Riots Erupt in Cairo After Church is Burned
Although the Coptic Church in Egypt has suffered varying degrees of persecution for centuries, events in the past few months appear to indicate...
Africa
Libya: To Intervene or Not to Intervene?
For all their talk about making the world safe for democracy, Western — and particularly U.S. — leaders seem to give very little...
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Involvement of Socialist International in 2011 Protests
From opposition protests in Albania to the revolutions in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, the involvement of the Socialist International (SI) is...
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Libya’s Revolution
What began in Tunisia is no longer containable, as revolution sweeps through the Middle East, challenging whatever government lies in its path —...
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Gadhafi’s Libya, Agent of the Soviet Menace
As protests enflame the Middle East, destabilizing pro-Western governments, America’s adversaries now find themselves in turmoil. Unlike protests in Egypt, Yemen, Jordan, and...
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Situation in Libya Deteriorates as Gadhafi’s Son Warns of Civil War
As unrest in the Middle East bled over into Libya, anti-government protesters were reportedly close to controlling Benghazi, the nation’s second largest city,...
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Somali Pirates Hijack Bible Ministry Vessel
Somali thugs have hijacked the yacht of a couple who were in the middle of a sea voyage to take Bibles to other...
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Turmoil in the Middle East: Bahrain’s Revolution
Emboldened by the fall of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, a key ally of the United States, other pro-American regimes in the region are...
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Forming a New Constitution in Egypt
This past Wednesday as Egyptian society slowly returned to normality, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces appointed Tareq al-Bishry, a retired...
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Crisis at the Suez Canal
With the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak at the unrelenting demands of Egyptian protestors, the fate of Egypt still remains perilous. And when...
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Egypt: Did Anything Important Happen?
When the Los Angeles Times confirmed that protests that started in January in Tunisia and then moved to Egypt were spreading to Algeria,...
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Egypt’s Problem of Leadership
Egypt has been undergoing a revolution that ended the brutal 30-year dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak February 11. But all of America is wondering...
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Mubarak Resigns, Egyptian Military In Control
Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak bowed to pressure from protesters and resigned his 30-year reign, handing power over to the Egyptian military February 11,...
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Egypt’s Sulieman Gives Intelligence a Bad Name
The good news is that the United States has long-standing ties with Omar Suleiman, the man who has recently been made vice president...
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Suez Canal and Its Long-term Prospects
Thousands of service workers at the Suez Canal recently threatened an indefinite strike and sit-in protest against the poor living conditions, low wages, and...
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