![the war is over (if you want it)
thedailywhat:
Egyptian Unrest News Round-Up:
Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera.
What You Need To Know:
Egyptians take to the streets, squares in sixth straight day of anti-government protests (yesterday), defying curfew, which has now be imposed nationwide; State TV says Monday curfew to start at 3PM.
Mubarak meets with military heads, new VP; Egyptian Air Force scrambles fighter jets over Cairo (video, Egyptian military factbox); Reuters: Police expected to return to streets on Monday; Al-Arabiya: Police re-deployment already happened.
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei urges Mubarak to leave, tells CNN he has been mandated to form national unity government, visits Tahrir Square after curfew and announces “what we have begun cannot go back.” (photo: reuters.)
Hillary Clinton: “We want to see an orderly transition”; Obama calls world leaders, expresses support for “an orderly transition to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people”; Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa says he doesn’t think Mubarak is the quitting “type,” hopes to see multi-party system in Egypt.
Further Reading / Viewing:
Egyptian authorities shut down Al Jazeera bureau office in Cairo, hourly audio reports, liveblogging continue; full list of Al Jazeera reporters tweeting from Egypt; watch arabic news channels online.
Egypt closes Gaza Strip border; US Egyptian embassy arranging to evacuate Americans; Iraq offers to evacuate its citizens.
Photos from yesterday’s protests, courtesy of The Arabist; Women of Egypt: Photos of Egyptian women protesting; protesters rally in support of Egypt outside UN building in NYC; Video Below: 8-year-old Saudi Arabian girl provides Mubarak with some sound advice (via):
[photo: @arabist.]](http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfur4pHEV11qzpwi0o1_400.jpg)
the war is over (if you want it)
Egyptian Unrest News Round-Up:
Live Updates: NYT, CNN, BBC, Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera.
What You Need To Know:
- Egyptians take to the streets, squares in sixth straight day of anti-government protests (yesterday), defying curfew, which has now be imposed nationwide; State TV says Monday curfew to start at 3PM.
- Mubarak meets with military heads, new VP; Egyptian Air Force scrambles fighter jets over Cairo (video, Egyptian military factbox); Reuters: Police expected to return to streets on Monday; Al-Arabiya: Police re-deployment already happened.
- Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei urges Mubarak to leave, tells CNN he has been mandated to form national unity government, visits Tahrir Square after curfew and announces “what we have begun cannot go back.” (photo: reuters.)
- Hillary Clinton: “We want to see an orderly transition”; Obama calls world leaders, expresses support for “an orderly transition to a government that is responsive to the aspirations of the Egyptian people”; Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa says he doesn’t think Mubarak is the quitting “type,” hopes to see multi-party system in Egypt.
Further Reading / Viewing:
- Egyptian authorities shut down Al Jazeera bureau office in Cairo, hourly audio reports, liveblogging continue; full list of Al Jazeera reporters tweeting from Egypt; watch arabic news channels online.
- Egypt closes Gaza Strip border; US Egyptian embassy arranging to evacuate Americans; Iraq offers to evacuate its citizens.
- Photos from yesterday’s protests, courtesy of The Arabist; Women of Egypt: Photos of Egyptian women protesting; protesters rally in support of Egypt outside UN building in NYC; Video Below: 8-year-old Saudi Arabian girl provides Mubarak with some sound advice (via):
[photo: @arabist.]
(Source: thedailywhat)
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