30 January SWJ Roundup
Days of Unrest
Egyptians Defiant as Military Does Little to Quash Protests – New York Times
Egyptian Protesters Demand U.S. Condemn Mubarak – Washington Post
Egypt: Looting Spreads as Vigilantes Roam – Los Angeles Times
Chaos Engulfs Cairo; Mubarak Points to Succession – Associated Press
Egyptian Soldiers Show Solidarity with Protesters – Washington Post
No End in Sight for Protests in Egypt – Voice of America
Looting Engulfs Cairo, Other Egyptian Cities – Associated Press
Lawlessness on Egypt Streets, Mubarak Clings On – Reuters
Appointments Continue Egypt’s Martial Style of Rule – Washington Post
Protesters Challenge Regimes Around Middle East – Los Angeles Times
Obama Presses for Change, Not New Face at the Top – New York Times
Urging Restraint, U.S. Military Faces Test of Influence – New York Times
Egypt Crisis Puts Obama to the Test – Los Angeles Times
Egypt: Protesters Again Defy Curfew; Police Stand Down – Los Angeles Times
Egypt Vigilantes Defend Homes as Police Disappear – Reuters
Looters Smash Treasures And Mummies In Egyptian Museum – Reuters
Hosni Mubarak Under World Pressure – BBC News
ElBaradei: President Mubarak Must Go – Voice of America
Nobelist Has an Unfamiliar Role in Protests – New York Times
Yearning for Respect, Arabs Find a Voice – New York Times
Egypt: U.S. Wants to See an Overhaul, Not Overthrow – Los Angeles Times
Arab Executives Predict Regime Change in Egypt – New York Times
Egyptians Wonder What’s Next – New York Times
Choice Likely to Please the Military, Not the Crowds – New York Times
Regional Reaction Mixed For Egypt Protests – Voice of America
Israel Fears Unrest in Egypt Could Jeopardize Peace Treaty – Voice of America
Jordanians Rally Against Corruption And Poverty – Reuters
Iraqis Watch Egypt Unrest With Sense of Irony – Associated Press
Egypt Protests Draw Mixed Reaction in Region – CNN News
Dictatorship to Democracy? Tunisia’s Risky Venture – Associated Press
Canada Intends to Extradite Wealthy Tunisian Fugitive – Voice of America
Ruling Party Urges Talks In Yemen to Halt Protests – Reuters
As it Happened: Egypt Unrest Day Five – BBC News
Arab Rulers Only Have One Option: Reform – Daily Star editorial
The New Arab World Order – Foreign Policy opinion
White House Wobbles on Egyptian Tightrope – The Guardian opinion
Egypt’s Military Now Pivotal – The Atlantic opinion
Egypt Needs Reform, Not Revolution – Daily Telegraph opinion
Is Qaddafi the Next to Fall? – The Daily Beast opinion
African Leaders Clinging to Power – Irish Times opinion
Israel Casts an Uneasy Glance at Protests – Global Post opinion
Egypt Protests Show Bush was Right – Washington Post opinion
Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Kills Kandahar Official – Washington Post
Suicide Bomber Kills Top Official in Key Afghan Province – Los Angeles Times
Suicide Bomber Kills Kandahar Deputy Governor – Voice of America
Family Vanishes In Attack On Market – New York Times
Afghans Plan to Stop Recruiting Children as Police – New York Times
Pakistan
U.S. Consulate Staffer Faces Murder Charges in Pakistan – Los Angeles Times
U.S. Demands Release of Diplomat in Pakistan – Voice of America
U.S. Seeks Release of Official in Pakistan – New York Times
U.S. Says Pakistan Illegally Holding Diplomat in Killings – Washington Post
U.S. Calls for Release of Official in Pakistan – Associated Press
Pakistan Says Law Must Take Its Course In U.S. Diplomat Case – Reuters
Seven Killed as Key Pakistan Tunnel Hit by Blasts – BBC News
Iraq
Iraqi Security Forces Facing Serious Problems – Washington Post
Iran
Dutch Freeze Contacts with Iran Over Hanging – BBC News
Dutch Freeze Contacts With Iran After Hanging – Associated Press
To Defeat al-Qaeda, Defeat Iran – Washington Times opinion
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks Unplugged – Los Angeles Times opinion
United States
Will We Ever Find Osama bin Laden? – Washington Post opinion
Africa
South Sudan Referendum: 99% Vote for Independence – BBC News
Over 99 Percent Of South Votes to Split From Sudan – Reuters
A.U. to Name Panel to Settle Ivory Coast Leadership Dispute – VOA
5 Somalis Brought to S. Korea to Be Tried for Piracy – Associated Press
Americas
Violence, Scandal Mar Governor’s Race in Mexico – Associated Press
Drug Bust Shows Argentina-Europe Trafficking Ties – New York Times
Haiti to Release Election Results Wednesday, 2nd Round Set for March – VOA
Haiti to Release Election Results – Reuters
In Haiti, Duvalier Reopens Old Wounds – New York Times
Cuba’s Economic Changes Create New Entrepreneurs – Associated Press
Asia Pacific
Burma Parliament to Open, but Army in Control – Associated Press
Europe
Russia Identifies Bomber as 20-Year-old Caucasus Man – Voice of America
In Moscow, a Bomber Is Identified – New York Times
Bosnia Presidency Chief Refuses Turkish Meeting – Reuters
Belarus Releases Detainees as EU Readies Sanctions – Reuters
Confronting the Crackdown in Belarus – Washington Post opinion
Middle East
Iran, Hezbollah Shift Power Balance in Lebanon – U.S. Institute of Peace
Syria, Not Hezbollah, Won in Lebanon – The Guardian opinion
Death by a Thousand Leaks – Los Angeles Times opinion
South Asia
Microcredit Pioneer Faces an Inquiry in Bangladesh – New York Times
