FOREIGN
Iran solidarity march
not permitted...
Exploring Egypt-Iran
tension...
Calling for international
action
against Iran... Earlier:
Silence and jealousy
about
Iranian protest...
Medvedev in
town...
Talking
about
nuclear power...
New ambassador to Iraq after 4 year
gap...
Hillary
meets
Abul Gheit,
rights activists...
Hillary
wants more respect for rights...
Preparations...
Abul-Gheit and
Sulieman to go to DC
instead of
Mubarak...
Earlier: Mubarak
postpones
visit
to the US...
Meanwhile, Abdel-Moniem
Said
rightly
argues in Ahram Weekly that "greater efforts must be made to
promote transparency in -- and enhance public awareness of
-- what is actually taking place in our bilateral relations
with the US. This should be combined with efforts to put
these relations in a realistic perspective in terms of their
relative value to both sides..."
Real roles...
CBS
news makes clear why Egypt
fits into the big Middle East picture...
Different terms...
Interesting
comments
from Mubarak on Israel,
Bush, Obama...
Egypt has
informed Fatah and Hamas leaders in Cairo that whether they
accept it or not, the Palestinian reconciliation deal will
be
signed in July.
News
from
the Mubarak Netanyahu meeting... Netanyahu in
town... Chinese media
doesn't expect
much...
Earlier: Only PM Netanyahu --
not FM Lieberman -- has been
invited
to visit... Earlier:
Not
optimistic about the Netanyahu
government...
Netanyahu
scrambles
to mend ties...
More...
US
defense secretary
eyes
further security cooperation...
No
more Gaza smuggling?
NPR explores the current wave of anti-Hizbollah
sentiment...
Hizbollah
cells
in Sinai?
Did Egypt
know
about the Sudan convoy strike at the
time?
Mubarak
stays
away
from Arab summit...
Bashir in town, not
worried
about warrant...
Already
feeling it...
San Fran based diplomat
says
Obama has made a difference...
British terror suspect
sent
to Egypt for questioning, more...
OBAMA IN CAIRO
People's hearts were won over by Obama's rhetoric and flair...
Balanced commentary on the Obama speech: "Although President Obama's speech was well received on the Egyptian street, retracing the president's path through "the timeless city of Cairo" will quickly reveal that change will be hard to come by..." And more here...
Will
deeds back up the
beautiful words...
LA Times: Rhetorically,
at least, President Obama
moved
mountains...
AP:
explaining
the American mindset to Muslims
and the world of Islam to
Americans, with the bearing of a
college professor...
Obama sees a
resemblance
to his own big ears in the
hieroglyphics...
Post columnist wonders
if
Obama went too far... (Read the comments to
see if readers agreed...)
More post-speech democracy
funds...?
NY Times
gives
dissenting bloggers some attention...
Extra
meeting
with the
region's
press...
White
House
transcript...
Quotes from Quran
frequently
Streets
empty...
Text
of speech...
Video...
Heartfelt
commentary on what Obama will miss
while he's in Cairo...
"If we are being honest...."
US President Barack Hussein
Obama (BHO for short) delivers a
groundbreaking speech from under
the dome of Cairo University in
Egypt.
The world watches as Obama
quotes from the Quran, and
speaks in a very honest and
straightforward manner about
some of the most pressing
conflicts in the world today.
Some of
the key points discussed by Barack Obama
in his Cairo University speech:
No single speech can eradicate
years of mistrust...
In order to move forward we must
say openly the things in our
hearts...
To speak the truth: Give credit
to Islam for religious
tolerance, science...
Part of my responsibility is to
fight negative stereotypes of
Islam...
The diversity of America -- the
dream of opportunity... Nearly 7
million American Muslims...
Islam is a part of America
The challenges we have are
shared...
Any nation that elevates one
group above any other will
fail...
Explains why US attacked
Afghanistan-- US wants out, but
not safe yet -- war is not only
part, US will also promote
development there and in
Pakistan...
Out of Iraq completely by
2012...
Prohibited the use of torture...
Ordered close of Guantanamo...
Palestinians should look to
black Americans and South Africa
for examples of peaceful
insistence...
It is time to act on what
everyone knows to be true --
that there must be two states,
one for Palestinians and one for
Israelis....
Jerusalem should be a city for
all faiths...
US can not impose democracy, but
will support it everywhere...
Supports US Muslim rights to pay
zakat without hindrance...
Broader engagement with Middle
East -- not just on oil and
gas...
Message to young people -- you
more than anyone have an ability
to change and refocus the
world...
We have very little time on
Earth -- do we spend it seeking
similarities and differences...
Easier to start wars than to end
them...
Easier to blame others than to
look inward...
Easier to look for what it
different than the things we
share...
We will say in public what we
say in private
Quotes from Torah, Bible and
Koran at the end
We must do God's work... to
bring peace to all peoples on
Earth...
Coverage in Arabic on
zahma.com...
Earlier:
Stronger US-Egypt ties as a
result...
Unprecedented security
measures...
Pleased that the city is
getting
a facelift...
Brotherhood MPs
invited
to speech...
Will Obama
deliver...?
Advice
from Wolfowitz...
Washington Post report
critical of Cairo U...
At
Khan Al Khalili -- souvenirs now say, "Obama,
New
Tutankhamun of the World... "
Huffington Post -- pride
and
cynicism on Obama in Cairo...
Some bloggers are
not
happy...
Why Azhar sponsorship is
important...
It's official...White House advisors said Obama would not shy away from
addressing "tough issues" in Thursday's speech
at Cairo
University,
which will be
co-hosted by Al-Azhar University..
Earlier:
Sprucing up the
dome...
Massive security
precautions...
A video
report from Cairo University on
expectations from
Obama's visit... Meanwhile,
AP says preparations
are
afoot at Cairo University...
And the Post has some advice for Obama on his
upcoming
speech...
NY
Times: Officials are
"
Even more famous...
