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The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series and the MEMRI TV Project.

*Special Dispatch Series

Special Dispatch No. 3572—Egypt

Egypt Uprising - Foreign Minister Abu Al-Gheit Slams U.S. Administration for Interfering in Egypt's Affairs: When Someone Says 'Now' and 'Immediately,' I Say to Him, 'Boy, Go Play Somewhere Else'

Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on February 9, 2011.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2803.htm.

Ahmad Abu Al-Gheit: "A reporter in Sharm Al-Sheikh asked me a very provocative question: 'When will we see the president of Egypt [leaving the country like Bin Ali]?' I sensed a kind of vindictiveness from him, and a desire to see the Egyptian president acting like the Tunisian president."

To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4987.htm.

Special Dispatch No. 3571—Egypt

Egyptian Writer: 'We Have Killed our Ruling Party, and Its Ghost is Coming Back to Haunt Us'

In an article in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram titled "The NDP is Dead; Long Live the NDP?",columnist and satirist Nabil Shawkat wrote that though Mubarak has been ousted, his party and establishment live on and seem to be using the familiar old methods of bullying their opponents, persecuting the press, and ranting about foreign intervention.

The following is an English translation of the article published in the English edition of Al-Ahram:

"Mubarak is now out of the picture, perhaps by orders of his vice president. He is not going to be part of the future of this country. He will either leave Egypt in an 'honorable' way, or simply be pushed to the rear to sign papers and occasionally be rolled out to repeat a few well-rehearsed phrases. Mubarak is no more. His son is no more. His party is no more. But the spirit of his rule, the essence of his regime, and the methods of his era are far from over."

To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/4986.htm.

*From the MEMRI TV Project

Lebanese Villagers: Mubarak Is Not Egyptian, His Father Was a Lebanese Monk Who Converted to Islam

Following are excerpts from a TV report on the supposed Lebanese roots of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The report aired on Al-Jadid/New TV on February 6, 2011.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2801.htm.

Egypt Uprising: Egyptian Opposition Leader and President Sadat's Nephew Tal'at Sadat Defends Mubarak's Reputation

Following are excerpts from an interview with Tal'at Sadat, an Egyptian opposition leader who is the nephew of late president Anwar Sadat. The interview aired on Dream 2 TV on February 6, 2011.

To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2798.htm.