Egypt's new military rulers said on Sunday they would keep control of the country for six months or until parliamentary and presidential elections are held following constitutional amendments.
Egypt's new military rulers said on Sunday they had dissolved parliament, suspended the constitution and would govern only for six months or until elections took place, following the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
Asian stocks rose on Monday as investors greeted news of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation with relief, while U.S. crude steadied near $85.50 per barrel after falling to 10-week lows as geopolitical tensions eased for now.
Nothing like a little revolution to shake up an already turbulent global economy.
Yemen, the poorest nation in the Middle East, has witnessed its third straight day of anti-government protests as hundreds of demonstrators squared off against police in the capital city of Sanaa.
In the first step towards a post-Hosni Mubarak era in Egypt, the country’s military brass said on state TV they are dissolving the parliament (which was dominated by Mubarak’s supporters) and suspending the constitution.
Inspired by Egypt, at least 2,000 protesters broke the barriers set up around the May First Square in the capital city of Algiers on Saturday
The authorities in Algeria have shut down internet providers and Facebook accounts amidst mounting anti-government protests and civil unrest.
The United States condemned Saturday what it said was Syria's secret trial of a young blogger and called for her immediate release, saying allegations of U.S. espionage connections were baseless.
Israel has closed its embassy in Cairo as a friendly regime in Egypt bit the dust on Friday, the Muslim Brotherhood announced on its website on Saturday.
Decoding the Egyptian Revolution to understand the beginning, the end of Hosni Mubarak regime, significance, and effects of the downfall.
India's annual industrial output in December rose at its slowest pace in 20 months on a higher base last year and stretched capacities at factories, but the Reserve Bank will likely continue tightening monetary policy to tame high headline inflation.
Mummies of the World, the largest exhibition of real Mummies assembled from across the world, will be open to visitors at the world-renowned Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on June 18, 2011.
Arabs celebrated the fall of President Hosni Mubarak on Friday, praising the determination of Egypt's protesters and hoping their demands for change would echo through the Middle East.
Three decades of totalitarian rule by the Mubarak regime finally ended on Friday as the President gave up his powers to the military. Vice President Omar Suleiman announced Mubarak's resignation amidst cries of joy by the masses.
The following is a White House transcript of President Barack Obama's remarks on Egypt from the Grand Foyer in the White House on February 11, 2011.
The fact that markets did not witness a rush to buy U.S. dollars and Treasurys during the crisis in Egypt should serve as an ominous warning that investors are increasingly shunning the traditional U.S. safe-havens.
Stocks rallied after Hosni Mubarak resigned as president of Egypt and the Obama administration announced plans to dissolve Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
President Barack Obama said the Egyptian people's voices were heard and President Hosni Mubarak responded to people's hunger for change.
Stocks closed out their second straight week of gains with a rally on Friday sparked after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, easing tension around the region for now.
U.S. stocks closed out their second straight week of gains on Friday with a rally sparked after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned, easing tension around the region for now.
Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama before the Super Bowl last Sunday has elicited a broad array of criticism, particularly from liberals like Bill Maher who claimed O’Reilly interrupted the President too much and didn’t show him enough deference. Meanwhile, conservatives and others called Maher a hypocrite because he savagely had attacked George W. Bush when he was President.
