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30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Egypt’s protests: What’s next?
CNN International
(CNN) — With unprecedented numbers of protesters on the streets of Egypt calling for President Hosni Mubarak to resign, what clues to earlier …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/30/egypt.what.next/

Special AI plane to bring back 300 Indians from Egypt
Times of India
NEW DELHI: India has sent a special commercial flight on Sunday to bring back Indians wanting to return home from Egypt that is in the middle of a political …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Special-AI-plane-to-bring-back-300-Indians-from-Egypt/articleshow/7391308.cms

Concern mounts in Gaza as Egypt shuts down its shared border
Ha’aretz
By DPA There was widespread concern in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after Egypt decided to shut down the Rafah border crossing until further notice amid growing …
www.haaretz.com/news/international/concern-mounts-in-gaza-as-egypt-shuts-down-its-shared-border-1.340156

UK officials step up Egypt advice
BBC News
British nationals in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez are being told to leave if it is safe for them to do so, following days of violent protests across Egypt. …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-12318528

Israel Stocks Fall Most in 8 Months on Egypt Unrest; Bonds Drop
Bloomberg
Egypt’s security forces arrested a total of 450 people for involvement in riots across the country, state television reported today, without giving further …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-30/israel-stocks-fall-most-in-8-months-on-egypt-unrest-bonds-drop.html

Egypt: Armed Gangs Free Inmates From Jails
Sky News
Thousands of inmates have been freed from prisons across Egypt by armed gangs as the country entered its sixth day of unrest. To view this content you need …
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Thousands-Of-Prisoners-Freed-From-Jails-In-Egypt-By-Armed-Guards/Article/201101415918759?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_0&lid=ARTICLE_15918759_Thousands_Of_Prisoners_Freed_From_Jails_In_Egypt_By_Armed_Guards_

No need to evacuate Filipinos from Egypt
Manila Bulletin
By GENALYN D. KABILING MANILA, Philippines – MalacaÒang Sunday found no reason yet to order the immediate evacuation of more than 6000 Filipinos in Egypt …
www.mb.com.ph/articles/301598/no-need-evacuate-filipinos-egypt

Saudi king tells Obama he supports Egypt stability
Washington Post
AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi press agency says King Abdullah has told President Barack Obama that there should be no bargaining about Egypt’s …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/30/AR2011013000957.html

Local immigrants try desperately to reach relatives back in chaotic Egypt
New York Daily News
BY Alex Christodoulides and Larry Mcshane Cocerns over the turmoil in Egypt shifted from political to personal Saturday as local immigrants tried …
www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/01/30/2011-01-30_kin_yearning_for_any_word_from_inside.html

A test of Egypt’s military and its relations with US
Washington Post
By Howard Schneider and Greg Jaffe Egypt’s military, built with tens of billions of dollars in American technology and training, is facing its biggest test …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/29/AR2011012904546.html

China tries to curb online chat about Egypt
Monsters and Critics.com
Beijing – Chinese authorities censored search results for Egypt on two highly popular micro-blogging sites on Sunday in an apparent effort to curb online …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1615661.php/China-tries-to-curb-online-chat-about-Egypt

Iraqis watch Egypt unrest with sense of irony
The Associated Press
Many watched footage of riots and looting on the streets of Egypt, the region’s traditional powerhouse, with a sense of irony. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hxLwt7fWkbhvOTME4FbzHM5KK_wg?docId=24dd46b627a04111b669354db9cde232

Egypt banks will not open on Sunday – central bank
Reuters
By Edmund Blair CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s banks will be shut on Sunday, the first day of the business week, the deputy central bank governor said, …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/29/uk-egypt-central-bank-idUKTRE70S1OY20110129

Gulf stock markets shaken by Egypt unrest
AFP
DUBAI — Stock markets in several Gulf countries, where many leading firms have interests in Egypt, dropped Sunday on mounting concerns over developments in …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gm4RnqgLfMDmcGNRGgtAK4QhDIRA?docId=CNG.fae0da60412a671e262f1f5567c43dbb.131

Security concern mounts amid prison-breaking, looting in Egypt
Xinhua
30 (Xinhua) — The concern for social security and people’s safety increased in Egypt Sunday, as thousands of prisoners escaped, after a night of worries …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/30/c_13713853.htm

Business as Normal on Egypt’s Suez Canal
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The Suez Canal, one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes, is one of Egypt’s main sources of foreign currency along with petroleum exports, …
blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2011/01/30/business-as-normal-on-egypts-suez-canal/

Worldview: US needs to get on the right side in Egypt
Philadelphia Inquirer
I interviewed a conservative judge who was furious because the government had forbade the judiciary to monitor Egypt’s first contested presidential election …
www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20110130_Worldview__U_S__needs_to_get_on_the_right_side_in_Egypt.html

