Friedensnobelpreisträger ElBaradei angeklagt

SCHWEIZER RADIO UND FERNSEHEN: Während der ehemalige ägyptische Machthaber Hosni Mubarak bald das Gefängnis verlassen kann, bahnt sich ein nächster Prozess an. Friedensnobelpreisträger Mohammed ElBaradei muss sich vor Gericht verantworten.

Am 19. September soll sich Friedensnobelpreisträger Mohammed ElBaradei vor dem Strafgericht in Nasr-City in Kairo verantworten. ElBaradei war vergangene Woche vom Amt des Vizepräsidenten zurückgetreten. Ein Jura-Professor der Universität Helwan hat nun Klage eingereicht. Er wirft ElBaradei vor, das in ihn gesetzte Vertrauen verraten zu haben. ElBaradei ist inzwischen nach Österreich ausgereist. » | Mittwoch, 21. August 2013

Mohamed ElBaradei to Run for Egyptian Presidency
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Egypt's reformist Mohamed ElBaradei announced on Wednesday that he planned to run for president in an election expected to be held this year.

It was the first time that Mr ElBaradei, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2005, has explicitly announced he would run for president after President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown by an 18-day popular uprising last month.

"When the door of presidential nominations opens, I intend to nominate myself," Mr ElBaradei said on a live talk show on privately-owned ONTV channel.

Mr ElBaradei, 68, also said that he would vote against constitutional amendments in a referendum set for March 19, adding that a new constitution must be drawn instead.

"I will not vote for these constitutional amendments, I will vote against these amendments," he said.

"The current constitution fell. It would be an insult to the revolution if we decided to retrieve this constitution," Mr ElBaradei said, calling instead for "a new constitution, a presidential vote and then parliamentary vote". >>> | Thursday, March 10, 2011

Hundreds Defy Warning to Give Mohammed ElBaradei Hero's Welcome Home to Egypt
THE TELEGRAPH: Hundreds of Egyptian opposition supporters defied warnings to welcome home Nobel Peace laureate and former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei amid hopes he will run for president.

Chanting the national anthem, the crowd was so large that it twice prevented Mr ElBaradei, 67, from exiting Cairo airport after he flew in from Vienna following 12 years at the helm of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

About 1,500 people thronged the airport and wellwishers held up banners that read "Yes, ElBaradei president of Egypt" and "ElBaradei for presidency of Egypt 2011".

Others shouted "ElBaradei 100 per cent, he will bring to account the thieves" in reference to alleged corruption during the 29-year-old regime of President Hosni Mubarak. >>> | Saturday, February 20, 2010

Split Widens Over Iran’s Nuclear Plans
THE TELEGRAPH: International divisions over Iran's nuclear ambitions deepened yesterday after the world's nuclear watchdog pleaded for more time for its inspections regime despite admitting international knowledge of Teheran's nuclear programme had diminished.

Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), endorsed Iranian pledges to provide better access to its clandestine atomic programme within "several weeks" even though Iran had failed to bridge a "confidence deficit" with inspectors.

But America, which is leading a campaign for a new round of sanctions on Iran, warned that Iran had shown no signs of compliance. "We have seen this before: promises of full co-operation under pressure, selective co-operation and backsliding when the pressure comes off," said Greg Schulte, the US ambassador at the IAEA.

"Despite four years of intensive investigation and the launch of this work plan four months ago, the IAEA remains unable to confirm the absence of undeclared nuclear activities in Iran." Split widens over Iran’s nuclear plans (more) By Damien McElroy

Mark Alexander