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28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Violent clashes erupt during protests in Egypt
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Police fired tear gas into crowds as violent clashes between authorities and anti-government protesters erupted …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/28/egypt.protests/

Egypt’s Communications Severed
Wall Street Journal
Facebook and Twitter weren’t immediately available to comment on what is happening in Egypt. Meanwhile, UK-headquartered Vodafone Group PLC said in a …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703956604576109661160604954.html

Vodafone: All Mobile Operators Told To Suspend Services In Parts Of Egypt
Wall Street Journal
LN) said Friday that all mobile operators in Egypt have been instructed to suspend services in selected areas amid mounting anti-government protests in the …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110128-705049.html

Iranian cleric says protests in Egypt are a replay of Iran’s 1979 revolution
The Canadian Press
TEHRAN, Iran — A change of government in Tunisia and violent protests in Egypt and Yemen are evidence that Iran’s revolution is being replayed, …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hQbF7kM-hR5bhj3GqXaQZDx2KBpA?docId=5785999

UK Travel Operators Eye Egypt As Tunisia Remains Off Limits
Wall Street Journal
By Steve McGrath LONDON (Dow Jones)—UK travel operators Friday were keeping a close eye on the anti-government civil unrest engulfing Egypt, but were still …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110128-705348.html

German Government Supports Efforts For More Democracy In Egypt
Wall Street Journal
BERLIN (Dow Jones)—Germany supports “efforts for more democracy in Egypt,” government spokesman Christoph Steegmans said Friday. “We see deficits in Egypt, …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110128-705275.html

EGYPT: Day of anger suggests a new protest scene driven by youth, free of ideology
Los Angeles Times
Second, the citizens’ protests in Egypt were driven purely by domestic
demands. No signs read “death to Israel, America, and global
imperialism” or …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/01/egypt-day-of-anger-suggests-a-new-protest-scene-driven-by-youth-free-of-ideology.html

Egypt unrest day four: Escalations and clashes as top reformer joins protests
Ha’aretz
By News Agencies Police used water cannons against Egypt’s pro-democracy
leader Mohamed ElBaradei and his supporters as they joined the latest wave
of …
www.haaretz.com/news/international/egypt-unrest-day-four-escalations-and-clashes-as-top-reformer-joins-protests-1.339792

Scientists want to probe Egypt’s Great Pyramid
msnbc.com
By Alan Boyle French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin says his years-long study
of the Great Pyramid of Giza suggests that it was built inside-out, …
pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=1f1788e17e5002fef230136b1ab080d1

World Blog: Watching Egypt’s protests
msnbc.com (blog)
By Petra Cahill, msnbc.com news editor As rioting and protests erupted for
a third straight day in Egypt on Thursday, social networking sites were
abuzz …
pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=fbc78c4a0c8751cb969f56b93cfb217a

Protests in Egypt resume after prayers
Times LIVE
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed on Friday for Egypt’s leaders and
its people not to let violence escalate. “All concerned, people or leaders,
…
www.timeslive.co.za/africa/article880321.ece/Protests-in-Egypt-resume-after-prayers

Flash analysis: Egypt melting down; govt fights back closing Internet
ZDNet (blog)
Egypt has exploded into something resembling civil war. Here are some key
elements of the crisis you need to be aware of. As a child, David Gewirtz
…
www.zdnet.com/blog/government/flash-analysis-egypt-melting-down-govt-fights-back-closing-internet/9956

Stocks Fluctuate, Yen Gains Before US GDP; Egypt Bonds Drop
BusinessWeek
The risk of Egypt defaulting rose to the highest since May 2009 as
government bonds dropped. US gross domestic product probably rose at a 3.5
percent annual …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-28/stocks-fluctuate-yen-gains-before-u-s-gdp-egypt-bonds-drop.html

Greek Companies With Egypt Exposure Concerned If Riots Grow
Wall Street Journal
By Nick Skrekas Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES ATHENS (Dow Jones)-Greek listed
companies that have exposure to Egypt are closely monitoring the momentum
of street …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110128-705048.html

Online activism fuels Egypt protest
Aljazeera.net
Another user named eacusa tweeted: “#Jan25 #Egypt Good news, morale in
Cairo still high, veteran activists from 60s & 70s r spreading knowledge of
…
english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/2011128102253848730.html

Egypt braces for protests…Iraqi crackdown after blast
9&10 News
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s four primary Internet providers have stopped moving
data in and out of the country in what appears to be a move by authorities
to …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=280059&cID=3

UN chief: Egypt should respect freedom of speech
Jerusalem Post
By AP The UN chief says that Egypt’s decision to cut Internet access ahead
of planned protests goes against the democratic principles of freedom of
…
www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=205626

