Egypt's military answers call for democracy

The Egyptian military is the largest in the Arab world, controlling an estimated one third of the Egyptian economy, but is highly respected by the people. (Feb. 12)

Mubarak spurns opposition demands to leave power immediately

Raw Video: Egypt reacts to Mubarak speech

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may transfer power

Washington Post Foreign Service
Thursday, February 10, 2011; 10:58 AM

CAIRO -- President Hosni Mubarak will meet the demands of protesters, military and ruling party officials, the Associated Press reported Thursday, in the strongest indication yet that Egypt's longtime president may be about to give up power.

Anti-government protesters continued to gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside the Egyptian parliament Thursday, as demonstrations to demand the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak showed no sign of abating. (Feb. 10)

The military's supreme council was meeting Thursday, without Mubarak, its commander in chief, and announced on state TV its "support of the legitimate demands of the people," AP said.

A spokesman said the council was in permanent session to explore "what measures and arrangements could be made to safeguard the nation, its achievements and the ambitions of its great people."

Gen. Hassan al-Roueini, military commander for the Cairo area, told thousands of protesters in central Tahrir Square, "All your demands will be met today."

CNN International interview with Anwar Ibrahim

CNN International interview with Anwar Ibrahim 

on Egypt and Democracy in the Muslim world

Tahrir Square echoes with 'Go Mubarak'

Tens of thousands pour into Tahrir Square with almost no sign of President... the "day of departure," a reference to their demand Mubarak go on Friday, 4 Feb. 2011.

Picture gallery: Protesters in Tahrir Square in central Cairo

CAIRO - THREE people were killed in gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters in Tahrir Square in central Cairo early on Thursday, taking the death toll of clashes in the past 24 hours to six, a medic said.



Witnesses said that there were many people wounded by fire coming from the October Bridge where partisans of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were positioned.

Thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after dark

Another clip, of protesters chanting slogans about refusing to kiss Mr. Mubarak’s hand, illustrates that the demonstrations in the square continued as night fell:

The Ahram Online live blog reported late on Tuesday: “Clashes between Police and protesters in Alexandria.” The blogger who uploaded this video said that it was shot in Alexandria on Tuesday 25 January 2011 night:

This clip, for instance, was posted on YouTube on Tuesday evening by a blogger who titled it, “Chasing the Egyptian Riot Police,” but did not post a time or location with the video:

Demonstrations In Egypt In Video

Late on Tuesday, with protesters still gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after dark, some of those restrictions seem to have lapsed. Gigi Ibrahim, an Egyptian-American blogger and activist whose stream of regular Twitter updates and mobile phone photographs showing the protests in Cairo came to an abrupt halt in midafternoon, posted a new note late on Tuesday January 25, 2011 :

OMG Twitter is back!! Thank god ! The situation in Tahrir is beyond amazing everyone should head there #jan25

Video uploaded on Tuesday night appeared to show protesters in  Tahrir Square.

YouTube Video of Protests in Egypt (1)

Egyptian protesters and riot police officers on a street in Cairo 

on Tuesday. January 25, 2011

YouTube Video of Protests in Egypt (1)

US student bypasses Egypt's web blackout

From: AlJazeera


After internet services were disconnected in Egypt, protesters were prevented from speaking to the world. But thanks to John Scott Railton, a Los Angeles based student, who took upon himself the task of uploading messages on micro blogging site twitter. He started making calls and posting messages on a twitter account he created for the Egyptian protests.