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Middle East / Unrest #991101

CNN Evening News for Friday, Mar 25, 2011
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(Studio: Sanjay Gupta) A violent clash in Jordan and a demonstration in Yemen for government reform shown.

(Studio: Sanjay Gupta) Live discussion held with Johns Hopkins University professor Fouad Ajami about the unrest in the Middle East. [AJAMI - says Syria resembles Libya more than Egypt or Tunisia, which were easy; comments on the possibility of a sectarian war in Assad's Syria; talks about the authoritarian heritage in Egypt, but they have the best chance for a transition to democracy.]

(Studio: Sanjay Gupta; Cairo: Ivan Watson) Some alarming signs of abuse {examples of human rights abuses} by authorities in Egypt, which has been a security state, the developments in Tunisia, where the secret police seems to be gone, the power vacuum being filled in Egypt by the Muslim Brotherhood and the military discussed; inset video from Cairo shown.

Reporter(s):
Gupta, Sanjay;
Watson, Ivan
Duration:
00:09:20

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