Joe Biden says Egypt’s Mubarak no dictator, he shouldn’t step down…
Christian Science Monitor
By Dan Murphy, Staff writer / January 27, 2011 Dan Murphy, who has reported
from Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, and more than a dozen other countries, …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2011/0127/Joe-Biden-says-Egypt-s-Mubarak-no-dictator-he-shouldn-t-step-down

WikiLeaks Calls Biden a ‘Dangerous Fool,’ Releases Egypt Leaks
Truthdig
Then followed dozens of tweets calling attention to fresh leaks about
Egypt’s brutal regime. One of those messages said, “Help us spread the
last two days …
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/wikileaks_calls_biden_a_dangerous_fool_releases_egypt_leaks_20110128/?ln

At last, Obama addresses Egypt protests – on YouTube
Christian Science Monitor
On Thursday, at his third YouTube forum, President Obama spoke for the
first time about the anti-government protests in Egypt, and finally gave a
detailed …
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/0127/At-last-Obama-addresses-Egypt-protests-on-YouTube

Egypt must respect freedom of expression: UN’s Ban
Zawya
DAVOS, Jan 28, 2011 (AFP) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned Egypt’s
government on Friday that “freedom of expression should be fully respected”
as …
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidANA20110128T101334ZOXB32

Tens of thousands demonstrating across Egypt – witnesses
Reuters India
CAIRO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Egyptians joined protests on Friday
to call for the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo and other major
…
in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-54482020110128

Egypt postpones next round of league matches
Reuters Africa
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s next round of premier league matches have been
postponed, the country’s Football Association (EFA) said on Thursday as a
wave of …
af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE70R02I20110128

European Nations Join US In Urging Egypt To Embrace Reform
Wall Street Journal
LONDON (Dow Jones)—The UK, France and Germany Thursday swung behind US
calls for restraint and political reform in Egypt where the government
continued to …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110127-714666.html

Egypt cbank holds interest rates stable during protests
Reuters
CAIRO Jan 27 (Reuters) – Egypt’s central bank kept its key overnight
interest rates steady on Thursday as it struggles to foster growth without
reigniting …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70Q2KE20110127

Egypt plays hardball with handball website
Times LIVE
The IHF resides in Switzerland but its website runs via a server in Egypt.
It’s president Hassan Mustafa is an Egyptian citizen. All data and
information on …
www.timeslive.co.za/scitech/article879780.ece/Egypt-plays-hardball-with-handball-website

Israel closely following Egypt anti-government movement
Monsters and Critics.com
Tel Aviv – Israel said Friday it was monitoring developments in Egypt
carefully, and stressed that it regarded its relationship with its peace
partner on …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/middleeast/news/article_1615279.php/Israel-closely-following-Egypt-anti-government-movement

Yen Drops as S&P Cuts Japan’s Credit Rating; Egypt’s Pound Falls on Unrest
Bloomberg
Egypt’s pound dropped to a six-year low against the dollar as the
opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Cairo and urged the
government led by …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-27/yen-slumps-as-s-p-reduces-japanese-credit-rating-aussie-dollar-declines.html

Egypt falls off the Internet | BGPmon.net Blog
By Andree Toonk
Different media are reporting that Internet and other forms of electronic
communications are being disrupted in Egypt. Presumably after a government
order in response to the protests. Looking at BGP data we can confirm that
according to …
bgpmon.net/blog/?p=450

Complete Internet Blackout in Egypt
By Curt Hopkins
After blocking Twitter on Tuesday and, intermittently, Facebook and Google
on Wednesday, the Egyptian government has upped the ante, throwing a
complete Internet access block across the whole …
www.readwriteweb.com/archives/complete_internet_blackout_in_egypt.php

Egypt’s Internet Shut Down, According To Reports
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Reports are emerging that Internet has gone down in Cairo and throughout
Egypt, only hours before the largest planned protests yet. According to a
report from The Arabist, “Egypt has shut off the internet.”
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/27/egypt-internet-goes-down-_n_815156.html

Egypt enters communication blackout with disruption to internet …
By Vlad Savov
We don’t know what exactly is going on over in Egypt, but the country’s
government seems to have decided that keeping in touch with the.
www.engadget.com/2011/01/28/egypt-enters-communication-blackout-with-disruption-to-internet/

Egypt Situation Gets Worse, People Reporting Internet And SMS Shutdown
By Alexia Tsotsis
The world is watching in shock at the moment as reports continue to flood
in of Egyptians having their Internet connection cut in addition having
access to social media services like Facebook, Twitter and Blackberry shut
down.
techcrunch.com/2011/01/27/egypt-situation-gets-worse-people-reporting-internet-and-sms-shutdown/

