Mid-East press enthralled by developments in Egypt. 6 February 2011Last updated at 14:51 Cities around the world have witnessed demonstrations in support of the anti-government protest in Egypt Most commentators in the Middle East press seem convinced that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will eventually be ousted - although more likely though talks not force - and are looking to the future. One Iranian daily is confident in its assertion that an Islamic regime will replace the current government, while Israeli commentator Roy Arad chides Israelis for automatically fearing the Muslim Brotherhood.
And several papers express some satisfaction that US regional policy is in disarray. Muhammad Abu-Krishah in Egypt's Al-Jumhuriyah The 25 January movement was just the death certificate or burial announcement of a state that died a long time ago and whose death was only discovered when it was buried. Bilal al-Hasan in London-based Al-Sharq al-Awsat Washington has dealt with many popular uprisings in the past, especially in eastern Europe... Fragile future for Egypt's revolution. 5 February 2011Last updated at 14:05 Tahrir Square, one of Cairo's most famous landmarks, looks like a war zone Following the recent days of unrest in Egypt, the BBC's Middle East bureau chief Paul Danahar, who has been following the protests in Cairo day by day, reflects on what he has witnessed.
I sat on a smashed up truck used by the anti-government protesters as an observation post. In front, where the previous day's rocks and stones whistled around me, the army had created a no-man's land. The entrance to Tahrir, or Liberation, Square was lined with rows of razor wire and troops. The pro-Mubarak groups, who many people here suspect are nothing more than government security officials in civilian clothes, were nowhere to be seen. There is now a stalemate between an old man whose regime was spawned in the Cold War and the young people who have only ever lived under his rule.
This is a leaderless revolution, so the usual government tactics don't work. Lost control “Start Quote End Quote. Egypt unrest: Protesters frustrate normalisation effort. 7 February 2011Last updated at 17:24 The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says crowds of protesters formed a human chain around the Mugamma Attempts to return Egypt to normality after two weeks of deadly anti-government protests have suffered a number of setbacks. While banks have reopened, schools and the stock exchange remain closed, and protesters have prevented the re-opening of a major government building. The Egyptian cabinet has announced a 15% rise in public-sector salaries and pensions, effective from April.
But the protesters continue to occupy Cairo's Tahrir Square. They say they will only leave when President Hosni Mubarak stands down. Some spent the night in or under army vehicles, to stop efforts to move them. Arms exports Continue reading the main story Analysis Jon LeyneBBC News, Cairo There is an illusion growing that normal life is returning to Cairo. There is still a huge chunk of central Cairo that is out of action due to the protests. Opposition unhappy. Middle East. In pictures: Egypt protests. Profile: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood.