Egypt
Impossible not to post the news that Mubarak has stepped down. Quite remarkable! Tahrir Square is one big happy and peaceful party. Families and members of the military are shown mixing with the crowd and everyone there seem to be elated.
The Higher Military Council has apparently been put into temporary control, replacing Mubarak's government, and we will have to wait and see what will happen in the next few days and weeks. Hopefully real reform will follow.
The next few weeks will be very interesting, but in the meantime here are some very recent reports on the subject on the Web.
Interesting that Switzerland have announced that they are freezing Mubarak's assetts. Tunisians are apparently out on the streets to celebarate Mubarak's resignation as well.
(photo from the BBC)
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- Egyptian Museum Closed Following Clashes
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in Tahrir Square. The demonstrators were demanding the prosecution of ousted president Hosni...
- Egypt Labour Unrest Extends To Antiquities Minister
Daily Caller (Christopher Torchia) The man in charge of Egyptian antiquities starred in a TV show about his exploits, sports an “Indiana Jones”-style fedora and triumphantly declared that the nation’s heritage was mostly unscathed after the revolt...
- Egyptian Monarchy Averted
Gamal Mubarak who was widely believed and was being groomed to replace his father as president has among other officials of Egypt's ruling party the NDP been forced to resign. Now the sooner that president Mubarak goes the sooner Egypt can return...
- Is It Time For Mubarak To Be Arrested?
President Mubarak has promised he will leave in the fall though I fear that if the crowds were to disperse that the dictator may be convinced to change his mind. Thirty years of oppression on the Egyptian people is not an acceptable means of stability...
- Egypt Falling Apart
News articles from Egypt indicate dozens dead in riots to overthrow the long ruling dictator Hosni Mubarak. The president has dismissed his government in an attempt to calm the riots and there are reports that Egypt's first lady Suzanne Mubarak has...
Egypt
Mubarak has stepped down
Impossible not to post the news that Mubarak has stepped down. Quite remarkable! Tahrir Square is one big happy and peaceful party. Families and members of the military are shown mixing with the crowd and everyone there seem to be elated. The Higher Military Council has apparently been put into temporary control, replacing Mubarak's government, and we will have to wait and see what will happen in the next few days and weeks. Hopefully real reform will follow.
The next few weeks will be very interesting, but in the meantime here are some very recent reports on the subject on the Web.
Interesting that Switzerland have announced that they are freezing Mubarak's assetts. Tunisians are apparently out on the streets to celebarate Mubarak's resignation as well.
(photo from the BBC)
Al Jazeera
The BBC
CNN videos
The Guardian Live
New York Times
- Egyptian Museum Closed Following Clashes
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in Tahrir Square. The demonstrators were demanding the prosecution of ousted president Hosni...
- Egypt Labour Unrest Extends To Antiquities Minister
Daily Caller (Christopher Torchia) The man in charge of Egyptian antiquities starred in a TV show about his exploits, sports an “Indiana Jones”-style fedora and triumphantly declared that the nation’s heritage was mostly unscathed after the revolt...
- Egyptian Monarchy Averted
Gamal Mubarak who was widely believed and was being groomed to replace his father as president has among other officials of Egypt's ruling party the NDP been forced to resign. Now the sooner that president Mubarak goes the sooner Egypt can return...
- Is It Time For Mubarak To Be Arrested?
President Mubarak has promised he will leave in the fall though I fear that if the crowds were to disperse that the dictator may be convinced to change his mind. Thirty years of oppression on the Egyptian people is not an acceptable means of stability...
- Egypt Falling Apart
News articles from Egypt indicate dozens dead in riots to overthrow the long ruling dictator Hosni Mubarak. The president has dismissed his government in an attempt to calm the riots and there are reports that Egypt's first lady Suzanne Mubarak has...