http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Gamal Abdel Nasser) en-us Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/egypt-could-imf-loan-conditions-spark-another-revolution?start=0 As Egypt's government continues to pursue a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF, Egyptian people's concerns about the elimination of subsidies on bread and fuel continue to rise. Professor Nezar Al Sayyad, Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies discussed the implications of the IMF loan for Egypt's struggling economy. Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/egypt-could-imf-loan-conditions-spark-another-revolution International Monetary Fund (IMF), Nezar AlSayyad, Economy of Egypt, Egyptians, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Anwar Sadat, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Politics of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak As Egypt's government continues to pursue a $4.8 billion loan from the IMF, Egyptian people's concerns about the elimination of subsidies on bread and fuel continue to rise. Professor Nezar Al Sayyad, Chair of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies discussed the implications of the IMF loan for Egypt's struggling economy. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072312?start=723 <p>Iraq's deadliest day in two years leaves 107 dead in 13 cities, Syrian regime asserts it would not use chemical weapons under any circumstances, police attack Moroccan citizens protesting government corruption, and more.</p> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072312 Israel, Islamic State of Iraq, Syrian Civil War, 2011 Moroccan Protests, Kurds in Turkey, US-Afghanistan relations, Egyptian Revolution of 1952, Gaza blockade, Shaul Mofaz, Self-immolation Presenter, Male #1 In a televised speech on the 60th anniversary of the July 23rd revolution, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said that the revolution enabled the Egyptian people to start determining their fate. But at the same time, the president added that the revolution failed to accomplish some of its goals, especially those associated with civil liberties. Presenter, Female #1 This is the first time a president with an Islamic political background participates in the events commemorating the July revolution since that era witnessed clashes between Islamic and nationalist forces. Guest Male #2 (Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian President) The 1950s and the 1960s, and you remember the 1960s. Reporter, Male #3 And you know what the sixties were like. This is how the new president referred to the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser and the July revolution during his inauguration speech. That era witnessed clashes between the Islamic movement and nationalist forces. On that day, the president was in Tahrir Square speaking to the revolutionaries about the revolution's cost. Reporter, Male #3 But today, the president is in the presidential palace, and he must speak to all Egyptians about the July revolution. It was a glorious revolution in Egypt as a state, and for Egyptians as a people. But it does not hold the same status for the Islamist forces. So here's the issue. What does an Islamist president say on a nationalist holiday to a street that celebrates annually a revolution that changed the face of Egypt? Guest, Male #2 The January revolution of 2011 is certainly an extension of the Egyptian people's history of struggle, starting from the time of popular uprisings at the end of the 18th century. Reporter, Male #3 The speech discussed half-complete past glories that could lead to a bright future. This is how the president avoided shocking the nationalist street, and distorting the Islamist street's recollection of the events. Guest, Male #5 (Mohamed Hassan, Gama'a al-Islamiyya Spokesman) In the past, and during the former president's era, the July revolution was completely glorified, and had no flaws. Some claim this is because of the former president's affiliation to the revolution's era and the military. Reporter, Male #3 But there are some people who glorify the revolution without glorifying the military. They distinguish between the military of that time and today's military. In both cases, the Islamists have no claim to the July revolution. Guest, Male #6 (Abdallah al-Sinawi, Editor-in-Chief of the Nasserite Party) We must say that the July revolution is glorious, whether we want to or not, because this is a duty, for us and for the president. July is a national holiday, and its vision must be clear. Reporter, Male #3 It is too early to speak of reconciliation between the Islamist forces and the July revolution's forces. But there is no doubt that as political Islam has gained power, priorities will be reassigned, and maybe history will be reinterpreted, if not rewritten. It is a precedent in Egypt for an Islamist president to mark the anniversary of a nationalist president who clashed with the Islamists. A precedent that may indicate that what the first revolution missed, the second revolution is attempting to continue. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-041312?start=1338 <p>Pakistan demands immediate end to US drone strikes, thousands of Egyptians rally against Mubarak-era candidates, opposition tests Syria's ceasefire with peaceful protests, and more.</p> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-041312 Friday prayers, Nuclear program of Iran, Pakistan, Iran, P5+1, Israel, Saif al-Islam, Drone attacks in Pakistan, Mohammed VI of Morocco, 2011-2012 Jordanian Protests Presenter, Female #1 Ahmed Ben Bella created a new dawn for his nation, and was one of the last heroes of the glorious Arab struggle. We take a look at the near century-long journey of an extraordinary man in an exceptional time. Reporter, Male #1 For a long time, Ahmed Ben Bella had been a figure more esteemed than a revolutionary hero, and seen as a prisoner with a will stronger than his warden's. He lives in the Arab consciousness as one of the most important figures of this nation's recent history. Soaring from his position as a fighter in the Algerian million-martyr revolution, and reaching his destination as the first president of the republic established following the country's victory, he restored Algeria's natural status in the heart of the nation's struggle, and restored his people's stolen identity. Reporter, Male #1 Ahmed Ben Bella also overcame the anger and resentment he felt for his armed comrades, who deposed him from his official position. By doing so, they added to his glory as a hero; the resistance of a fighter who never lost faith in the revolution, even if his brothers imprisoned him longer than