Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Embattled President Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade authoritarian rule in Egypt could possibly come to an end Thursday night, CIA Director Leon Panetta told the U.S. Congress. “As you can see I got the same information you did which is there is a strong likelihood that Mubarak may step down this evening, which would be significant in terms of... Read more
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CIA director: Hosni Mubarak may step down Thursday night ( Video)
February 10 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Egypt, Featured, Uncategorized, Video Tags: egypt, Egypt protest, Hosni Mubarak, Hosni mubarak leave, Hosni Mubarak step down, President Hosni Mubarak, protest
‘Day of Rage’ draws Yemeni protesters onto streets (video)
February 3 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Economy, Middle East, News, Uncategorized, Video, World Tags: day of rage, day of revolt, Egypt protest, protest, yemen, Yemen protestREUTERS – More than 20,000 Yemenis filled the streets of Sanaa on Thursday for a “Day of Rage” rally, demanding a change in government and saying President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s offer to step down in 2013 was not enough. Further anti-government protests were expected across Yemen, which Saleh has ruled for over three decades, and supporters of... Read more
Sudanese Students Stage Anti-Government Protests, Clash with Police
January 30 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Middle East, News, Sudan, Uncategorized Tags: A better Sudan, Egypt protest, protest, sudan, Sudan protest, Sudanese, الأولي, المسيرة السلمية الأولي في الخرطوم وكل مدن السودانSudanese police clashed with students Sunday as anti-government protests broke out in the capital, Khartoum. Hundreds of students took part in the protests, shouting slogans that criticized high prices, the government, and President Omar al-Bashir. At least three demonstrations took place, one in central Khartoum and two at local universities. Witnesses say at one of the schools, students threw stones at police,... Read more
Police and protesters clashed in Cairo, The people demand the fall of the regime! (Video)
January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Egypt, Middle East, News, Uncategorized, Video Tags: cairo, day of revolt, egypt, Egypt protest, Facebook, Hosni Mubarak, protest, Tunisia Protests, twitter, usYoung, web savvy fight for Egypt against Mubarak They are young, street smart and their pride at being Egyptian trumps any religious loyalty. They have mobilized behind a single aim: the toppling of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak. Violent protest spread across Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as thousands of demonstrators intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, pouring from... Read more
Facebook and Twitter at the front line in Egypt protest (Video)
January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Egypt, News, Politics, Uncategorized, Video, World Tags: cairo, day of revolt, egypt, Egypt protest, Facebook, Hosni Mubarak, protest, twitter(CNN) — As in Tunisia, the protest movement in Egypt is taking advantage of social media to communicate, inform and organize. Despite attempts to block Twitter, Facebook and other sites (the government denies it was responsible), a Facebook page devoted to Friday’s planned protests had more than 80,000 followers as of 2 p.m. ET Thursday, compared with some 20,000 the previous... Read more
US urges a peaceful protest in Egypt (Video)
January 28 | Posted by Ethiopiaforums | Africa, Egypt, News, Uncategorized, Video Tags: day of revolt, egypt, Egypt protest, Hosni Mubarak, protest, Tunisia Protests, usPJ Crowley, the spokesman for the US state department, has been talking to Al Jazeera about the recent protests in Egypt and Tunisia. He says the US supports social reform and more freedoms in Egypt, yet at the same time supports the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt police attck protesters in tear gas
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Ethiopian Airlines employees protest on salary increment
December 11 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, Ethiopian airlines, News, Uncategorized Tags: airlines, Aviation, Ethiopian, Ethiopian airlines, protestBy Kaleyesus Bekele Employees of Ethiopian Airlines protested against the recent salary increment made by the management of the company to all the employees. At the annual staff meeting held on Tuesday at the Millennium Conference Hall, some employees of the airlines said that the amount of increment was not even. The management made a 100 to 180 percent increment to... Read more
Ethiopians Protest and Support Meles Zenawi at Columbia University ( VIDEO)
September 23 | Posted by ocean | Ethiopia, News, United States Tags: meles, meles zenawi, protestLIVE REPORT FROM THE SPEECH
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