Unrest in Egypt
Follow Reuters' coverage as a wave of unrest grips Egypt
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Egypt's Al Jazeera bans shows channel's key role www.reuters.com -
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Factbox: Economic activity in Egypt as protests continue www.reuters.com
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Hamas militant Mohammed Abdil Hadi (C) is greeted by a relative upon his arrival to his home in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2011, after fleeing Cairo's Abu Zaabal prison as it was raided on Saturday by an Egyptian mob amid spreading chaos in the Egyptian capital. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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More comments from Egyptian opposition leader ElBaradei at
protests in central Cairo: "I bow to the people of Egypt in respect. I ask of you patience, change is coming in the next few days," he said. Read more: www.reuters.com -
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Hear audio reports from Al Jazeera correspondents on the ground at Tahrir Square, where opposition leader ElBaradei addressed protestors earlier blogs.aljazeera.net
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ElBaradei urges U.S. to abandon Mubarak, tells U.S. television networks he has a mandate to negotiate a national unity government and would soon reach out to the army. "It is better for President Obama not to appear that he is the last one to say to Predient Mubarak, 'It's time for you to go,'" he told CNN. Read more: www.reuters.com
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Why are the U.S. and Egypt allies? How have relations been in recent years? You'll find answers to these questions and more in our Reuters primer on the key elements of U.S.-Egyptian relations: www.reuters.com
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Mariam, from Heliopolis, Cairo... re: the current unrest in Egypt, I personally hope President Mubarak stays on board till the next election round and I believe by removing most of the corrupt ministers on his team he deserves a chance to better things. Baradei is certainly a poor alternative to President Mubarak, with no political background and is only contributing to Egypt's crash down, economically, socially and politically. Why couldn't Baradei take this stand at the time of the elections through a heavy campaign? Why didn't he appear on the scenes until the protests started? And who is Khaled Abou El Naga to accompany Baradei? Besides, the number of protestants in Tahrir, Suez and Alexandria barely represent the Egyptian population - Egypt is made up of 83M citizens, thousands make up less than 0.5 %of the population! Removing the corrupt ministers especially Habib El Adly, removing the emergency law and revisiting the minimum wage for an Egyptian worker, fixing the education and health issues are the true issues whether implemented by Mubarak or anyone else. I respect that Mubarak is trying to pass down his authority in a decent way rather than flee the country in shame ... it's a professional change management approach rather than leave the country to an unknown fate - Muslim Brotherhoods or any opposition!!!! -
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In respect to the changes that occurring in the region... I wonder if the west will accept any democratic process that might for sure lead the Islamic brotherhoods or the nationalists to the power. ( Hamas as an example). I really feel sad for those who are sacrificing for nothing, the west will never let them rule for the sake of the so-called Israel.
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to Mariam, if you could not see ElBaradei often in the scene remember that this is due to Mubaraks' team restrictions and the emergency law, I challenge you if he appeared in an official media channel since he's opposing Mubaraks' regime. Whether if I agree or not with your calculations about the protesters against population, I would remind you of the 12M citizens living in the slums only in Cairo. If you're living in Heliopolis, where I'm living, please do as myself and only cross the city and visit an area as Doweeqa! I'm afraid if this regime will not leave by any means, it is not decent to see Egypt as it is now, it will be shame on all Egyptians not only Mubarak. Please stop playing the old known disc, "Muslim Brotherhoods", if them or any other opposition would be elected freely by the majority of people, then the choice has to be respected.
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Is Mubarak's time up after 30 years in power? Reuters' Samia Nakhoul takes a closer look at the question in a new analysis: www.reuters.com
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U.S. government arranging evacuations for U.S. citizens in Egypt. From @TravelGov, the Twitter feed for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs: "Those wishing to depart via USG chartered transportation should contact us: EgyptEmergencyUSC@state.gov or 1-202-501-4444."
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New video of demonstrations in Cairo www.reuters.com
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Read the latest wrap-up from our team of reporters in Egypt and elsewhere. "Mubarak meets army as Obama urges reform": www.reuters.com
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron added his voice to the call for political reform in Egypt after discussing the crisis there during a telephone call with U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday evening. uk.reuters.com
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Well I may disagree with Mariam (even if i do understand the fear and the thoughts) and yet i also do (at least partially) disagree with Iman...
I'm Only half Egyptian, was raised and lived there for 20 years, and yet upon converting from Islam to Christianity, i obviously had no other choice but to (more or less) flee the country,,, -
So I do understand certain people worrying about a party like (Muslim Brotherhood) taking over "and for the sake of the Egyptians I do hope it won't get that far",,, and yet I do agree with Iman,,, It's high season that this ends,,, I may have lived in Maadi,,, and yet only a few kms away there are the Basatin,,, so I do know what it looks like outside rather high society sections of Cairo,,, Egypt needs a change,,, and a real change for the sake of the people and that won't happen with Mubarak anywhere near his current power,,, you don't get rid of a snake cutting it to pieces... you need to get the head...
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Huffington Post's Ryan Grim reports that Al Jazeera English is blacked out across most of the U.S. due to the Egyptian government's attempts to block Al Jazeera from broadcasting images of the protests www.huffingtonpost.com
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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says U.S. role in Egypt crisis "shameful" www.reuters.com
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A photo essay from Foreign Policy magazine: Days of Rage: The Egyptian street erupts for a sixth consecutive day as the Mubarak government scrambles to respond www.foreignpolicy.com
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U.S. plans charter flights out of Egypt www.reuters.com
U.S. official says not ruling out eventual direct talks with North Korea
TOKYO/UNITED NATIONS The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan said on Tuesday, hours after Pyongyang warned nuclear war might break out at any moment.