Egypt Follow

Today there were determined efforts to crush the Egyptian revolution.

The Egyptian regime of Hosni Mubarak is attempting to turn back the revolution in Egypt today.

Imperialist domination of the Middle East, and resistance to it, have shaped Egypt for more than 100 years. The 30-year

One US-backed dictator has fled to a safe haven in Saudi Arabia and an even more ruthless one will probably join him any day now.

Egypt’s workers have the potential to play a decisive role in the revolution.

The figure of Gamal Addul Nasser towers over modern Egyptian history. As president between 1956 and 1970 he stood firm against imperialism and transformed Egypt (see page 10).

The battle for the future of the Tunisian revolution is continuing.

Can the army be on the side of the people in a revolutionary situation? That’s a question posed sharply by events in Egypt.

The rising in Egypt is an event of world-historic proportions. It has put the largest and most important country in the Arab world on the verge of revolution.

The people of Egypt, inspired by the Tunisian uprising, have taken to the streets determined to oust the dictator Hosni Mubarak.

Imperialism and its allies are decidedly nervous about the role of the Muslim Brotherhood in a post-Mubarak Egypt.

It seemed like the whole of Egypt was on the streets.