10 Updates

Egyptian protesters refuse to back down

Source: The Age, Dec 10 2012, 7:34am CST

Video will begin in 5 seconds. Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi cancels a decree that will give him sweeping powers yet demonstrators say it is not good enough. CAIRO: A towering wall of concrete blocks separates Egyp ...

Continue reading on: The Age

 
 
Update
10

1 hour ago

Brotherhood case: 30 to face top court in UAE

Source: Zawya.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 11:29pm CDT

Abu Dhabi: Thirty people accused of running a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the UAE have been referred to the Federal Supreme Court, the Advocate General of the UAE State Security Public Prosecution said on Wednesday. Th ...

Continue reading on: Zawya.com  More like this

 
Update
9

3 hours ago

Morsy’s appointees spark clashes across Egypt

Source: Pittsburgh Entertainment  |   Jun 19 2013, 9:18pm CDT

CAIRO — The decision by Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy to name 17 provincial governors, including several who belong to his former party, triggered another round of violence here and the reported resignation of a top minister. The e ...

Continue reading on: Pittsburgh Entertainment  More like this

 
Update
8

27 weeks ago


Quote:
"I will be voting for the referendum ... Many will vote for it, and it will pass very easily."


Source: The Age

 
Update
7

4 hours ago

27 injured in clashes in north Egypt

Source: Press TV  |   Jun 19 2013, 8:57pm CDT

Black smoke rises from tires set on fire by demonstrators outside the Luxor town house protesting against the appointment of Adel al-Khayat as new governor on June 19, 2013 in Luxor, Egypt. The clashes happened on Wednesday in the northern gov ...

Continue reading on: Press TV  More like this

 
Update
6

5 hours ago

Obama Insists On Backing Middle East Islamists, Ignoring All Previous Western Failures

Source: Yid With Lid  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:29pm CDT

By Barry Rubin There is a long history of Western powers believing that they could manipulate or work with radical Arabic-speaking states or movements to redo the regional order. All have ended badly. As a ...

Continue reading on: Yid With Lid  More like this

 
Update
5

8 hours ago

Can Egypt Really Blame the IMF?

Source: Brookings Institution  |   Jun 19 2013, 5:00pm CDT

Egyptians’ initial excitement following the revolution has given way to disappointment. According to the Pew Research Center’s “global attitudes project,” about 56 percent of Egyptians are unhappy with the way their nascent democracy is f ...

Continue reading on: Brookings Institution  More like this

 
Update
4

8 hours ago

Ethiopia-Egypt Maneuvering Takes on “Black and White” Operational Guises

Source: OilPrice.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:51pm CDT

Egypt, by mid-June 2013, had begun taking a two-pronged strategic approach — overtly diplomatic, covertly combative — to its dealings with Ethiopia over alleged (or potential) to its dealings with Ethiopia over alleged from the newly-com ...

Continue reading on: OilPrice.com  More like this

 
Update
3

8 hours ago

Tourism Protests Keep New Luxor Governor Away in Egypt

Source: Humanitarian News  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:41pm CDT

A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as protesters barred access and demanded Egypt's president revoke a nomination they fear will hurt local tourism. Adel Mohamed ...

Continue reading on: Humanitarian News  More like this

 
Update
2

8 hours ago

It's such a shame when crazed Islamists hate each other

Source: Elder of Ziyon  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:38pm CDT

From Reuters: Hamas said on Wednesday its relations with financial backer Iran have suffered as a result of the Islamist group’s support of rebels battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time Iranian ally. Hamas was also once an Assa ...

Continue reading on: Elder of Ziyon  More like this

 
Update
1

8 hours ago

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood digs in for trouble ahead

Source: Firstpost  |   Jun 19 2013, 4:36pm CDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - For the Muslim Brotherhood, running Egypt has been like crossing a minefield. As President Mohamed Mursi ends his first year in office, fortifications being erected at his group's headqu ...

Continue reading on: Firstpost  More like this

 
 

Latest from the Network

Sam Taylor-Wood to direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Sam Taylor-Wood will direct 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. The 'Nowhere Boy' director has confirmed she has signed on to helm the big screen adaptation of the first book in E.L. James' erotic trilogy, which will be produced by...
Read more on Movie Balla
 
Brad Pitt to open Moscow film fest with `World War Z'
Moscow, June 20 (IANS/EFE) Brad Pitt will open the 35th Moscow International Film Festival with the apocalyptic movie "World War Z", recently premiered in New York. Pitt, making his first visit to the Russian capital,...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
James Gandolfini: Celebrities React to Death of "Sopranos" Star
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Colleagues and friends of James Gandolfini are paying tribute to the actor in the wake of his sudden death Wednesday in Italy. Gandolfini was 51. David Chase, who...
Read more on TV Balla
 
Flydubai launches business class service
Dubai, June 20 (IANS/WAM) Dubai-based Flydubai airline Wednesday announced launch of business class services, based on its passengers' feedback from across its network of 60 destinations. "The introduction of Business...
Read more on Business Balla
 
Katie Price having 'difficult pregnancy'
Los Angeles, June 20 — Model Katie Price says she is going through a "difficult" pregnancy as certain things have gone "wrong". The 35-year-old is already mother to 11-year-old son Harvey from her relationship with...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Celebs React to Death of 'Sopranos' Star
Colleagues and friends of James Gandolfini are paying tribute to the actor in the wake of his sudden death Wednesday in Italy. Gandolfini was 51. David Chase, who created “The Sopranos,” the hit HBO series for which...
Read more on TV Balla
 
Daniel Radcliffe wants to be a Bond villain
Los Angeles, June 20 — "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliff wants to play a villain in the popular James Bond film franchise. The 23-year-old feels he doesn't have the charm to play James Bond, a fictional, suave British...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
Kanye West happy to move
Kanye West is happy to live with Kim Kardashian's family. The 36-year-old rapper is set to move in with his girlfriend's mother, Kris Jenner, as soon as she is able to leave hospital with their new baby daughter, who...
Read more on Celebrity Balla
 
 
Auto Balla Sexy Balla Sport Balla TV Balla Politics Balla Movie Balla Apple Balla Business Balla Ad Balla Celebrity Balla