Abdel Karim Suleiman

SOHAG, Egypt (Reuters) - Democratic fervour is gripping Egypt's big cities ahead of a presidential election but in the provinces many are nostalgic for the autocratic past. In Sohag, a town 250 miles (400 km) up the Nile from Cairo, residents have been alarmed by civil unrest, labour strikes and lax policing since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak last year. "Egypt is a land of pharaohs. If it isn't ruled by an iron-fisted pharaoh, it won't work," said Metias Rezq, a 65-year-old farmer, who...Read Full Story

Beritai.com – Thousands of Egyptians poured in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. They reject the bid of former Vice President in the era of former President Hosni Mubarak, Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian president as a new candidate. Muslim Brotherhood (IM) and some secular groups in Egypt considers Suleiman as a potential threat to Egypt, which recently took a revolution to democracy. The act of protesters in the capital Cairo and most of the participants of this action are residents living outside...Read Full Story

Beritai.com – Former Vice President and Head of Egyptian Intelligence Oman Suleiman reportedly will run in presidential elections will take place next month. The news drew criticism from many parties, including presidential candidate promoted by the Muslim Brotherhood, Khairat al-Shater. According to al-Shater Khairat Oman Suleiman’s candidacy is an affront to the Egyptian revolution. Oman Suleiman had previously refused to run, but he changed his mind after a group of protesters urged him to...Read Full Story

Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman is to contest next month's presidential election, the official MENA news agency reported on Friday, after having ruled himself out of the race.His change of mind came after a group of demonstrators had gathered in a Cairo district to urge Suleiman, who served as Hosni Mubarak's vice president before the strongman's overthrow last year, to run."The call you issued today was an order, and I am a soldier who has never in my life disobeyed an order ... I...Read Full Story

by Damon Martin In the wake of the uprising in Egypt over the last week, the power of the internet and social networking sites has truly reached its full potential as important and necessary tools for a new kind of revolution. Seeking to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak, who has ruled the Arab Republic in tyrannical fashion for the last 30 years, protesters took to the streets in Egypt. Self organized using common threads (such as the hash-tag #Jan25) on Twitter and groups on Facebook...Read Full Story

Secret US diplomatic cables have revealed that Egypt’s Vice President Omar Suleiman was long seen by Israel as the preferred candidate to succeed President Hosni Mubarak. According to an August 2008 cable released by WikiLeaks and published by the Daily Telegraph newspaper on its website, a senior adviser from the Israeli Ministry of Defense told US diplomats in Tel Aviv that the Israelis believe Suleiman would likely serve as “at least an interim president if Mubarak dies or is incapacitated...Read Full Story

Bristling with impatience, President Barack Obama on Thursday openly and sharply questioned whether Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's pledge to shift power to his vice president is an "immediate, meaningful or sufficient" sign of reform for a country in upheaval. Without naming Mubarak, Obama issued a written statement that criticized the leader for not offering clarity to his people or a concrete path to democracy. He called on Egyptian government leaders to do so, declaring: "They have...Read Full Story

Mfarhanonline World News WASHINGTON: The United States is discussing a plan with Egyptian officials for President Hosni Mubarak to quit immediately and turn power over to a transitional government, a prominent US paper reported Thursday. The report, which cited officials in President Barack Obama”s administration and Arab diplomats, said the plan for an interim government headed by Vice President Omar Suleiman, aimed at getting backing from the Egyptian military. White House spokesman...Read Full Story

Next to be toppled.. soon “He is basically your main go-to guy in Egypt,” former Deputy CIA Director John McLaughlin said. Suleiman has been “helpful in many arenas,” including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. McLaughlin said.     A 2006 cable from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, disclosed by the WikiLeaks website in January, called intelligence collaboration with Suleiman “probably the most successful element” of the U.S. relationship with Egypt. But that relationship is “a little like...Read Full Story

Egyptians determined to oust President Hosni Mubarak held their ground in Cairo Saturday, as US President Barack Obama reiterated that the transition of power "must begin now". The mounting protests against Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt since 1981, were held throughout the night and into early Saturday, the 12th day of a crisis in the frontline Arab country bordering Israel. Mubarak is under intense pressure to quit. He said he was willing to step down at the end of his term in September...Read Full Story