Sunday, February 6, 2011

Unrest And Revolution In Egypt -- News Updates February 6, 2011



Egypt Panel 'To Study Constitutional Reform' -- BBC

Egypt's government and opposition have agreed to set up a committee to study constitutional reform, state TV says, after days of protests calling for President Hosni Mubarak to quit.

The move followed talks between new Vice-President Omar Suleiman and key opposition members, including the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

It was the first time the government and the Brotherhood have held talks.

Opposition groups have not yet confirmed the reports.

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More News On The Unrest And Revolution In Egypt

Suleiman, Egypt Opposition Agree to Form Panel for Constitutional Changes -- Bloomberg
Egypt: Suleiman, opposition discuss blueprint for reform -- Jerusalem Post
Egypt's regime makes new concessions to opposition -- Yahoo News/AP
Egypt government talks with reformists about Mubarak -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Muslim Brotherhood joins Egypt crisis talks -- Yahoo News/AFP
Muslim Brotherhood joins talks on Egypt's new government -- L.A. Times
Muslim Brotherhood Joins in Egyptian Opposition Talks -- Radio Free Europe
Muslim Brotherhood joins talks with Egypt officials -- CBC News
Egypt's Brotherhood to Hold Talks With Government -- ABC News/AP
Egypt's opposition parties fracture as talks with government begin -- Washington Post
US noncommittal on Muslim group joining talks -- Washington Post

Protesters Settle into Tahrir Square, Waiting for Mubarak to Leave -- CBS News
Egyptians rally to force Mubarak to end his 30-year rule -- Xinhuanet
Semblance of normal life in chaos-torn Cairo -- ABC News (Australia)

U.S. Trying to Balance Israel’s Needs in the Face of Egyptian Reform -- New York Times
Natural gas supply to Israel cut off after blast at Egyptian terminal -- Washington Post

Egypt: Secretary of State Clinton warns of 'perfect storm' -- Christian Science Monitor
Egypt unrest: US disowns envoy comment on Hosni Mubarak -- BBC
US Backs Egypt Reform Moves, Seeks Global Support -- New York Times
Mideast protests cause a shift in U.S. policy -- L.A. Times
Egypt panel 'to study constitutional reform' -- BBC News (Pictures)

How Egypt can build lasting democracy in a post-Mubarak world -- Larry Diamond, Washington Post
China, Twitter and 20-Year-Olds vs. the Pyramids -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
The 40 Percent Nation -- David Brooks, New York Times
Wallflowers at the Revolution -- Frank Rich, New York Times

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