A week after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak, Sir David is joined by Nobel Laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, the man many are touting to be the next president of Egypt. Plus, Jeffrey Ghannam on the role of social media in the protests that are sweeping the Middle East.
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Events in Tunisia and Egypt have left Arab governments worried and Bahrain’s royal family is no exception. Days of protests came to a violent head on Thursday when a police crackdown left several people dead and scores injured. Pro-democracy street agitation is not a stranger to Bahrain – there have been protests gping as far back as the early 1990s with opposition forces demanding that the monarchy make room for a more constitutional framework and a much more democratic polity. Can the monarchy survive this latest round of unrest and what does it all mean for the region? Inside Story discusses.
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Hundreds of anti-government protestors gathered outside a police station and set fire to a government owned vehicle in Yemen’s seaport city Aden on Friday. Several police officers watched on but didn’t intervene in the protest. (Feb. 19)
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Supporters of Bahrain’s ruler, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, marched through the streets of the capital Manama while being protected by security forces. Many carried or wore Bahraini flags, and portraits of the king were distributed. (Feb. 19)
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An Al Jazeera crew drives through Algiers on February 19, ahead of planned protests by anti-government demonstrators calling for Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the Algerian president, to step down.
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Barack Obama, the US president has called on Bahrain to exercise restraint following a violent government crackdown on protests. The US president is balancing calls for democracy with American strategic interests in the region, all the while operating under a policy that some analysts say is “ad hoc”. Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett in Washington DC has more.
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We cannot confirm when exactly, this footage was taken, but it appears to be either outside a court building or a police station, guarded by security forces. The protesters are yelling “Oh, Benghazi, where are you! Come see the oppressed people”, and ” Shame on you, you lied to us”
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Dennis Rodman, Jamaal Wilkes and Tex Winter were among 12 finalists announced Friday for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held at the hall in Springfield, Massachusetts in August. (Feb. 19)
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Democrats on the run in Wisconsin avoided state troopers Friday and threatened to stay in hiding for weeks, potentially paralyzing the state government in a standoff with majority Republicans over union rights for public employees. (Feb. 18)
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Mad As Hell Mantra of the Day: Wisconsin protesters shout “Fox lies” over and over, nearly drowning out Fox Business reporter Jeff Flock’s live broadcast from the State Capitol. The same chant allegedly forced a Fox News team to abandon an attempt to file a report on today’s protests in Madison (see video below): [ brooklynmutt / reddit / liveleak .] Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 19/02/2011 05:41 Number of articles : 3
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