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the night to Saturday, Obama was finally reached in person on television. He asked the Egyptian authorities to "renounce violence against the protesters" and called for "concrete measures to guarantee the rights of the people" economically, socially and politically. "Ultimately, the people who determine the future Egypt, and we believe that the people want the same thing as us. The Egyptian people want a future in connection with the legacy of a great and ancient civilization. "The president also said that the U.S. is" ready to cooperate with the government and people to achieve that goal. "He also says he "just talked with President Mubarak after his speech" to say "it is his responsibility to give meaning to his words." Because "violence is not a response to demands of the people. "
This Saturday morning (29-01-2011), Al Jazeera
announcement at least 53 deaths in the country for yesterday . Then a heading refers, without qualification, of at least 95 deaths in protests across Egypt. Like, live from Cairo, you'll see a large number of people. The chain announced 50,000 protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in downtown. Indeed, a large crowd, who chanted slogans, now appears on the screen. The commentary states that the police is currently absent, but that the army is positioned at strategic points in the city. Earlier this morning, tanks blocking a major artery were shown. We also saw charred vehicles and buildings on fire, whose smoke escaped again. - A commentator said the Internet is still cut off (for 36 hours now).
[13:00] The Journal of
France 2 shows images of terrible fighting that took place during the night between the army and the protesters, vehicles trying to escape kicking demonstrators . We see the headquarters of the ruling party (NDP) blaze, looting "targeted" as the commentary said. However, the National Museum of Cairo, next to the building NDP, has been protected by people. - The great concern of the newspaper is tourism. We hear "operators" talk about "deadweight loss". 
Here are some of
[07:00] The mobile phone is partially restored by Egypt. - It is reported that the police opened fire on demonstrators in Tahrir Square.
[12:38] State television announced that the government formally resigned.
[12:50] Clashes between protesters and police using live bullets to contain the crowd (Reuters )
[1:10 p.m.] The opponent and Nobel Peace Mohamed El Baradei, assigned house, says the chain that President Mubarak should leave. His televised speech would have been "disappointing for the Egyptians." - In Alexandria, the official number of dead rose to 27. [14:00] Near the Israeli border, a group of Bedouins attacked a post of State Security, killing three policemen, witnesses and official sources. - The head of the NDP in Luxor was burned. The tanks entered the city. [2:10 p.m.] The army closes tourist access to the pyramids. [15:00] A corresponding "confirmed" now 36 dead in Alexandria
, where several police stations were torched. The protesters, fewer yesterday, gather on the Corniche
. - At least 8 people killed by gunfire
in a prison near Cairo. Authorities require the closure of all banks.
It seems that, for now, the anger of the people has not abated. The appointment of a new government will she change? It is doubtful. - Comments from the Qatari cast doubt on the actual position of the army. Some reports tend to show some solidarity with the people of the military, others show signs of hostility or acts of brutality. - Now, a correspondent said he saw people giving flowers to soldiers.
The Saudi Stock Exchange, the largest financial market in the Arab world, fell 6.43% on Saturday due to "Egyptian tensions. Traders fear that other Gulf markets, which open on Sundays, are trained in the fall.
[3:30 p.m.] No confrontation between soldiers and protestors have been reported in the capital. The army is always a friendly welcome, a few roses are available to soldiers. The correspondent of Al Jazeera Ayman Mohyeldin also noted that protesters n'arborent no sign of political recognition.
[3:45 p.m.] A thousand people trying to storm the Interior Ministry in Cairo, known as the "house of torture".
