While world focus has been on the spreading protests in Egypt, similar demonstrations have broken out in neighbouring Jordan and in Yemen.
There are also reports of demonstrations in Jeddah, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia.
Tens of thousands of Yemenis are protesting in the capital Sanaa, calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Saleh, like Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, has been in power for three decades, ruling with an iron fist, frustrating the young people of the country. Widespread poverty and corruption have been central targets in the growing protests.
Yemen has been in the spotlight in the West as it combats al-Qaeda influences in the country. The U.S. military has been targeting what it terms are terrorist targets associated with al-Qaeda in the country with drone attacks.
Protesters chanting "its time for a change," have taken to several parts of the city.
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« January 30, 2011, 12:52:12 PM »
A military show of strength has been staged in Cairo as ten of thousands of protesters gathered on the sixth day of anti-government protests.
The Tahrir Square, which was the main gathering point of protesters, was continuously under the surveillance of two air force jets and a helicopter, BBC reported. A few tanks came into the Square, but was blocked by the demonstrators.
There was a significant military presence in the Egyptian capital to guard banks, government buildings and ministry headquarters.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for an 'orderly transition' of power in Egypt to democracy without a power vaccum, reported Fox News.
"We see a dialogue opening that reflects the full diversity of Egyptian civil society that has the concrete steps for democratic and economic reform that Mubarak himself said that he was going to pursue," she said on Fox News Sunday.
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« January 30, 2011, 10:07:29 PM »
Egyptian security forces beefed up their presence along the border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday in a bid to stop Hamas operatives from crossing between the two countries amid concerns that terror groups will take advantage of the anarchy in Egypt to launch attacks against that country and Israel.
Israeli defense officials said the troop increase was undertaken in coordination with the Defense Ministry because, under the peace treaty between the countries, Egypt is not allowed to deploy large numbers of soldiers along its border with Israel.
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The deployment came amid reports that Egypt had also ordered Hamas to cease all its tunnel activities along the Philadelphi Corridor. On Sunday, a number of Hamas operatives, including the group’s commander for Khan Younis, escaped from a jail in Egypt and were believed to be making their way back to the Gaza Strip.
“The Egyptians are cracking down on Hamas,” a senior Israeli defense official said on Sunday.
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« January 30, 2011, 10:35:59 PM »
Egyptian political groups, who position themselves as opposition, mandated Mohamed ElBaradei to negotiate to form" a government of national unity". This was stated by ElBaradei who appeared among protesters in central Cairo.
"I have been authorized -- mandated -- by the people who organized these demonstrations and many other parties to agree on (forming) a national unity government, - ElBaradei said. - I hope that I could be soon in touch with the army, and we need to work together".
"I was mandated to take this path by revolted people", ElBaradei said at a rally on Cairo's Tahrir Square.
The former head of the global government's "International Atomic Energy Agency" is heading opposition forces and demands an immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak. Excerpts from his speech before a crowd of thousands people were shown by TV channel Al-Arabiya. "No going back, today we have entered a new period in Egyptian history", ElBaradei claims.
A 68-year-old globalist "Nobel prize" winner urged President Hosni Mubarak "not to interfere with the will of the people, not to use force against protesters and to cede power."
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« January 31, 2011, 01:13:11 PM »
A million man march has been called in Cairo by opponents of President Hosni Mubarak.
The march has been scheduled for Tuesday through the streets of the capital city of Cairo.
Organisers have told AFP that the march will mark one week since the start of the biggest anti-government protests in the politically-unstable country in three decades.
Meanwhile, the embattled President Mubarak has authorised his armed forces to shoot-to-kill anti-government protesters.
The number of protesters has been rising by the hour and military helicopters and F-16 fighter jets have been making low passes over Cairo's Tahrir Square, which is where many people have been gathering.
A column of tanks is at the perimeter of the square and Egyptian army snipers have taken up positions on surrounding buildings.
Despite government warnings, protesters have refused to budge, even after the deaths of 150 people so far. Link to Source
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« January 31, 2011, 02:07:30 PM »
I'm not sure i buy tat there was actual " Shoot to Kill " order giving. but it should be an interesting day tomorrow.
this story comes from press tv - an iranian newspaper -
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Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly given his armed forces the authority to shoot-to-kill as anti-government protests gain momentum.
Reports say the army has been ordered to shoot when it sees fit. Military helicopters and jet fighters fly over major locations as the numbers of protesters multiply there.
Tens of thousands of people have practically taken over the Tahrir Square in the city center despite heavy military presence, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Clashes between demonstrators and police have left at least 150 people dead and thousands more wounded since anti-Mubarak rallies began in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria on Tuesday.
Protesters have one demand and that is the resignation of President Mubarak. They want a regime change and have dismissed Mubarak's appointment of a vice-president and prime minister.
The Egyptian president has visited an army military operations center on the sixth day of the protests against his regime.
Local media say Mubarak has met with top military commanders and troops at their headquarters.
Mubarak's newly appointed vice president, defense minister and chief of staff have also attended the meeting. No further details have been released.
On Friday, Mubarak ordered the army out to the streets in an effort to maintain control.
Thousands of people across the world have taken to the streets to express support for the anti-government demonstrations in Egypt.
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Obama needs to get out in front of this and let everyone know he wants Mabaruk to go now!
or that place may go into civil war with the hard line Islamic filling the void.
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Egypt's vice-president has said protesters calling for the departure of Hosni Mubarak, the president, are not "part of the Egyptian culture", saying "we all respect Mubarak as father and leader".
Omar Suleiman made the comments during an interview with state television on Thursday, in which he also said recent violence in Cairo, the capital, could have been the result of a "conspiracy".
"We will look into [the violence], into the fact it was a conspiracy," he said.
At least 13 people have been killed in clashes in Tahrir (Liberation) Square, central Cairo, as violence continues between pro-government groups and pro-democracy protesters.
Suleiman called on the protesters to end their 10-day demonstration, saying the government had now met their demands for reform, adding that the call for Mubarak to step down would be a "call for chaos".
"End your sit-in. Your demands have been answered," said Omar Suleiman.
'Crime of war'
He said constitutional change would take at least 70 days, and that a parliament was needed in order to look at it.
"The January 25 movement wanted to dissolve the parliament but we can't do that if we are going to amend the constitution," he said.
"We have to look into the future of Egypt, who will run this country, who will lead Egypt in the next six years, who will represent the country?"
But a pro-democracy activist dismissed Suleiman's speech, saying it was all a "ridiculous lie".
"From the beginning we were saying we want the whole regime to be out," she told Al Jazeera.
"There are thugs and bullies preventing us from getting medical and food supplies. It's outrageous. We are not interested in anything they say unless it is that they are leaving now. Link to Source
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