The latest in Mohamed ElBaradei

Nobel Peace Prize winner ElBaradei writing memoir

2010-03-16T11:00:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Nobel Peace Prize winner ElBaradei writing memoir, to include talk of WMD search in Iraq</div><div><p>Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei (ehl-BEHR'-uh-day) is writing a memoir about his years as head of the U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate on Thursday strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents, adding that the tactic would not silence calls for change.</p><p>UN atomic chief Mohamed ElBaradei, emerging as Egypt's highest-profile dissident, has called for constitutional changes in his first statement since forming an opposition group, newspapers reported on Tuesday.</p><p>The former UN nuclear chief says change in Egypt inevitable</div><div><p>The former head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency who has emerged as an opposition leader in Egypt appealed to the government Saturday to heed calls for change before frustration over a stale political system ruled by one man for nearly 30 years spirals out of control.</...

Ex-IAEA chief says 'change is coming' to Egypt

2010-02-27T10:15:57Z

<div><p>Former UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who says he is prepared to run in elections against President Hosni Mubarak, told AFP on Saturday that political change is the only way to avoid unrest in Egypt.</p><p>"Change is coming for s...

Ex-IAEA chief 'ready to run in Egypt elections'

2010-02-27T08:16:30Z

<div><p>Former IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei, who says he is prepared to run in elections against President Hosni Mubarak, told AFP on Saturday that political change is the only way to avoid unrest in Egypt.</p><p>"Change is coming for sure," ElBaradei said in a telephone interview.</p><p>"Change b...

Mideast Egypt ElBaradei

2010-02-24T13:46:45Z

Former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, left, is accompanied by Amr Moussa, Secretary general of the Arab League, as they leave a joint meeting at the League's headquarters in Cairo, Egypt<...

Egypt's ElBaradei to lead coalition seeking change

2010-02-24T09:31:00Z

<div><p>CAIRO (Reuters) - About 30 Egyptian opposition politicians and activists have agreed to form a coalition for political change led by former U.N. nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei, who has said he might bid for president.</p><p>Members of some of UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday amid hopes he will run for president.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chanting the national anthem, the crowd was so large that it twice preve...

Egypt: Hundreds welcome return of ex-nuclear boss

2010-02-22T09:04:54Z

<div id="subtitle">Hundreds of Egyptians welcome home ex-UN nuclear chief, urge him to run for president</div><div><p>Hundreds of supporters greeted former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei at the airport upon return to his native Egypt on Friday, singing songs, chanting p...

ElBaradei lands in Egypt, backers want presidency bid

2010-02-22T08:11:39Z

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;CAIRO (Reuters) - Former U.N. nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrived at Cairo airport on Friday to an exuberant welcome from supporters who hope he will stir up Egyptian politics by running for president in 2011.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&a...

ElBaradei returns to Egypt hoping to run for presidency

2010-02-22T08:24:10Z

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei, former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, is awaited in Cairo as police warn his supporters not to mark the homecoming of a would-be electoral challenger to President Hosni...

APTOPIX Mideast Egypt ElBaradei

2010-02-19T08:31:13Z

Women supporters of former United Nations nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei, hold his portrait and give the thumbs up, as they prepare to give him a hero's welcome at Cairo, airport, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010. ElBaradei was returning home for a visit, expressing high hop...

Egypt set to ban gatherings for ElBaradei return

2010-02-22T08:49:03Z

<div><p>Egypt is poised to ban any gatherings in Cairo to mark the planned return on Friday of former UN nuclear watchdog chief and potential presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei, security sources said.</p><p>The 2...

Ex-IAEA chief injects life into Egypt's politics

2010-02-22T20:37:34Z

<div id="subtitle">Ex-IAEA boss maybe Egypt's strongest opposition leader in living memory</div><div><p>The U.N.'s former nuclear chief has yet to return home to his native Egypt after almost a quarter century monitoring the world's atomic programs, but the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize...

Mideast Egypt Political Stir

2010-01-14T00:17:23Z

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 file photo, Mohamed ElBaradei, then director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), gestures during a news conference in Berlin. The U.N.'s former nuclear chief has yet to ev...

Ex-UN nuclear chief critiques Egypt's democracy

2010-02-23T20:03:17Z

<div id="subtitle">Former UN nuclear chief talks of reform in Egypt amid calls for him to run for president</div><div><p>The former chief of the U.N.'s nuclear agency critiqued Egypt's lack of democracy after reform-minded Egyptian youths urged him to come home and run for president.</p><p>In an open letter publi...

ADDITION UN ElBaradei's Legacy

2009-11-30T10:31:22Z

In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2009 photo made available by the IAEA, outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei, talks to members of staff, during a farewell reception with staff, at Vienna's International Center. Shutting his office door for a last time, ...

UN ElBaradei's Legacy

2009-11-30T10:31:21Z

Outgoing IAEA chief leaves complex legacy

2010-02-23T23:04:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Outgoing IAEA chief leaves turbulent legacy and agency grappling with nuclear challenges</div><div><p>He infuriated Washington by challenging claims Saddam Hussein had a secret nuclear program, grappled with Iranian and North Korean nuclear programs, and brought luster and unprecedented scrutiny to his...