So after following the Tunisian revolution, now it seems most news media is focused on following what's going on in Egypt... and only Egypt. It's sort of the typical pattern of the media where one subject seems to dominate and then the topic is dropped without much follow-up.
Remember just a few weeks ago, we were talking about the revolution in Tunisia? Don't you wonder what's going on? After all, with revolution, things must still be going on there. Even Twitter search doesn't reveal much. Well, it turns out there has been an arrest of the previous interior minister according to this article. The ex-president's asset is frozen according to this article. But as this Economist article points out, it appears that the interim government may be viewed by some as occupied by same old authority figures.
In the meantime, there has been another historic, international event -- Sudan will be two different countries as 99% of South Sudan voted to break away. And the result of that vote is recognized and honored by the North Sudan. The break will also end their civil war. I may not be a historian, but that seems pretty historic to me. You can read a little blurb in this article.
In case you were wondering what's going on, like me, that may not be covered by the mainstream media right now.
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