FAILURE OF EGYPT'S REVOLUTION

Egyptian. By rsaslan

1. Egypt is currently home to Mohammed al Zawahiri.

Mohammed al Zawahiri is the brother of al Qaeda's leader, Ayman al Zawahiri.

Longwarjournal.org/threat-

Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian-born cleric, has called on jihadists to attack and kidnap Westerners.

The UK government has raised the terror threat level for Egypt from 'general' to 'high', meaning an attack is likely.

"Security sources" fear that al-Qaeda is going to target Western tourists.

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By Andrew Yap

2. In Egypt, one day in December 2012, more than 15 power stations had to halt generating electricity because they had run out of oil and gas.

Power crisis darkens outlook for Egypt

By Jamal Alayoubi

3. "At a central Cairo produce market, vendors have increased prices for green beans by 33 per cent, tomatoes by 50 per cent and zucchini and bananas by 100 per cent.

"Imported coffee prices have risen more than 20 per cent.

"The price of bread, a staple of the Egyptian diet, has gone up by 20 per cent in poor neighbourhoods and by even more in well-to-do areas."

Fall in Egyptian pound - 4 January 2013

Mohammed al Zawahiri at the US embassy protest in Cairo on Sept. 11, 2012.

4. "Poverty and joblessness have increased since the revolution nearly two years ago...

"Many hotels are empty. 

"Three-quarters of the Nile cruise fleet was grounded over the Christmas high season. 

"Foreign currency is drying up."

The crisis of government isn't over