Egypt protests Cairo is a war Zone

[General Duke]

Again there is a lack of news coming in. My reputable sites, the Guardian & Al Jazeera have been real slow the past couple of hours.

[Cawaale]

It seems the riot is coming an end. There is a gas fest in the aria where the demonstration is, there is a total crackdown in attempt to clear Tahrir square from of protesters. The police out numbers the protesters now.

[Cawaale]

^Can hear the rubber bullets man. They succeeded to make them all leave.

[Cawaale]

Turn on Aljazeera Mubashar on Hotbird if you have satellite receiver.

[Ibtisam]

:eek::cool: Interesting Developments to say the least!

[The Zack]

It's time for the tyrant to leave! The people have spoken.

[Che -Guevara]

Yemen protests: Thousands call on president to leave

 

Thousands of Yemenis are demonstrating in the capital Sanaa, calling on Ali Abdullah Saleh, president for more than 30 years, to step down.

 

Reports say they gathered in at least four locations in the capital, including Sanaa University.

 

Protesters chanted anti-government slogans and made reference to the overthrow of the Tunisian president.

 

Organisers have called on students and civil society groups to protest against corruption and economic policies.

 

Yemenis complain of mounting poverty among a growing young population and frustration with a lack of political freedoms.

 

The country has also been plagued by a range of security issues, including a separatist movement in the south and an uprising of Shia Houthi rebels in the north.

 

There mounting fears that Yemen is becoming a leading al-Qaeda haven, with the high numbers of unemployed youths seen as potential recruits for Islamist militant groups.

'Tunisia-inspired'

 

There have been a series of smaller protests in the lead up to Thursday's mass demonstrations.

 

On Saturday, hundreds of Sanaa University students held competing protests on campus, with some calling for President Saleh to step down and others for him to remain in office.

 

Over the weekend, Yemeni authorities arrested prominent rights activist, Tawakul Karman, accusing her of organising the anti-government protests. Her arrest sparked further protests in Sanaa.

 

After her release from prison on Monday, she told CNN that there was a revolution taking place in her country inspired by Tunisia's so-called Jasmine Revolution.

 

Protests in Tunisia have ended 23 years of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's rule and ignited unrest elsewhere in the region, including Algeria and Egypt.

 

President Saleh, a Western ally, became leader of North Yemen in 1978, and has ruled the Republic of Yemen since the north and south merged in 1990. He was last re-elected in 2006.

 

Yemenis are angry over parliament's attempts to loosen the rules on presidential term limits, sparking opposition concerns that Mr Saleh might try to appoint himself president for life.

 

BBC

[Jacaylbaro]

Wiil Uu Dhalay Madaxweynaha Dalka Masar Iyo Qoyskiisa Oo Si Lama Filaan Ah Ugu Duulay Qaahira Iyaga Oo U Sii Jeeda Dalka Britain Iyo Dareenada Ku Xeeran

 

 

Cairo-(HWN)- Wararka ka imanaya caasimadda dalka Masar ayaa sheegaya wiilka uu dhalay Madaxweynaha dalka Housni Mubarak oo lagu magacaabo Masar Gamal Mubarak, iyo qoyskiisu ay maanta si lama filaan ah ugu duuleen dalka Britain.

 

Warku waxa uu intaa ku daray in wiilkan uu dhalay Madaxweynaha dalka Masar oo ay wehiliyaan xaaskiisa iyo carruurtiisu ay ka dhjoofeen gegidda diyaaradaha ee caasimadda Cairo iyaga oo u sii jeeda magaaladda London, mana jiraan ilaa hada wax war ah oo rasmi ah oo ay Dawladda dalkaasi ka soo saartay ujeeddada dhabta ah ee keentay wakhti xaadirkan safarkan degdega ah ee wiilka Madaxweynaha iyo qoyskiisa.

 

Warar la isla dhex marayo ayaa tibaaxaya in safarkan degdega ah ee uu Wiilka Madaxweynaha iyo qoyskiisu ay ugu kicitimeen dalka Britain in uu daaran yahay mudaharaadyadda rabshadaha wata ee ay dadku dhinteen ee ka socda dalka Masar oo si weyn looga cabsi qabo in ay dhaawacaan deganaanshaha iyo xasiloonidda dalkaa si la mid ah kuwii ka dhacay dalka Tunis.

 

Geesta kale, dalka Masar oo ay hadheeyeen maalmihii u danbeeyay mawjado kacdoono ah oo ay wadaan mudahaaraadayaal gadoodsani ayaa laga soo waramayaa in ay hawada ka baxeen oo la xanibay isticmaalka qaar ka mid ah adeegyadda isgaadhsiinta ee ay dadku kuwada xidhiidhaan kuwaas oo ay ka mid yihiin fariimaha qoraalada ah ee laga diro moobilada iyo isticmaalka Twitterka, ka dib markii loo aaneeyay in dadka mudaharaadyada dalkaa ka dhigayaa ay kuwada xidhiidheen nidaamkan si ay u dardar galiyaan dibad baxooda.

 

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, isku dhacyadan dhex maraya dibad baxayaasha iyo ciidamadda amaanka ee dalkaa ayaa la sheegay in ay ku dhinteen ugu yaraan Afar qof, halka tiro intaa aad uga badanina ay ku dhaawacmeen.

[Libaax-Sankataabte]

 

CAIRO—Egypt’s ruling party said Thursday it was ready for a dialogue with the public but offered no concessions to address demands for a solution to rampant poverty and political change heard in the country’s largest anti-government protests in years.

 

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/928913--egypt-s-ruling-party-ready-for-dialogue-as-protests-continue

[Che -Guevara]

LoooL@LSK you have flair for the dramatic. I thought the title of the thread was actually headline of the article you posted. It will be interesting to see how large the crowds will be after the friday and how hard Mubarak will come down on the demonstrators.

 

It will also amazing to see the voice of the Muslim Brotherhood has been eclipsed.

 

People came out in their thousands today in Yemen.

[Prometheus]

Interesting developments. Will Mubarak go the same way as the tyrant of Tunisia? Or will these protests culminate in the same tragic fate of the Tiananmen Square protests? I hope Egyptians do not relent.

[GoldCoast]

Internet completley shut down in Egypt. Even SOLers in Egypt won't be able to post as the country was literally taken off world map communication wise. Mubarak is using tactics reminiscent of North Korea to repress these protests and going to measures even the Iranians did not reach. Imagine the uproar if Ahmednejad attempted to take his countries entire communication system off the grid? In 3 hours Cairo is primed for the biggest protests country has ever seen according to several sources. Inshallah no lives are lost and the people stay strong however this regime is not only shameless but brutal.

[GoldCoast]

Also I read reports of the Friday Khutba to be read in mosques nationwide and its embarrassing to say the least. Basically charging those who stand up against government as being heretics and against Islam. They are attempting to target the poorer classes who make up the majority of the Egyptian population. Muslim Brotherhood called to join the protests and they hold the most sway amongst the group however reports say that the entire groups political leadership has been jailed over the past few hours. They are trying every single stop to stop the people from mobilizing and this is symptomatic of a desperate regime. Hopefully we are watching the beginning of the end of Mubaraks regime here.

[Che -Guevara]

They already shot kid in broad day light. This could be transformational moment.

[GoldCoast]

Che -Guevara;690924 wrote:

They already shot kid in broad day light. This could be transformational moment.

This was when they decided to shut down the internet in the country, when that video got released online. I dont think its a single event thats motivated people per say, the main catalyst is Tunisia undoubtedly. In three hours we will get our answers with regards to whether a majority of Egypts 80 million will mobilize.