Hannah Allam

Hannah Allam covers national security issues, with a focus on militant movements and counterterrorism efforts.

Mubarak Resigns, Setting Off Wild Celebrations in Egypt

Cairo - Bowing to 18 days of a popular revolt that showed no sign of slowing down, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned Friday and handed over power to the …

By: Shashank Bengali &; Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

February 11, 2011

Egypt’s Working Class Joins Anti-Government Revolt

Cairo, Egypt - Thousands of workers throughout industry, education and transportation joined Egypt's popular revolt Wednesday by staging strikes or protests that raised the specter of a general strike, …

By: Shashank Bengal ,; Hannah Allam ,; Shashank Bengali ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

February 10, 2011

Egypt’s Islamists, Caught Off Guard by Uprising, Still Defining Role

Cairo - The Muslim Brotherhood, long relegated to the fringes of Egyptian politics, is playing a growing role in the popular revolt against President Hosni Mubarak but is still …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

February 4, 2011

Egyptian Protesters Plan March to Mubarak’s Doorstep

Cairo - In the fight to save his embattled regime from a popular revolt, U.S.-allied president Hosni Mubarak's administration has severed the phone and Internet, rounded up journalists, closed …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

February 1, 2011

Egypt’s Mubarak on the Brink; ElBaradei Demands “New Era“

Cairo, Egypt - Opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei emerged from house arrest late Sunday to join throngs of protesters in central Cairo, echoing their demand that U.S.-allied President Hosni Mubarak …

By: Shashank Bengali &; Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

January 31, 2011

Amid Protests, Many Ask What Egyptian Army Will Do

Cairo, Egypt - Tens of thousands of Egyptians broke curfew Saturday to march in Cairo and other major cities in a clear message to U.S.-allied president Hosni Mubarak that …

By: Hannah Allam ,; Miret El Naggar ,; Erika Bolstad ,; Truthout

January 30, 2011

Allawi Wins Iraqi Election by Two Seats; Maliki Demands Recount

Secular Muslim politician Ayad Allawi Friday won Iraq's landmark parliamentary election by just two seats, defeating incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, who immediately repeated his demands for a …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers

March 26, 2010

Slow Progress in Iraq Vote Count Fuels Suspicions

BAGHDAD — Iraq's embattled election commission announced Tuesday that 79 percent of the votes from parliamentary elections have been counted, a breakthrough for a process so slow that it's …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers

March 16, 2010

Explosions Shake Baghdad as Iraqis Vote

Baghdad - Dozens of explosions ripped through Baghdad and provinces to the north and west as Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections, killing at least 34 people and wounding …

By: Hannah Allam ,; Truthout

March 7, 2010

Baghdad Bombings Shatter Festive Pre-Vote Atmosphere

Baghdad - Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi security forces voted in early elections Thursday throughout the country, as bomb attacks near polling stations killed at least 12 people and …

By: Hannah Allam ,; McClatchyNewspapers

March 4, 2010

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