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An international day of mobilization has been called for Saturday, 5 February in solidarity with the Egyptian and Tunisian people as they continue their popular uprisings. According to a Facebook statement from Activists Against US Colonialism, a coalition of Middle East solidarity organizations, activists will be organizing... 

The Egyptian long-time president has defied the widespread calls for his resignation. "This is my country. This is where I lived, I fought and defended its land, sovereignty and interests, and I will die on its soil," Mubarak said. Instead, he has accused the opposition of carrying out a secret agenda by turning what he called... 

The Egyptian government shut down access to the Internet early Friday morning, affecting about 88 percent of the country's online networks. While blackouts of selected sites such as YouTube, Facebook, and Google are common in countries with autocratic and totalitarian governments, this appears to be the first time a government...