in history, and they cannot afford to lose it.
Egypt’s missing stir doubts on military’s vows for change
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Egyptians say military discourages an open economy—military runs many businesses, pays no taxes, employs conscripted labor, buys public land on favorable terms and discloses nothing to Parliament or the public
CAIRO — The Egyptian military defends the country, but it also runs day care centers and beach resorts. Its divisions make television sets, jeeps, washing machines, wooden furniture and olive oil, as well as bottled water under a brand reportedly named after a general’s daughter, Safi.
Food prices pushing millions into poverty
Rising food prices pushed tens of millions of people into extreme poverty last year and are reaching “dangerous levels” in some countries, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Tuesday as he released new data showing that the cost of grain and other staples is near a historic high.
Unrest spreads in Middle East to Bahrain, Yemen, Iran, Libya, and Iraq
From northern Africa to the Persian Gulf, governments appeared to flounder over just how to outrun mostly peaceful movements, spreading erratically like lava erupting from a volcano, with no predictable end.
