Search

Washington EVEN if the protests shaking Egypt subside in the coming days, the chaos of the last week has forever changed the relationship between the Egyptian people and their government. The anger and aspirations propelling a diverse range of citizens into the streets will not disappear without sweeping changes in the social compact between the people and the government -- and these events also call for changes in the relationship between the United States and a stalwart Arab ally. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In this article, the author discusses the impact of the political protest in 2011 in Egypt which calls for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on the foreign relations between Egypt and the U.S.

The article reports that the pro-democracy protests throughout Egypt are threatening the U.S. relationship with Egypt.

This article criticizes the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama for its ambivalence over the mass protests against the government of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt contending that the U.S. cannot avoid the need to support those forces in Egypt that favor more pluralism in their politics.

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt said Thursday that it was dismayed by Washington's call for foreign monitors to observe the country's coming parliamentary elections, describing it as meddling in its internal affairs. A statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry said that the United States was acting like an ''overseer'' and that it was not respecting Egypt's sovereignty. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the relationship between Egypt and the U.S. It states that Egypt was dismayed by the call of the U.S. for foreign monitors to observe their parliamentary elections as meddling in their internal affairs. It adds that Egypt believes that the U.S. does not respect their sovereignty. It notes the response of Philip J. Crowley, spokesperson of the U.S. State Department, that they aim to monitor the elections to see if it meets with international standards.

The article reports on the rejection of comments from Michael Posner, U.S. State Department spokesman, which questioned the unity of elections in Egypt by the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP notes their view for elections that will be freely contended by political parties. Posner mentions the move of the U.S. to ask the Egyptian government to allow international observers to take part of the elections.

The United States spends a lot of money in Egypt. It gives Egypt about $1.7 billion in cash aid annually, most of which goes to purchase weapons and support the military. There is also a huge United States Embassy in Cairo, second in size only to the new one in Iraq, filled with diplomats, military officers, F.B.I. agents, drug enforcement agents, C.I.A. agents and more. The United States also spent about $2,000 over two years to teach Yousra Yousef to speak English. She is a 15-year-old from Asyut, one of the most conservative, tradition-bound cities in this country, once an incubator for Islamic extremism. Officials in Washington were a bit angry at how much it cost to teach Ms. Yousef, an official here said, because in other countries, the same program costs about $1,000 a student. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]