Huge crowds turn out for Mubarak ‘departure day’
'We were born free and we shall live free' CAIRO - Egyptian demonstrators held a massive "departure day" show of force on Friday aimed at ousting President Hosni Mubarak as both the United States and Europe indicated he should step down now. Tens of thousands filled Cairo's central Tahrir (Liberation) Square, the...
Why the Egyptian Army Won’t Shoot Protesters
CAIRO, Feb 2, 2011 (IPS) - Khalid Ibrahim Al-Laisi has been a soldier in the Egyptian army for 20 years. Today, far from shooting protesters, he says the time has come "to revolt against oppression." And as protesters vow to continue to press for President Hosni Mubarak to leave now, rather than at election time later in the...
Google, Facebook and Twitter speak out against Egypt’s Internet ban
As Egypt is rocked by continuing protests against President Hosni Mubarak, Google, Facebook and Twitter have spoken out against Egypt's Internet ban, breaking with the usual corporate wall of silence in such scenarios. By News Wires (text) AFP - Google, Facebook and Twitter, breaking with the usual practice of corporate silence,...
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