Egyptians are as likely to favor economic aid from Arab governments (68%) as they are to oppose aid from the U.S. (71%). Half favor aid from international institutions.
One year after revolution, most believe military should exit politics
January 25, 2012
One year after protests that led to former President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow, most Egyptians are confident that the ruling military council will hand over power to a civilian government after presidential elections.
As Egypt's new parliament begins its work, Gallup surveys suggest many Egyptians decided to support the Islamist political parties who now dominate the legislature just prior to the parliamentary elections.
Still, the majority of Egyptians expect the 2012 presidential election to be fair
January 3, 2012
Gallup surveys in Egypt reveal that those who say they are living comfortably on their current income became less optimistic about their future between August and September. They now express the same level of optimism as Egyptians who are finding it very difficult financially.
38% feel their standard of living is improving, down from 63% in 2009
December 9, 2011
Sudanese in northern states were at least twice as likely to say their household received financial help in 2011 as in 2010. Most of this increase came from people who still live in the country.
Egyptians were growing less optimistic about their lives post-Mubarak before Monday's vote
November 28, 2011
Majorities of Egyptians have repeatedly said that continued protests such as those in Egypt's Tahrir Square are a bad thing for the country. At the same time, Egyptians were growing less optimistic about their lives in post-Mubarak Egypt before casting votes in Monday's parliamentary elections.
But fewer report being assaulted or having money stolen
November 1, 2011
Twice as many Egyptians fear walking alone at night than before the revolution earlier this year, even though fewer report being a victim of theft or assault. Egyptians were more likely to feel safe in March and April if they got their news about the protests from state television than if they did not.
More Egyptians (40%) say they are "finding it very difficult" to get by on their present income than said so before the revolution (22%). Nearly half (45%) say there have been times when they did not have enough money for food, essentially the same percentage who said so before the revolution.
Residents of Qatar and Oman are the most optimistic about their economies of 16 countries Gallup surveyed in the Middle East and North Africa in early 2011. Residents of Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, the Palestinian Territories, and Bahrain are among the least optimistic.
A majority of Americans say it's more important that political leaders in Washington compromise in order to get things done rather than stick to their beliefs, even as Congress heads for a government shutdown for the second time in less than two months because of partisan divisions.
