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Latest developments in Egypt protests
CNN (blog)
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Egypt’s major cities on Friday, prompting the government to deploy the army to keep the peace for the …
news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/29/latest-developments-in-egypt-protests/

Egypt Internet Shutdown Underscores Vulnerability
InformationWeek
By Antone Gonsalves , InformationWeek The ease with which Egypt was able to shutdown the Internet to cut off communications during violent, anti-government …
feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=83b70f3be4be00e5f27cff59f7969c2c

Israel silent over Egypt protests
The Associated Press
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister ordered government spokesmen to
keep silent Saturday on anti-government protests in neighboring Egypt. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g7bZEz0wOwtiHUPRpYY1NTG2YQVQ?docId=b2b9acdbd23144e1a56fa248589c402c

Saudi exchange tumbles on Egypt protests
The Associated Press
The market in Saudi Arabia, where the start of the work week is Saturday,
was the first to react to the violence in Egypt and the drop in the TASI
offered a …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBM3tiQv9RM7JL2mWXCVKyGYy58w?docId=c53a4b198806456b8f57862de66e927f

US stock market falls as Egypt unrest continues
Washington Post
By David S. Hilzenrath US stocks declined sharply Friday as violent clashes
in Egypt injected a jolt of anxiety into global financial markets. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/28/AR2011012806669.html

Protesters Return To Egypt’s Streets
NPR
The pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo Egypt’s premiere tourist site were
closed by the military to tourists. On Friday, protesters burned down the
ruling …
www.npr.org/2011/01/29/133325709/protesters-return-to-egypts-streets

China micro-blogging sites censor ‘Egypt’
AFP
BEIJING — The word “Egypt” was censored Saturday by several
micro-blogging sites in China, where the ruling Communist Party is wary of
issues of political …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jouZpFFMjFynq1IYbEUDeba-qCqQ?docId=CNG.67623850a684b3db3f7388147dd9cea7.1b1

Egypt unrest rattles tourists
The Associated Press
Israel’s embassy in Egypt declined to comment. Between 1500 and 2000
travelers were at the two main departure terminals, most without
reservations, …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iUZ1MEswbXMGLcmukImOzuQXjFWQ?docId=397114a38b334254b612e85f00c89dc2

Egypt Unrest Stokes Oil, Gold
Wall Street Journal
By DAN STRUMPF and MATT WHITTAKER The violent protests in Egypt pushed both
crude-oil and gold prices higher, as investors fled risky assets but …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704680604576110530618545842.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Yen Rises as Turmoil in Egypt Spurs Refuge Demand, Overshadowing S&P Cut
Bloomberg
Egypt’s pound fell to a six-year low versus the dollar as Fitch Ratings
revised the nation’s outlook to negative. The dollar erased its loss
against the …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-29/yen-rises-as-egypt-spurs-refuge-demand-overshadowing-s-p-cut.html

US 30-Year Bonds Gain for First Week This Year as Egypt Overshadows Data
Bloomberg
“The story of the week is Egypt, and the unrest in a very important
region,” said Christopher Sullivan, who oversees $1.6 billion as chief
investment …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-29/u-s-30-year-bonds-gain-for-first-week-this-year-as-egypt-overshadows-data.html

Egypt protests: Britons warned against travel to Egyptian cities
Telegraph.co.uk
“In light of the ongoing demonstrations in Egypt we have carefully reviewed
our advice and now advise against all but essential travel to Cairo,
Alexandria, …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/egypt/8289959/Egypt-protests-Britons-warned-against-travel-to-Egyptian-cities.html

Egypt Shuts Down Internet, Cellphone Services
Wall Street Journal
By CHRISTOPHER RHOADS and GEOFFREY A. FOWLER In the face of mounting
political unrest, Egypt took the unprecedented step of severing all
Internet …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703956604576110453371369740.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Protesters clash with police in Egypt’s Alexandria
Ynetnews
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in the northern Egyptian city
of Alexandria on Saturday despite a call by the army not to congregate
after days …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4020656,00.html

