Middle Orient

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday (February 13th) to discuss the situation in Egypt and the state of the Greek economy. Papandreou said his country is willing to

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who stepped down Friday (February 11th) after weeks of mass protests. The Turkish leader expressed hope for a fast transition to a constitutional democracy through elections. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also welcomed the developments. …

Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak resigned as president and handed control to the military on Friday after 29 years in power, bowing to a historic 18-day wave of pro-democracy demonstrations by hundreds of thousands. “The people ousted the president,” chanted a crowd of tens of thousands outside his presidential palace in Cairo. …

Protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square want to increase the pressure on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after the government conceded little ground in talks with opposition groups. They are calling for many more anti-Mubarak supporters to join them in mass demonstrations today and on Friday. They fear that if the protest …

Egyptians demanding regime change are continuing protests in Tahrir Square. The demonstrators insist they are going nowhere until President Hosni Mubarak quits. Mubarak’s new cabinet was holding its first full meeting today since a reshuffle. But this and talks between Vice President Omar Suleiman and opposition groups including the banned …

Egypt’s government held talks with the country’s opposition groups today in Cairo. The Muslim Brotherhood was given a place at the table for the first time in decades. Many had refused

The Egyptian vice president has called for the protests to end. Speaking on state television he said all the protestors’ demands are being addressed. Asked if opposition parties like the Muslim brotherhood had been invited to negotiations, Suleiman said that they had, as part of a national dialogue. But he …

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has claimed his resignation would see his country descend into chaos. Mubarak said that he wanted to step down now but feared for Egypt’s stability if he he resigns. He denied his government instigated clashes over the past few days, blaming the banned Islamist group, the …

Hundreds of thousands of anti-government supporters have gathered in central Cairo for what the organisers are calling a Friday of Departure. It is the eleventh day of demonstrations and those calling for the immediate departure of President Hosni Mubarak are hoping

Greek President Karolos Papoulias and his Cyprus counterpart Demetris Christofias on Thursday expressed hope that calm will prevail in Egypt and Cairo’s stand over issues of national interest to Athens and Nicosia will not change.