Al-Jazeera office attacked in Egypt protests. Al-Jazeera staff in their Cairo office before it was ransacked amid the political turmoil in Egypt.
We Are All Egyptians. White House and Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit. Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit? What cannot but strike the eye in the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt is the conspicuous absence of Muslim fundamentalism.
In the best secular democratic tradition, people simply revolted against an oppressive regime, its corruption and poverty, and demanded freedom and economic hope. The cynical wisdom of western liberals, according to which, in Arab countries, genuine democratic sense is limited to narrow liberal elites while the vast majority can only be mobilised through religious fundamentalism or nationalism, has been proven wrong. The big question is what will happen next? Who will emerge as the political winner? Protesters in Cairo vow to continue demonstrations. NEW: Opposition leader ElBaradei shares his vision for what government might look likeSome opposition leaders say they will meet with the government; others dig in5,000 people have been injured in the demonstrations, the health ministry saysAfter two days of violent clashes, Mubarak's supporters are notably absent Follow live blogging on "This Just In" and the latest tweets from CNN correspondents from the protests.
Send your video, images to CNN iReport. Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's burgeoning reform movement drew tens of thousands of people, undeterred by deadly clashes and government crackdowns, to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday for a mass rally with a single message for the president: "Leave. " The central Cairo plaza transformed from a bloody battleground to the scene of a largely peaceful political rally dubbed "Day of Departure" as Egyptians gave embattled President Hosni Mubarak until the end of the day to relinquish power.
CNN ordered not to film Egypt protests. Analysis: Independence key for autocrats who want to hang on. Analysis: Concern about Islamists masks wide differences. Egyptian Government Web Site Shut Down by Hackers - NYTimes.com. Egypt cracks down on foreign journalists. Dozens of foreign journalists were arrested, attacked and beaten yesterday as the Egyptian government and its supporters embarked on what the US state department called a concerted campaign to intimidate the international media.
Human rights workers also fell victim to crowd violence, while police raided the offices of two groups in Cairo, the Hisham Mubarak Law Centre and the Centre for Economic and Social Rights, and arrested observers. Amnesty International said one of its staff was detained at the law centre, with a Human Rights Watch colleague. A group of reporters from Daily News Egypt, an independent, English-language paper, were among those targeted.
Obama team working behind the scenes to free foreign activists and journalists. When the Hisham Mubarak Law Center in Cairo was raided by state security forces on Thursday, Human Rights Watch researcher Daniel Williams was swept up in the arrests.
But before he was carted off to prison, Williams had the presence of mind to call a friend in Cairo and leave his cell phone line open, to broadcast the raid as it unfolded. The Law Center is a hub and meeting space for various human rights and civil society groups in Egypt and has been amazingly active since the protests began Jan. 25. On Thursday morning, a joint squad of police and military personnel in their respective uniforms raided the Center, interrogated all inside, and forcibly transported dozens of Egyptians and foreigners alike to an unknown detention facility, where Williams remains now. Egypt protests live. Call to free Al Jazeera journalists - Middle East. Al Jazeera has demanded that three of its journalists detained by Egyptian security forces be released immediately.
In a statement on Thursday, the network said another journalist covering the turmoil in the country has been reported missing. "All three of our staff should be immediately released," the channel said. "We are concerned for their safety and welfare. Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Cairo for Mubarak’s Ouster. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians crowded into Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday for the largest demonstration so far in the uprising against President Hosni Mubarak’s government.
More Photos » Hours later, strongly suggested that Mr. Mubarak’s concession was not enough, declaring that an “orderly transition must be meaningful, it must be peaceful, and it must begin now.” While the meaning of the last phrase was deliberately vague, it appeared to be a signal that Mr. In a 30-minute phone call to Mr. Equal Rights Takes to the Barricades. Revolutions: Don’t Shoot the Social Media Messenger.
Image is from NorthJerseyMusic As we watch protestors risk their lives and demand governmental change in Egypt, a secondary news story has evolved.
Pundits are actively debating the role (or lack thereof) that social media and the Internet played in sparking the Egyptian protests, Tunisia’s revolution, and Yemen’s unrest. Uprising in Egypt isn't just about freedom and democracy. If ever there was a need for cooler heads to prevail amid the crisis in Egypt, it is now.
The end of the elderly President Hosni Mubarak’s iron-fisted regime was never a question of “if,” but rather “when.” Middle East hands have long recognized that virtually all Arab countries have been in a pre-revolutionary or revolutionary state for more than a decade. Tunisia and Egypt merely blew first. April 6 movement calls for a general strike starting Sunday. Breaking News - The Lede Blog.
Moubarak persiste, les Égyptiens aussi, actualité Monde : Le Point. Sur fond de manifestations qui ont ébranlé les assises de l'État, le président égyptien a laissé entrevoir samedi qu'il préparait peut-être sa succession en nommant un vice-président pour la première fois en trente ans d'exercice du pouvoir.