200 at Dearborn rally want US policy change on Egypt
Detroit Free Press
They can stop supporting dictator regimes,” said Essam Mohamed of Dearborn, a native of Egypt. The engineer at Ford helped organize the demonstration. …
www.freep.com/article/20110130/NEWS02/101300565/200-Dearborn-rally-want-U-S-policy-change-Egypt?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Egypt Protests Continue As Security Situation Grows Worse
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Sunday is normally the first workday of the week in Egypt, but banks and schools have been ordered closed amid violence that has left at least 100 people …
www.rferl.org/content/egypt_lawlessness_mubarak_cling_to_power/2291693.html

Armed gangs free Muslim militants in Egypt
Ynetnews
Gangs of armed men attacked at least four jails across Egypt before dawn Sunday, helping to free hundreds of Muslim militants and thousands of other inmates …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4021160,00.html

Asian nations raise alarm on Egypt travellers
Inquirer.net
SYDNEY – Australia told its citizens not to travel to Egypt Sunday, as Tokyo appealed for help for 500 Japanese stranded at Cairo airport and Asian nations …
globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20110130-317508/Asian-nations-raise-alarm-on-Egypt-travellers

Netanyahu: The aim is to keep situation in Egypt stable
Jerusalem Post
COM STAFF Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel is “closely following” the anti-government protests in Egypt. “The aim is to keep the …
www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=205839

Revolutionary seeds take root in Egypt, Lebanon
MiamiHerald.com
Different circumstances triggered the unrest in Lebanon and Egypt, but the fact that they occurred simultaneously highlights the extent of instability and …
www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/30/2038387/revolutionary-seeds-take-root.html

Al Jazeera told to shut down in Egypt, signal cut
Malaysia Star
CAIRO/KUWAIT (Reuters) – Qatar-based satellite channel Al Jazeera was ordered by Egypt’s information ministry on Sunday to shut down its operations in the …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/1/30/worldupdates/2011-01-30T174917Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-545121-3&sec=Worldupdates

S Korean Embassy telling Koreans to leave Egypt
Jerusalem Post
By AP SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean Embassy in Egypt told South Koreans to leave the country because of the ongoing protests against President …
www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=205856

Egypt military moves into Sharm el-Sheikh
Sify
Saudi Arabia and Turkey said they were sending planes to evacuate their citizens from Egypt. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is reported to be dividing his …
www.sify.com/news/egypt-military-moves-into-sharm-el-sheikh-news-international-lb4rafagjed.html

Yemenis rally in support of protests in Egypt, 10 injured
Xinhua
Demonstrators, included opposition politicians and journalists, marched toward the Egyptian Embassy in support of the protesters in Egypt while repeating …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/29/c_13712805.htm

Local TV host Fraser witnesses Egypt riots
Chicago Sun-Times
Pat A. Johnson and her globe-trotting partner, Regina S. Fraser, arrived in Egypt Wednesday and witnessed the protests while in Cairo, both said in phone …
www.suntimes.com/3561623-417/blocks-egypt-fraser-hotel-johnson.html

Live blog 30/1 – Egypt protests | Al Jazeera Blogs
By Al Jazeera Staff
“Al Jazeera assures its audiences in Egypt and across the world that it will continue its in-depth and comprehensive reporting on the events unfolding in Egypt. Al Jazeera journalists have brought unparalleled reporting from the ground …
blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/01/29/live-blog-301-egypt-protests

Recent events in Egypt | The Tor Blog
By ioerror
The current state of affairs in Egypt looks quite bleak for people using Vodafone, Orange, TE Data, and other well-known service providers. It is reported that each of those companies was ordered by the Egyptian government to turn down …
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/recent-events-egypt

China Blocks ‘Egypt’ On Twitter-Like Microblog Sina
By The Huffington Post News Editors
China has blocked the word “Egypt” from appearing in searches on its country’s popular Twitter-like service, Sina. A search for “Egypt” on the microblogging site brings up a message saying, “According to relevant laws, regulations and …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/30/china-blocks-egypt-on-twi_n_815907.html

How To Help Egypt Get Online
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Egypt is in the midst of an Internet blackout that experts are calling the
“ worst in history.” Renesys estimated that 93% of Egypt’s networks were
still unavailable Friday evening (EST).
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/29/how-to-help-egypt-get-online_n_815880.html

Egypt Internet, social media users find some relief, Cairo blogger …
By LATimes
Despite widespread web shutdown, some users are able to access Facebook, Twitter .
latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/egypt-internet-social-media.html

