Topics

War & Conflict

  • The media's role in the Egyptian protests
    Internet service is back up for the first time today since major protests erupted in Cairo and other Egyptian cities last week. But the media has still managed to get the news to the public - in and out of the country. Midmorning examines the role news outlets and citizen journalists have played in the ongoing protests.Midmorning, February 2, 2011
  • What will Egypt's "March of Millions" accomplish?
    A former mideast advisor to President's Carter and Clinton joins Midday to analyze the Egyptian protests and the prospects for President Hosni Mubarak's autocratic rule. Will democracy, repression or extremism result?Midday, February 1, 2011
  • Cairo ramps up evacuations, thousands seek exit
    EgyptAir's staff scuffled with frantic passengers, food supplies were dwindling, flight information was nonexistent - and some policemen even demanded substantial bribes before allowing foreigners to board their planes.February 1, 2011
  • Mubarak won't seek new term; go now, crowds shout
    Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday that he would not run for the presidency again and would instead work to allow for a peaceful transfer of power.February 1, 2011
  • Millions march in Egypt
    Egyptian opposition leaders have called for massive protests, and the Egyptian army has said that it will not fire on protestors. How much longer can Hosni Mubarek last?Midmorning, February 1, 2011
  • By now, it should be clear to all that Mubarak's time is up
    People in Egypt have made their view clear. Now the Obama administration should do the same.January 31, 2011
  • Egypt's future: repression, democracy or extremism?
    Protestors plan for another major event in the popular uprising Tuesday. President Hosni Mubarak clings to power as he changes his cabinet. The Army may hold the key to Mubarak's fate.Midday, January 31, 2011
  • Iran summons American woman for Feb. 6 trial
    Iran has summoned an American woman to return to the country and stand trial on Feb. 6 along with two other Americans still in custody and accused of spying after crossing the border from Iraq, a judiciary spokesman said Monday.January 31, 2011
  • Egypt military promises no force against protests
    Egypt's military promised Monday not to fire on any peaceful protests and said it recognized "the legitimacy of the people's demands" ahead of a demonstration in which organizers aim to bring a million Egyptians to the streets.January 31, 2011
  • More than 2,400 Americans seek Egypt evacuation
    More than 2,400 Americans have contacted U.S. officials seeking government-chartered evacuation flights from Egypt as anti-government protests continue to roil the country, the State Department said Monday.January 31, 2011
  • 29 airmen leave Minn., prep for mission in Afghan.
    Twenty-nine engineers in the U.S. Air Force Reserve have left Minnesota to train for a six-month mission in Afghanistan.January 31, 2011
  • Newsmaker: Protests continue in Egypt
    Opposition groups in Egypt are continuing to call for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarek as the army tries to maintain order in the country.Midmorning, January 31, 2011
  • Face of Mideast unrest: young and hungry for jobs
    The unprecedented anger on Arab streets is at its core a long-brewing rage against decades of economic imbalances that have rewarded the political elite and left many others on the margins.January 30, 2011
  • Clinton: Egypt must transition to democracy
    The U.S. appealed for an orderly transition to lasting democracy in Egypt even as escalating violence in the American ally threatened Mideast stability and confronted President Barack Obama with his most critical foreign policy challenge to date.January 30, 2011
  • Egyptian reform leader calls on Mubarak to go
    Egypt's most prominent democracy advocate took up a bullhorn Sunday to call for President Hosni Mubarak to go, speaking to thousands of protesters who defied a third night of curfew to mass in the capital's main square.January 29, 2011

MPR News
Radio

Listen Now

Other Radio Streams from MPR

Classical MPR
Radio Heartland

World News from NPR

Services