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Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
Julia Simon Nov 28, 2011
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
Egyptian Stock Exchange put on hold in wake of protests
Steve Chiotakis Nov 22, 2011
Protests in Egypt continue today, causing the stock exchange there in Cairo to shutdown trading.
Protests continue in Egypt over government handover
Kai Ryssdal Jan 11, 2012
The country is set to have elections next week, but tens of thousands of protesters have been gathering in Tahrir Square for four days to demand a quicker transfer of power to civilians.
PODCAST: What the super committee lost, Egypt's revolutionary flare up
Mary Dooe Nov 29, 2011
We speak to the President of Panama Ricardo Martinelli about how the debt crises in the U.S. and Europe are affecting his country, and how Panama is continuing to grow. Reporter Mitchell Hartman shows us one place that was shaken to its core by the housing crisis. And what does the OWN network need to do to succeed?
Google's driving the GBus in Egypt
John Moe Sep 29, 2011
Starting this week, a Google-branded bus will begin a trek across Egypt looking for entrepreneurs. The idea is to find young people with big ideas,...
Daily roundup of social media and jail: England and Egypt edition
John Moe Aug 17, 2011
Actually, if it's England, I guess we're talking about gaol....
A Private Sector for the Public Good in Egypt
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
The World Bank may not have anticipated the Arab Spring uprisings, but they claim to have a plan for the future. They've announced billions of do...
In Egypt, Affordable Housing is the Price of Love
Dash Wasserman Nov 3, 2011
Think affordable housing is just a matter of number crunching and government regulation? How about sex?
OK, so maybe not just "sex," but in Egy...
Hernando de Soto on the Middle East's 'Informal' Revolution
Stan Alcorn Mar 28, 2012
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is best known for the big, paradigm-shifting idea of his 2000 book: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Tr...
US funding secret internet access
John Moe Jun 13, 2011
The New York Times is reporting that the United States government is building internet and phone access systems that can be used even in the event...
