February 2011 - Foreign Policy Public Health Blog

South Sudan to build new capital

South Sudan, which as of yesterday had officially voted for secession and will formally declare independence in July, has also decided to build a new capital city, Sudan Tribune reports : Dozens of countries are expected to recognize the new independent...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 8:41 AM by FP Passport

Kim Jong Il still wants to be friends with Mubarak

From Washington to Ankara , all of Hosni Mubarak's old friends seem to be throwing him under the bus. Even Fidel Castro says it's time for him to go. But there is one world leader still, apparently, firmly in the pro-Mubarak camp : North Korea...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 8:11 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Release of Google executive fuels Egypt revolt

Release of Google executive fuels Egypt revolt Top story: Only hours after his release from an Egyptian jail cell, Google executive Wael Ghonim described his imprisonment and his role in organizing the protests that have rocked Egypt over the past two...

Published Tue, Feb 08 2011 5:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Sudan's Bashir vows to accept an independent south

It's been a good day for Southern Sudan: An incredible 98.83 percent of Southern Sudanese voters opted for secession last month, according to official results released today. But almost as incredible, Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir proclaimed...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 12:00 PM by FP Passport

The French foreign minister's bad trip

New French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie , already under fire for suggesting, not so subtly, that France's riot-hardened police could help Tunisian dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali put down his country's uprising last month, is now embroiled...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 11:55 AM by FP Passport

A revolution brought to you by KFC?

Tarek Amr at Global Voices translates a post from the Egyptian blogger Ahmed Khaled Tawfi , describing a very troubling development from Tahrir Square: Tens of phone calls have been received by the television channel, whereby callers made the smart point...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 9:44 AM by FP Passport

Chechen terrorist chief promises 'year of blood and tears'

In a newly released video , Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov promised more terrorist attacks this year, though he stopped short of taking credit for last month's bombing at Domodedovo Airport: “We will make this the year of blood and tears,” Umarov...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 8:41 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Egypt demonstrators settle in for the long haul

Egypt demonstrators settle in for the long haul Top story: As Egypt's political crisis enters its third week , tens of thousands of demonstrators continue to pack Cairo's Tahrir Square, sticking to their central demand that President Hosni Mubarak...

Published Mon, Feb 07 2011 5:59 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Taking stock in Egypt

Today, here in Cairo, the action began shifting outside Tahrir Square, which remains occupied by thousands of prostesters who insist they won't leave until their demands -- above all the removal of President Hosni Mubarak -- are met. Vice President...

Published Sun, Feb 06 2011 2:11 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Egypt

Egypt sacks top party bosses

In a seeming tactical victory for the thousands of protesters still occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square, top members of Egypt's ruling party resigned Saturday, according to Egyptian state television. Safwat el-Sherif, the widely reviled chief of the...

Published Sat, Feb 05 2011 10:23 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Egypt

Friday photo: Dragon Market

Filipinos perform a dragon dance on the trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange in Manila on February 3, 2011 to celebrate the Lunar New Year's 'Year of the Rabbit'. From Sydney to Pyongyang, the Lunar New Year was marked by a thundering...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 4:46 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Rallies continue as Mubarak digs in

Rallies continue as Mubarak digs in Top news: Tens of thousands of protesters held a "day of leaving" rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square, calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down today. In contrast to the brutal violence of the last...

Published Fri, Feb 04 2011 6:06 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Meanwhile in Sudan...

Sudan's busy capital of Khartoum is one of the many cities where the waves of Tunisia and Egypt have hit home in recent days, sparking parallel protests against the government. And just as security forces were detaining and harassing foreign journalists...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 4:42 PM by FP Passport

Fidel Castro: Mubarak's done

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who knows a thing or two about staying in power too long, says Mubarak is toast in his latest column for Granma: THE die is cast for Mubarak and not even the support of the United States can save his government. An intelligent...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 3:01 PM by FP Passport

Anti-Mubarak protesters rally in Gaza, arrested on West Bank

The Hamas-controlled government in Gaza allowed a demonstration today in support of the anti-Mubarak protesters in Egypt: Nearly 1,000 Hamas supporters rallied in front of the Egyptian representative office in Gaza, waving Palestinian and Egyptian flags...

Published Thu, Feb 03 2011 12:07 PM by FP Passport

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South Sudan to build new capital

Kim Jong Il still wants to be friends with Mubarak

Morning Brief: Release of Google executive fuels Egypt revolt

Sudan's Bashir vows to accept an independent south

The French foreign minister's bad trip

A revolution brought to you by KFC?

Chechen terrorist chief promises 'year of blood and tears'

Morning Brief: Egypt demonstrators settle in for the long haul

Taking stock in Egypt

Egypt sacks top party bosses

Friday photo: Dragon Market

Morning Brief: Rallies continue as Mubarak digs in

Meanwhile in Sudan...

Fidel Castro: Mubarak's done

Anti-Mubarak protesters rally in Gaza, arrested on West Bank