Davos Is Silent as Egypt Burns
The Atlantic
It was truly surreal however to watch world leaders sitting on stage to
calmly discuss climate change and sustainable development while Egypt was
burning. …
www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/01/davos-is-silent-as-egypt-burns/70463/

Lebanon’s tension abates as eyes turn to Egypt
BBC News
I sat in a cafe where through curling wisps of sweet smoke from gurgling
shisha pipes, affluent Lebanese watched the satellite pictures from Egypt.
…
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/9379197.stm

World stocks tumble on Egypt unrest, oil jumps
Reuters
“I think the next two to three weeks, the crisis in Egypt and potentially
across the Middle East might be an excuse for a big sell-off of 5 percent
to 10 …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/idINIndia-54491520110128

US Commodities: Crude Oil, Gold Jump as Egypt Tensions Mount
Bloomberg
By Margot Habiby and Mark Shenk – Fri Jan 28 22:41:27 GMT 2011 Crude oil
surged the most in 16 months as unrest in Egypt raised concern that
protests would …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-28/u-s-commodities-crude-oil-gold-jump-as-egypt-tensions-mount.html

Foreign Ministry taking steps to ensure safety of M’sians in Egypt
Malaysia Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Foreign Ministry is taking steps to ensure the safety of
Malaysians in Egypt amid reports of widespread revolt in the Egyptian
capital of …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/29/nation/20110129185057&sec=nation

Overseas Shipholding Jumps on Speculation Egypt Unrest to Disrupt Suez
Bloomberg
Protesters demonstrated throughout Egypt with clashes erupting in central
Cairo, in the biggest challenge to President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
…
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-28/overseas-shipholding-jumps-on-speculation-egypt-unrest-to-disrupt-suez.html

Aquino wants further measures on Egypt
ABS CBN News
By Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine
government expressed concern over the events unfolding in Egypt,
particularly for the …
www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/01/29/11/aquino-wants-further-measures-egypt

Revolt in Egypt: Join the Live Chat
CNN (blog)
We’ll have live reports from Egypt where demonstrators took to the streets
again on Friday and the government could be on the brink of collapsing. …
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/28/revolt-in-egypt-join-the-live-chat/

Egypt Embassy In Venezuela Sees Shortlived Protest – Chavez
Wall Street Journal
CARACAS (Dow Jones)—A group of young Venezuelans of Egyptian descent
attempted to take over the Egyptian embassy in Venezuela, though the
dispute was ended …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110128-715552.html

Egypt – NYTimes.com
By By PAUL KRUGMAN
The Wal-Mart Decade. Big boxes and productivity. January 28. Egypt. No
comment. Really. January 28. GDP Per Capita, Here and There. France is not
hell. January 28. Obama’s CREEP Problem. Try pronouncing your acronyms
before committing. …
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/egypt/

President Obama calls on Egypt to bring back the Internet, social …
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
President Barack Obama called on Egypt to bring back the Internet and
social media Websites such as Facebook and Twitter that have been suspended
this week by the government there. “The people of Egypt have rights that
are universal,” …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/president-barack-obama-calls-on-egypt-to-bring-the-internet-twitter-facebook-back.html

What’s Going On In Egypt?
By The Huffington Post News Editors
After days of protest, Egypt’s civil unrest came to a head today, with
protestors defying curfews as the nation’s military entered the streets. If
you’ re new to the story, here’s what’s going on.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/28/whats-going-on-in-egypt_n_815734.html

How Egypt Switched Off the Internet: Tech News and Analysis “
By Bobbie Johnson
Egypt’s astonishing decision to shut down communications with the outside
world — blocking the Internet for millions of people — might look like
a wild reaction by an under-pressure government. But evidence suggests it’s
a well-planned …
gigaom.com/2011/01/28/how-egypt-switched-off-the-internet/