Pajamas Media “ Egypt: Three Possible Outcomes
By Barry Rubin
There are reasons not to expect Egypt to turn into a moderate, stable, and democratic state: There are few forces favoring this outcome; the rebellion has no organization; Egypt doesn’t have the resources to raise living standards and …
pajamasmedia.com/blog/egypt-three-possible-outcomes/

Egypt Protests: Historic Discussions at the White House – The …
By John Barry
As protests erupted in Egypt, Washington struggled desperately to find the right response to the crisis. John Barry reports on the administration’s decision- making.
www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-01-29/egypt-protests-historic-discussions-at-the-white-house/

China is blocking coverage of Egypt protests on Twitter-like …
By Dean Takahashi
As social media fanned the flames of protests in Tunisia and Egypt, authoritarian governments around the world began quaking. The latest sign of that is that China is trying to limit public knowledge of the unrest in Egypt. …
venturebeat.com/2011/01/30/china-is-blocking-coverage-of-egypt-protests-on-twitter-like-services/

Egypt: End Use of Live Fire at Peaceful Protests | Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
The first step should be an immediate repeal of the emergency laws, which have underpinned repression and attacks on human right in Egypt for decades. The next steps should include accountability for egregious abuses by the security …
www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/01/29/egypt-end-use-live-fire-peaceful-protests

WHO LOST EGYPT? at DickMorris.com
By dick
The Iranian government is waiting for Egypt to fall into its lap. The Muslim Brotherhood, dominated by Iranian Islamic fundamentalism, will doubtless emerge as the winner should the government of Egypt fall. The Obama Administration …
www.dickmorris.com/blog/who-lost-egypt/

China: Bridging news on Egypt – Global Voices Advocacy
By Oiwan Lam
On 28 of January, when commenting on the political situation in Egypt, the spoke person from Chinese foreign ministry stated that the Chinese government will continue to support the Egyptian government in maintaining social stability …
advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/30/china-bridging-news-on-egypt/

Egypt in flames: Mubarak’s family leaves, army siding with …
By Allahpundit
Egypt in flames: Mubarak’s family leaves, army siding with protesters? Update: Restraint urged by … Iran; Update: U.S. response “disappointing,” says ElBaradei ; Update: U.S. wants “managed change”
hotair.com/archives/2011/01/29/egypt-in-flames-mubaraks-family-leaves-army-siding-with-protesters/

Women of Egypt | Seilo @ Geeky Ogre
By Seif Lotfy
I found this collection of pictures of women in Egypt protesting against the regime on Facebook collected by Leil-Zahra Mortada. For everyone who has been asking where the women of Egypt are! I¥m trying to compile all the photos with …
seilo.geekyogre.com/2011/01/women-of-egypt/

Jobs in Egypt – Work abroad in Egypt | GoAbroad.com
Jobs Abroad in Egypt – GoAbroad.com’s comprehensive directory of jobs and working opportunities in Egypt.
jobs.goabroad.com/search/egypt/jobs-abroad-1

Egypt Leaves the Internet – Renesys Blog
I predict that Egypt’s “kill switch” experiment will serve as a cautionary tale: the economic and reputational costs of the shutdown far exceed the benefits …
www.renesys.com/blog/2011/01/egypt-leaves-the-internet.shtml

Social media @ the front line in Egypt – CNN.com
As in Tunisia, the protest movement in Egypt is taking advantage of social media to communicate, inform and organize.
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/27/egypt.protests.social.media/index.html

Violence erupts on Egypt’s ‘day of wrath’ – ABC News (Australian …
Police and demonstrators have fought running battles on the streets of Cairo in a fourth day of protests by tens of thousands of Egyptians demanding an end …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/28/3124636.htm

Egypt’s Opposition Gears Up for More Protests | News | English
Egypt’s largest organized opposition group, the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, says it will join major anti-government protests Friday.
www.voanews.com/english/news/ElBaradei-Set-to-Join-Egypt-Protests-114707604.html

Al Jazeera Releases Egypt Coverage Under Creative Commons (UPDATED)
Qatar-based news service Al Jazeera has a long relationship with Creative Commons licensing. Now, for its coverage of the Egyptian uprising, it has released …
www.readwriteweb.com/archives/al_jazeera_releases_egypt_coverage_under_creative.php

After Blocking Twitter, Egypt Reportedly Starts Restricting Access …
According to a number of tips we’ve received in the past few minutes, the chatter on Twitter and several local reports (mostly in Arabic), …
techcrunch.com/2011/01/26/after-blocking-twitter-egypt-reportedly-starts-restricting-access-to-facebook/

Egypt Travel Alert
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing political and social unrest in Egypt. Violent demonstrations on January 28 took place in …
www.travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5256.html