Revolutie in Egypte #188: Waar Hillary Clinton Tahrir Square bezocht

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Emirati authorities have halted the issuing of work visas and residency permits to Egyptians resident in the country, according to official Emirati sources.

The decision was prompted by the change in Egyptian foreign policy and Egypt’s recent rapprochement with Iran, the sources added.

The Emirati Directorate of Residence and Foreigners' Affairs, meanwhile, attributed the decision to "the lack of stable security authorities in Egypt, which could be referred to for enquiries about people wishing to work in the UAE."

The same sources said the decision is intended “to protect the country and prevent unwanted people from causing a direct or indirect threat to the stability of the country.”

Meanwhile, an informed Emirati source who refused to be identified said the decision is the result of the lack of a clear Egyptian foreign policy since the 25 January revolution.

The source also said that Gulf countries are concerned about the strengthening of relations between Egypt and the UAE and Egypt’s insistence on bringing former President Hosni Mubarak to trial.

This undeclared decision has forced several Egyptians residing in the UAE to return to Egypt.

The Egyptian Embassy in the UAE, meanwhile, called on the Egyptian community in the UAE to remain calm. On its official website, the embassy urged Egyptians facing difficulties to come to the embassy and bring the relevant documents.

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Uit het onderzoek blijkt verder dat veruit de meeste Egyptenaren (75 procent) positief staan tegenover de Moslimbroederschap. 62 procent wil dat de grondwet strikt de regels volgt van de Koran.

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Op dinsdag 26 april 2011 15:39 schreef CaptainObvious39 het volgende:

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http://www.elsevier.nl/we(...)-Israel-opzeggen.htm

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Op zondag 24 april 2011 21:24 schreef rakotto het volgende:
UAE stops issuing work visas, residency permits for Egyptians

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Bron: Al Masry Al Youm

En dan vragen mensen zich af waarom de Arabische landen niets doen tegen al die moorden tegen verschillende volkeren.

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Op woensdag 27 april 2011 18:07 schreef johnnylove het volgende:
Is het activa ipv liquiditeit? Anders kun je wel spreken van enorm wanbeleid......

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Op woensdag 27 april 2011 19:29 schreef johnnylove het volgende:
Dat lijkt me liquiditeit zoals je het zegt, immers direct beschikbaar. Ik kan het me eigenlijk nauwelijks voorstellen, want dan is heel je economisch systeem ernstig ziek.

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Op woensdag 27 april 2011 19:33 schreef rakotto het volgende:

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Het economische systeem van Egypte is ook heel erg ziek. Mede dankzij de monopolies en corruptie van de hoogste functionarissen. De hele systeem lag in de handen van maar een paar personen.

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De Egyptische Moslimbroeders hebben intussen de oprichting van een politieke partij aangekondigd. De machtige islamitische oppositiebeweging wil deelnemen aan de parlementsverkiezingen in september, maar verzekerde dat de partij niet theocratisch zal zijn.

De nieuwe partij kreeg de naam Partij van Vrijheid en Gerechtigheid mee, zo deelde secretaris-generaal Mohammed Hoessein van het broedergenootschap mee op een persconferentie.

"Geen theocratie"
De partij zal geleid worden door een lid van het politieke bureau van de Moslimbroeders, Mohammed al-Mursi. Hij zal de standpunten coördineren met het genootschap. De toekomstige partijleider verzekerde dat zijn partij geen theocratie nastreeft en wil samenwerken met seculiere partijen.

Onder het vroegere regime van toenmalige president Hosni Moebarak konden de Moslimbroeders geen politieke activiteiten ontwikkelen. De grondwet verbiedt partijen gebaseerd op religie.

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Op zondag 1 mei 2011 12:49 schreef tass het volgende:
Had de MB in Februari niet gezegd dat zij niet aan de verkiezingen mee zouden doen?

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Egyptian workers and labor activists on Sunday celebrated Labor Day independently of the state for the first time in nearly 60 years.

It was the first Labor Day in 30 years to be celebrated without former President Hosni Mubarak’s sponsorship.

Tahrir Square, the heart of the January 25th revolution, hosted the celebrations, which were attended by thousands of workers, labor-organizers and activists. Those in attendance celebrated the establishment of independent unions and the Workers' Democratic Party. Commemorative services were also held for the more than 850 martyrs of the 25 January revolution.

The rally was briefly interrupted toward evening as a group of self-proclaimed pro-revolution protesters stormed the stage. However, the military police quickly restored calm.