Egypt Has Shut Off the Internet
By Adrian Chen
Egypt’s apparent blocking of Twitter and Facebook amid fierce protests this
week was nothing: Now it appears they’ve blocked the entire internet, as
well as text messaging. It’s got the whole world watching and wondering:
What’s next?
gawker.com/5745430/egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet

URGENT: Egypt has shut off the internet – Blog – The Arabist
By Issandr El Amrani
I am trying to confirm whether Noor uses a different technology to connect
to the internet, such as satellite, rather than the main fiber optic cables
that connect Egypt to the rest of the world. If anyone knows about this,
…
www.arabist.net/blog/2011/1/28/urgent-egypt-has-shut-off-the-internet.html

Egypt: End Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrations | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
(Cairo) – The Egyptian government should end an escalating crackdown on
what appear to be largely peaceful protests against police brutality,
poverty, and corruption, Human Rights Watch said today.
www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/27/egypt-end-crackdown-peaceful-demonstrations

World Blog – Watching Egypt’s protests
By Petra Cahill
As rioting and protests erupted for a third straight day in Egypt on
Thursday, social networking sites were abuzz with talk that Friday’s
rallies could be some of the biggest so far calling for the ouster of
President Hosni Mubarak …
worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/27/5936053-watching-egypts-protests

Imagining a new Egypt | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Adam Makary
They ask for a better minimum wage and the end to the emergency law, the
resignation of Egypt’s longest serving minister Habib el-Hadli, and the
right to practice freedom of expression. But their calls for change are
calling for deaf …
blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/01/28/imagining-new-egypt

Egypt shuts down the internet on eve of protest as the world …
By Philip Weiss
Issandr El-Amrani reports that the internet has been shut down in Egypt as
of 1 in the morning before the big demo. And not long after a horrifying AP
video went up of a man being shot (above), and of shotgun shells in the
streets. …
mondoweiss.net/2011/01/egypt-shuts-down-the-internet-on-eve-of-protest-as-the-world-community-gathers.html

Egypt Approaches The Abyss | RedState
By streiff (Profile)
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s son who is considered as his successor
has fled to Britain along with his family, US-based Arabic website Akhbar
al-Arab.
www.redstate.com/streiff/2011/01/27/egypt-approaches-the-abyss/

“ Egypt’s Tipping Point? – Blogger News Network
By Nancy Reyes
Egypt’s government is corrupt, and the US has been propping up that regime
for years, something has been noted by the locals and many astute
outsiders, but not well reported in the US media. Again, this reminds one
of the positive press …
www.bloggernews.net/125928

Egypt protests: President’s son ‘flees to London with 100 pieces …
Gamal Mubarak, 48 and believed to be his father’s choice of successor,
boarded a private jet from Cairo to London with his wife, daughter and
around 100 …
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350879/Egypt-protests-Presidents-son-flees-London-100-pieces-luggage.html

Doing Business in Egypt, Arab Rep. – World Bank Group
This page shows summary Doing Business 2011 data for the Arab Republic of
Egypt. The first table lists the overall “Ease of Doing Business” rank (out
of 183 …
www.doingbusiness.org/data/exploreeconomies/egypt/

Egypt Leaves the Internet – Renesys Blog
Prior to today Egypt was the #1 place to do hosting for European based
users, as it is so cheap, responsive, and seemingly business friendly. …
renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml

3 dead in anti-government protests in Egypt – World news – Mideast …
Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing
atop an armored police truck, clashed with riot police Tuesday in the
center of …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41246699/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/

Egypt: Night Falls, After Day of Rage · Global Voices
As the night sky extended over Egypt, protests in Cairo and around the
country continued. News was dominated by events in Cairo’s Tahrir Square,
…
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/26/egypt-night-falls-after-day-of-rage/

Pygmy mammoths in ancient Egypt? – Boing Boing
Amazing but not as unlikely as a woolly mammoth in Egypt 4300 years ago.
Still, if any of mammoths were left on Aegean Islands then, it might be
possible. …
boingboing.net/2011/01/20/pygmy-mammoths-in-an.html

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Egypt Protests Enter Third Day – The Daily Beast
Egypt entered its third straight day of rioting Thursday, as protesters
attempted to topple the government of President Hosni Mubarak. At least six
have be.
www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/egypt-protests-enter-third-day/turmoil/

Egypt Blames al-Qaida-Linked Palestinian Group for New Year’s …
Egypt’s interior minister has blamed a Palestinian group linked to al-Qaida
for the New Year’s Day suicide bombing that killed more than 20 people and
…
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Egypt-Blames-al-Qaida-Linked-Palestinian-Group-for-New-Years-Bombing-114445359.html