Eighty-two percent of Egyptians questioned opposed US economic aid to Egypt – according to figures released this weekend by the US-based Gallup polling organization – up from 71% in December 2011 and 52% in April of that year…

A Gallup poll released last month found 56% of Egyptians view closer relations with the US as bad for their country, up from 40% in December of last year. Just over a quarter say closer relations with Washington are a positive thing, compared with 41% who favor closer ties with Iran and 60% with Turkey.

Turkey has been one of the biggest winners of the Arab revolts, as people around the Muslim world look to its ruling Justice and Development Party as a model for combining Islamic values with economic growth (the number of Egyptians expressing approval for the Ankara government grew 22% since April 2011 to 37%).