Earlier in the day, Reda Noaman, the secretary general of the Real Estate Tax Authority (RETA) union in Gharbiya Governorate, clarified the aims of his union, and of the Labor Day celebration in general.

"We are here to commemorate Egypt's workers and its martyrs," he said. "We are here to demand the dissolution of the corrupt Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), against which several court verdicts have been issued.

"This corrupt and non-democratic institution never represented Egypt's workers. It represented only the interests of Mubarak's men and their National Democratic Party," he said.

A smaller protest was held outside the state-controlled ETUF to demand its dissolution along with the trial of its former President Hussein Megawer and other leading figures in the federation perceived as corrupt or supportive of the ousted regime. The event at the ETUF was attended by interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf, other ministers, and governmental officials.

The ETUF's upper echelons were occupied by members of Mubarak's recently dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP), with 22 of its 24 general unions presided over by members of the NDP.

As RETA representative Noaman explained, while the ETUF has yet to be dissolved, its power has been weakened by the establishment of a rival and independent union body, the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions (EFITU).

"Today we are also celebrating the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions, which was established during the revolution, on 30 January," said Noaman. "There are today at least 21 unions that have been established independently of state control."

Employees from the RETA union, which constituted the country’s first independent union since 1957 when established in April 2009, were present in large numbers.

Around 1000 employees of the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), affiliated with the Ministry of Local Development, briefly staged a protest outside the cabinet.

"We raised demands for full-time contracts, an adequate minimum wage and a maximum wage for administrative officials,” said IDSC employee Rashid Radwan.

"We also demanded the dissolution of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, and we denounced the new law criminalizing workers' strikes. We hope our message has been heard this time. If not, then we will resume our protests."

A popular tribunal was staged in Tahrir Square by labor and opposition figures. Mock trials were held for Hosni Mubarak, Megawer, and former Minister of Manpower Aisha Abdel Hadi, along with other ministers and officials.

"Our verdict is to be announced this Friday," said one of the jurors. Members of the tribunal emphasized demands for a monthly minimum wage of LE1200 (around US$207) and maximum wages of no more than 15 times the minimum.

Other Labor Day events included poetry recitals, a play about workers' grievances, and a protest march to the cabinet, where a list of workers' demands is to be submitted.

Banners, some of which announced newly established independent unions, were hung up in and around the square. Opposition groups, including the Revolutionary Socialists, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Egyptian Communist Party, the liberal Ghad Party, and the Workers' Democratic Party, marched around the square hoisting banners and posters.

One read: "The right to strike against poverty and against hunger is legitimate." Another said: "Egypt's workers support the January 25 revolution."

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Op maandag 2 mei 2011 01:05 schreef Drifter__ het volgende:
Gezocht: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssef_Boutros_Ghali
Reden: verduistering van 102 miljoen LE(11 miljoen euro)

Gisteren een bericht over deze man op tv.
En men zich maar afvragen waarom er zoveel Egyptenaren in armoede leven........

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General Mokhtar al-Molla, a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, on Wednesday said the council administers the country but does not rule.

Al-Molla accused the remnants of the former regime and other foreign bodies of capitalizing on the “collapse” of the country by encouraging a security vacuum and enciting acts of thuggery.

He also said the council would hold a dialogue with various political forces with a view to building a “democratic Egypt” in light of various dangers besetting the country. The dialogue would address the parliamentary elections, anti-corruption methods, social justice, wages, freedoms and foreign relations.

For his part, Mohamed Fayek, vice president of the National Council for Human Rights, praised the military council for consulting with the elite before taking decisions. “This makes the people interact with the state,” he said.

The council also held a symposium, which resulted in recommending that the military draft reserve should be used for public security, that graduates of law schools should be appointed to the police force, and that the whole security apparatus should be reorganized.

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ianinegypt Ian Lee
I'm not sure who attacked us. We were running too fast to see but I did glimpse some #Salafist looking men in the mob. #Egypt
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ianinegypt Ian Lee
We were attacked because we were journalists and foreigners. #Egypt
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ianinegypt Ian Lee
A large mob consisting of dozens of locals chased us. Luckily, several people helped us escape. #Egypt #Imbaba
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@Sarahcarr We are all ok. Everyone was able to make it back home safely.
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ianinegypt Ian Lee
We escaped with our lives after a mob chased us out of Imbaba. Heard gunfire. Luckily all journalists are accounted for. #Egypt
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