En choisissant le chef des renseignements Omar Souleimane pour en faire son "numéro deux", Hosni Moubarak a pris une initiative propre à relancer les spéculations sur le scrutin présidentiel prévu en septembre, auquel le vieux raïs, âgé de 82 ans, pourrait ne pas se présenter. Nul ne peut cependant savoir s'il sera en mesure de rester au pouvoir jusque-là. Aux yeux de beaucoup, l'armée détient la clé de l'avenir politique de l'Égypte. Le président égyptien, qui avait exprimé l'intention de changer de gouvernement dans un discours vendredi soir, a aussi désigné samedi aux fonctions de Premier ministre Ahmed Chafik, ancien commandant de l'armée de l'air et ministre sortant de l'Aviation, qui est chargé de former un nouveau gouvernement.
Egyptian protesters defy Cairo crackdown – in pictures. Thousands of protesters have gathered again in Tahrir Square as Mubarak names his cabinet, Harriet Sherwood reports from #Egypt. Mohamed ElBaradei addresses protesters in Egypt - video. Anger in Egypt. Live From Egypt: The Rebellion Grows Stronger By Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Protests in Egypt: The scent of jasmine spreads. What's Happening in Egypt Explained (UPDATED) What's happening? Inspired by the recent protests that led to the fall of the Tunisian government and the ousting of longtime Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Egyptians have joined other protesters across the Arab world (in Algeria, notably) in protesting their autocratic governments, high levels of corruption, and grinding poverty.
In Egypt, tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets. Updates on Day 6 of Egypt Protests. Heba Morayef: Tahrir Square. Several thousand people remain in Tahrir Square; many say they're planning to spend the night and stay till Mubarak resigns. There was a huge cheer when we heard Mohamed ElBaradei was coming but unfortunately most of us couldn't hear what he said - no loudspeakers, apparently. A crowd of about 800 and lots of journalists crowded around to hear him speak but everyone else just carried on chanting, "Mubarak you must leave. " People were also very angry to hear that the Interior Ministry is ordering police back on to the streets - though the Army still has control in Tahrir Square.
Yesterday they were calling for the minister's resignation, so they're very upset about that. It's been much more organized today, people going around with loudhailers urging people not to leave. The square has emptied out since the afternoon but it's still a great atmosphere, a sense of solidarity, and very well-behaved - people are sitting around bonfires, or walking around picking up rubbish. AlJazeera English (AJEnglish) No to Mubarak, No to Suleiman, Down with tyranny. Washington Plays for Time in Egypt and the Arab World - Swampland - TIME.com. A new dawn broke in Tunis with the ouster of its long-time corrupt dictator. After years of repression, news organizations suddenly were allowed to criticize the government. Committees were formed in parliament to create laws allowing independent political parties and to make democratic changes to the constitution. Sans la mort en Égypte Passes 100 Comme les manifestations se poursuivent.
Share + Egypt's military rulers called for an end to strikes and protests Monday as thousands of state employees, from ambulance drivers to police and transport workers, demonstrated to demand better pay in a growing wave of labor unrest unleashed by the democracy uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak's regime. The statement by the ruling military council that took power from Mubarak appeared to be a final warning to protest organizers in labor and professional unions before the army intervenes and imposes an outright ban on gatherings, strikes and sit-ins. Soldiers cleared out almost all the remaining demonstrators from Cairo's Tahrir Square, the giant traffic circle that was turned into a protest camp headquarters for the 18-day revolt.
During more than two weeks of round-the-clock demonstrations at the square, protesters set up tents, brought in blankets, operated medical clinics and festooned the entire plaza with giant banners demanding removal of the regime. Read more here. Analysis: Arab rebellions puncture Qaeda propaganda. Egypt revolution reading list « Middle East Public Relations. The New Arab World Order - By Robert D. Kaplan. The most telling aspect of the anti-regime demonstrations that have rocked the Arab world is what they are not about: They are not about the existential plight of the Palestinians under Israeli occupation; nor are they at least overtly anti-Western or even anti-American.
The demonstrators have directed their ire against unemployment, tyranny, and the general lack of dignity and justice in their own societies. This constitutes a sea change in modern Middle Eastern history. Firas Al-Atraqchi: Arab Earthquake: Egypt Is the Region's Turning Point. An Arab revolution fueled by methods of the West. Syria Strongman: Time for 'Reform' Pharaoh's End - An FP Round Table.
Egypt: End Use of Live Fire at Peaceful Protests. Live updates from Egypt >> (Cairo) - The Egyptian government should order security forces, especially police and plainclothes agents, not to use live fire against peaceful protesters and bystanders, Human Rights Watch said today. Blog en direct 29 / 1 - manifestations Egypte. Egypt not trending in China - Asia-Pacific.