Egypt’s internet shutdown sparks a communications battle | VentureBeat
By Dean Takahashi
Renesys said the shutdown took place at 12:34 am Egyptian time on Thursday
and resulted in all routes to the internet from Egypt going down. By
contrast, a few specific routes were blocked in Tunisia when that country
went through its …
venturebeat.com/2011/01/28/egypts-internet-shutdown-sparks-a-communications-battle/

Obama to make statement on Egypt in next few minutes; Update …
By Allahpundit
Obama to make statement on Egypt in next few minutes; Update: Calls for “
concrete steps” towards reform; Update: WaPo calls on Obama to break with
Mubarak; Update: Video added.
hotair.com/archives/2011/01/28/obama-to-make-statement-on-egypt-in-next-few-minutes/

How Egypt Turned Off the Internet
By Kyle VanHemert
Yesterday, something unprecedented happened: Egypt turned off the internet.
A nation of 80000000 instantly disconnected. So how’d they do it?
gizmodo.com/5746121/how-egypt-turned-off-the-internet

How Did Egypt Kill the Internet? Possibly With a Few Phone Calls …
By Jennifer Valentino-DeVries
How do you turn off the Internet in an entire country? In the case of
Egypt, it was probably done with a few phone calls.
blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/01/28/how-egypt-killed-the-internet/

Vodafone confirms role in Egypt’s cellular, Internet blackout …
By Stephen C. Webster
Egypt, which has been under a declared state of “emergency” for decades,
long ago passed a series of security provisions that were later mirrored in
post-9/11 powers assumed by leaders in the US. Egypt’s provisions, however,
went much …
www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/01/vodafone-confirms-role-egypts-cellular-internet-blackout/

Egypt: Tor Use Skyrocketing as Users Route-Around Internet Blocks
By Klint Finley
As we reported yesterday, the Egyptian government appears to be locking
down Intrernet access in Egypt. Access in or out of the country seems to be
blocked. …
www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/01/egypt-tor-use-skyrocketing-as.php

Egypt | Mubarak | Riots
By HDS Greenway
Mubarak’s Egypt has been a bulwark for Middle East peace, especially for
Israel. The riots against Mubarak make Israel uneasy.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/110128/egypt-riots-israel

Pajamas Media “ Egypt: What’s Happening Now (Updated)
By Josh Shahryar
UPDATED (5:36p EST): Hosni Mubarak appeared on Egypt’s Nile TV, declaring
that he has asked the government — presumably the entire cabinet at
least, if not the parliament — to resign, and there will be a new
government announced …
pajamasmedia.com/blog/egypt-whats-happening-now/

Anger in Egypt – Al Jazeera English
From our headquarters in Doha, we’ll keep you updated on Egypt’s … Is
Egypt the next Tunisia? Should Western governments be supporting popular
protest …
english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/anger-in-egypt/

Egypt braces for ‘day of rage’ – World news – Mideast/N. Africa …
Egypt’s government disrupted Internet service and deployed an elite special
operations counterterrorism force Friday, hours before anti-government …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41288680/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/

Upheaval in Egypt – The Daily Beast
Collected coverage of Upheaval in Egypt. Includes: Obama Support Risks Key
Ally – In a move charged with great danger, the Obama team is tilting
slightly …
www.thedailybeast.com/newsmaker/upheaval-in-egypt/

Watching Egypt disappear from the Internet – Internet – Committee …
My colleague at CPJ, Mohamed Abdel Dayem, was the first to mail me. “Just
a second ago,” he wrote, “about 10 contacts of mine all disappeared off
instant …
www.cpj.org/internet/2011/01/watching-egypt-disappear-from-the-internet.php

Anti-Government Protests Continue to Rock Egypt | News | English
Egyptian riot police clashed with thousands of anti-government activists
for a second day Wednesday, firing rubber bullets and using tear gas and
batons on …
www.voanews.com/english/news/Anti-Government-Protests-Continue-to-Rock-Egypt-114688954.html

Egypt’s Mubarak sends in army, resists demands to quit | Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak refused on Saturday to
bow demands that he resign, after ordering troops and tanks into cities in
an …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/28/us-egypt-protest-idUSTRE70O3UW20110128