Saturday, February 5, 2011

Unrest And Revolution In Egypt -- News Updates February 5, 2011

Protesters lie in front of Egyptian army tanks near Tahrir Square. (Suhaib Salem, Reuters / February 5, 2011)

Egyptian Army Moves To Restore Order -- L.A. Times

The government meets with opposition leaders to discuss election proposals.

Reporting from Cairo — The Egyptian army began Saturday to reassert control around Tahrir Square, while government officials attempted to negotiate an end to the crisis with opposition leaders.

Hundreds of soldiers moved into a small side street leading to the square past the Egyptian Museum where the most intense fighting between pro- and anti-government forces has taken place.

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More News On The Unrest And Revolution In Egypt

Latest Updates on Day 12 of Egypt Protests -- The Lede, New York Times
Egypt Protests: Reports and audio from the ground, Day 12 -- Washington Post
Live Updates -- BBC
Al Jazeera English: Live Stream -- Al Jazeera

Activists block tanks from entering Tahrir Square -- CNN
Egypt army commander addresses crowd in Tahrir -- Ynet News
Egypt military mulls its options -- Al Jazeera

Egypt govt hints it seeks to ride out protest wave -- Yahoo News/AP
Mubarak meets cabinet as Egypt uprising rolls on -- Yahoo News/AFP
Protests Continue In Egypt As Crisis Talks Take Place Behind The Scenes -- Radio Free Europe
Transition In Egypt: ElBaradei Wants To Negotiate With The Army -- Spiegel Online
Egypt Officials Seek to Ease Mubarak Out -- New York Times
In Egypt, a former Mubarak loyalist emerges as presidential possibility -- Washington Post
Amid Protests, Views of Post-Mubarak Egypt Emerge -- ABC News
Only the military can tell Egypt's Mubarak to go -- AP

World Leaders Urge Change in Egypt -- Voice of America
Obama: Mubarak must make 'right decision' -- AFP
U.S. proposes Mubarak's immediate resignation -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Europe to Egypt: After Mubarak, don't rush election -- Reuters
On Egypt, Europe follows U.S. line -- Washington Post

Mubarak Meets Economic Team as Protests Enter Day 12 -- Voice of America
Mubarak moves to restart economy -- BBC
Cairo protests subdue, banks to reopen -- UPI
Mubarak holds talks over economy -- Press Association

Massive explosion hits natural gas terminal in Egypt -- MSNBC
Egypt gas pipeline blows up in Sinai Peninsula, sets off massive fire, official says explosive found -- New York Daily News
Blast At Egypt Gas Terminal 'Caused By Leak' -- SKY News
Egypt Halts Gas Pipeline Feeding Israel, Jordan -- Bloomberg

Will Egypt's party in Tahrir fizzle out? -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
How a Stalemate on the Streets May Suit Egypt's Regime -- Tony Karon, Time Magazine
Beware the Islamists in the wings -- Tim Rutten, L.A. Times
Egypt's two futures: Brutality and false reforms, or democracy -- Washington Post editorial

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Egypt's suspension of gas supplies to Israel after the North Sinai pipeline was blown up Saturday, Feb 5 has suddenly cut Israel off from 25-30 percent of its gas needs and 80 percent of Jordan's. After the blast, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmad Shafiq announced that gas supplied to both countries under contract would henceforth be diverted to domestic requirements. Israel is also deeply concerned by spreading Hamas occupation of North Sinai and on high alert for more sabotage of its power installations.