the French colonizers did. Ahmed Ben Bella kept his faith in his country, his Arabism, and the Arabic language. He cried for not having mastered Arabic when he was elected president. He cried a second time when he tried, with his broken Arabic, to welcome the Algerians' partner in their glorious revolution, Gamal Abdel Nasser, when he came to celebrate with the Algerian people and raise the flag of triumph in Algeria. Ahmed Ben Bella remained a hero. Reporter, Male #1 One night, some of his power-hungry armed comrades rebelled against him and threw him in jail without a trial. His imprisonment lasted 14 years, until the death of his closest friend and right-hand man Houari Boumedienne. Boumedienne had deposed Ben Bella and appointed himself as his replacement in the fight against the Liberation Army that expelled civilians and seized authority in the name of the Mujahideen, or strugglers, without their leader. Reporter, Male #1 Ahmed Ben Bella remained a hero in exile in his country's former colonizer, France. He later settled in Switzerland for many years as a political refugee. And, as always, by his side was a great woman who cared for him in prison and eased his pain. She then married him and stayed with him until his release. They were blessed with two adopted daughters and formed a unique family. Ahmed Ben Bella not only lived in the consciousness of his Algerian people as a hero, but in the consciousness of the entire Arab nation. Perhaps his saddest day was when Abdel Nasser passed away while he was still in prison. He regretted not being able to bid his friend a final farewell. Reporter, Male #1 Ahmed Ben Bella passed away to join his most beloved comrade at the age of 96. The entire Arab nation is mourning him, most notably his comrades in the Arab National Forum and the Arab National Congress. The New TV crew sent their deepest condolences through the chairman of its administrative council, Mr. Tahsin al-Khayad, who had a special relationship with the deceased. Ben Bella departed the world as a history maker, and he goes down in history as one of the most glorious leaders of this nation. He left the world with a clean conscience, setting an example for his successors. And today the youth are returning to the squares destroyed by dictatorships that oppressed their people far worse than the colonizers. Now the youth are mobilizing to reclaim their identity and rights in their motherlands. The spirit of Ahmed Ben Bella lives on in their consciences. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/muammar-gaddafi-obituary?start=0 Muammar Gaddafi came to power in 1969 in a coup at the age of 27 and went on to rule Libya for 42 years with an iron fist. He has left Libya in tatters: despite its vast oil wealth, a vast majority of Libyans still live on about $2 a day and 40 per cent remain unemployed. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/muammar-gaddafi-obituary Muammar Gaddafi , Libya, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Sirte, Tripoli, Obituary, The Green Book, Pan Am Flight 103, IRA, FARC A senior National Transitional Council official has said that deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has died of his wounds after being captured near his hometown of Sirte. Muammar Gaddafi came to power in 1969 in a coup at the age of 27 and went on to rule Libya for 42 years with an iron fist. He has left Libya in tatters and despite the vast oil wealth, a vast majority of Libyans still live on about $2 a day and 40 per cent remain unemployed. Gaddafi wanted to be the leader of the Arab world and modeled himself on Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. He published the Green Book which established rule of the people but in reality he exercised absolute power. The former Libyan leader was accused of bombing Pan Am Flight 103 in Scotland, a charge he always denied. After this Libya remained under internatinal isolation for years. When the uprising gathered momentum earlier this year he blamed everyone, from US to al-Qaeda, and called the protesters rats and cats of Libya. Many will remember Gaddafi as the leader who set Libya back by many years. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-093011?start=1412 Yemeni and Syrian demonstrators unify Friday's call for 'victory', thousands gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to 'reclaim the revolution', and Mauritanian youth condemn country's census as racist.<br /> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-093011 Protest, Arab Spring, Yemen Uprising, Yemen, Friday prayers, Sanaa, Syrian Civil War, Syria, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Egyptian Revolution Presenter, Male #1 These days, the Arab and Egyptian people are commemorating the departure of the immortal leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser. The anniversary coincides with the revolutions of the Arab Spring, which came out to call for freedom, justice and an end to corruption. These are the ideas upon which Abdel Nasser built his national project, and to which all Arab people, from the Atlantic to the Gulf, responded. Reporter, Male #2 Today! What a joyous day it is for the remembrance of Abdel Nasser. The memories of the great project and the great man are hovering above the popular revolution that erupted against oppression and injustice, placing the picture and voice of the leader on the shoulders of this revolution's masses. Guest, Male #3 (Gamal Abdel Nasser) No force in the world can vanquish the power of this people that believed in God and confidently walked on God's path. Reporter, Male #2 On the ground, the old labor slogan has made a comeback with the farmers and workers, who were justly treated by Abdel Nasser, but whose rights were violated by the circles of corruption. Guest, Male #3 We need to build our country in two facets. We need to make up for what we've missed in the past years. At the same time, we need to maintain the same pace as today's super powers. Therefore, every penny we have must be invested in agriculture, manufacturing, services, education, and healthcare. Reporter, Male #2 On the ground, the old labor slogan made a comeback with the daring youth and the eyes of young women. Despite the blackout, these youths dreamt about it and never stopped hoping for its return, the return of justice, nationalism, and pride. On today's commemoration, we salute Abdel Nasser. Do you not see that those who lived for their people lived forever, and those who ravaged their people's fate were ignored by history? Today marks the memory of Abdel Nasser in the country of Abdel Nasser. And once again, may peace be upon Gamal, may peace be upon the pure ones. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org