Friday, February 4, 2011

Unrest And Revolution In Egypt -- News Updates February 4, 2011

The government has called opposition parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, for talks [Reuters]

Egyptians Turn Out for 'Final Push' -- Al Jazeera

Hundreds of thousands flood Tahrir Square for 'Day of Departure' against the president amid reports of skirmishes.

Chants urging Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, to leave office are reverberating across Cairo's Tahrir Square.

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at the square, the focal point of protests in Egypt, for what they have termed the "Day of Departure" for the man who has been the country's leader for the last 30 years.

As the country entered its eleventh day of unrest, mass demonstrations commenced after Friday prayers.

Thousands also gathered in the city of Alexandria, holding up placards and chanting "He must go!" an Al Jazeera correspondent there reported.

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More News On The Unrest And Revolution In Egypt

Egypt protesters throng square after violence
-- Yahoo News/AP
Egyptians rally for Mubarak to go now -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Huge crowds turn out for Mubarak 'departure day' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Al Jazeera English: Live Stream -- Al Jazeera
'Day of departure' rally in Egypt -- BBC
Protesters fill Tahrir Square for 'Day of Departure' rally; journalists targeted -- Washington Post
Egyptians Defy Crackdown With New Mass Protests -- New York Times
'Day of departure' protests: hundreds of thousands return to Cairo's streets -- The Guardian
Cairo protesters hold 'day of departure' rally -- CBC
Huge crowds call for Mubarak's 'day of departure' -- McClatchy News
Egyptian throngs have a word for Mubarak: 'Leave!' -- L.A. Times
Egyptians pray for Mubarak to go now -- Reuters
Protesters end Friday prayers with message to president: 'Leave! Leave! Leave!' -- MSNBC
Factbox: Quotes on Egypt's "Friday of Departure" protest -- Reuters

Egypt crisis: 'Transition process must start now,' European leaders say -- CNN
US, Egypt Discussing Mubarak's Immediate Resignation -- Voice of America
Leak Limits Obama’s Egypt Options -- FOX News

5,000 injured since unrest began, health minister says; protests continue -- L.A. Times
Egypt street battles: How Cairo's Tahrir Square turned into a war zone overnight -- Christian Science Monitor
Egyptian Police Start Wave of Arrests -- Voice of America
Egyptian state media: Troops took 18 journalists to a 'safe place' -- CNN
Journalists Return to Central Cairo, but Threats Remain -- New York Times
Report: Egypt protests cost $310M per day -- Yahoo News/AP
In pictures: Cairo protests in Tahrir Square -- BBC

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Inside the square: resolve and revolution -- Griff Witte, Washington Post
Military Will Determine Fate of Mubarak's Exit Plan -- Tony Karon, Time Magazine
Hosni Mubarak: What now for Egypt? -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Mubarak must leave to save Egypt -- Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Washington Post
Egypt’s Agonies -- New York Times editorial
Have Egypt's rulers thought about the isolation that awaits them? -- Robert Kagan, Washington Post
Toward a soft landing in Egypt -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post

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