The Guardian has posted a new newsfeed . Here is some information (Cairo time): [1:20 p.m.] According to Reuters
,
74 people were killed and 2,000 injured so far in the demonstrations (medics, hospitals, witnesses). The agency says it is not official figures, reported 68 dead in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria to the yesterday, and at least six people killed before. [1:50 p.m.] The state TV announced that the curfew imposed in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria is now in effect from 16:00 today at 08:00 tomorrow morning. [3:15 p.m.] Uploaded a video of Associated Press recorded this morning:
This Saturday morning (29-01-2011), Al Jazeera
announcement at least 53 deaths in the country for yesterday . Then a heading refers, without qualification, of at least 95 deaths in protests across Egypt. Like, live from Cairo, you'll see a large number of people. The chain announced 50,000 protesters gathered in Tahrir Square in downtown. Indeed, a large crowd, who chanted slogans, now appears on the screen. The commentary states that the police is currently absent, but that the army is positioned at strategic points in the city. Earlier this morning, tanks blocking a major artery were shown. We also saw charred vehicles and buildings on fire, whose smoke escaped again. - A commentator said the Internet is still cut off (for 36 hours now).
[13:00] The Journal of
France 2 shows images of terrible fighting that took place during the night between the army and the protesters, vehicles trying to escape kicking demonstrators . We see the headquarters of the ruling party (NDP) blaze, looting "targeted" as the commentary said. However, the National Museum of Cairo, next to the building NDP, has been protected by people. - The great concern of the newspaper is tourism. We hear "operators" talk about "deadweight loss".
newsfeed of Al Jazeera
, released this morning (Cairo time): [07:00] The mobile phone is partially restored by Egypt. - It is reported that the police opened fire on demonstrators in Tahrir Square.
[08:30] correspondent Rawya Rageh said they saw twenty bodies in Alexandria. 
[8:45] The protesters are back on the streets of Cairo.
[8:45] The protesters are back on the streets of Cairo. [9:45] Rawya Rageh reported significant rallies in Alexandria. [11:00] A hundred people gathered near the morgue of Suez, where 12 bodies rested.
[12:38] State television announced that the government formally resigned.
[12:50] Clashes between protesters and police using live bullets to contain the crowd (Reuters )
[1:10 p.m.] The opponent and Nobel Peace Mohamed El Baradei, assigned house, says the chain that President Mubarak should leave. His televised speech would have been "disappointing for the Egyptians." - In Alexandria, the official number of dead rose to 27. [14:00] Near the Israeli border, a group of Bedouins attacked a post of State Security, killing three policemen, witnesses and official sources. - The head of the NDP in Luxor was burned. The tanks entered the city. [2:10 p.m.] The army closes tourist access to the pyramids. [15:00] A corresponding "confirmed" now 36 dead in Alexandria
, where several police stations were torched. The protesters, fewer yesterday, gather on the Corniche
. - At least 8 people killed by gunfire
in a prison near Cairo. Authorities require the closure of all banks.
It seems that, for now, the anger of the people has not abated. The appointment of a new government will she change? It is doubtful. - Comments from the Qatari cast doubt on the actual position of the army. Some reports tend to show some solidarity with the people of the military, others show signs of hostility or acts of brutality. - Now, a correspondent said he saw people giving flowers to soldiers.
The Saudi Stock Exchange, the largest financial market in the Arab world, fell 6.43% on Saturday due to "Egyptian tensions. Traders fear that other Gulf markets, which open on Sundays, are trained in the fall.
[3:30 p.m.] No confrontation between soldiers and protestors have been reported in the capital. The army is always a friendly welcome, a few roses are available to soldiers. The correspondent of Al Jazeera Ayman Mohyeldin also noted that protesters n'arborent no sign of political recognition.
[3:45 p.m.] A thousand people trying to storm the Interior Ministry in Cairo, known as the "house of torture".
The Guardian has posted a new newsfeed . Here is some information (Cairo time): [1:20 p.m.] According to Reuters
,
74 people were killed and 2,000 injured so far in the demonstrations (medics, hospitals, witnesses). The agency says it is not official figures, reported 68 dead in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria to the yesterday, and at least six people killed before. [1:50 p.m.] The state TV announced that the curfew imposed in Cairo, Suez and Alexandria is now in effect from 16:00 today at 08:00 tomorrow morning. [3:15 p.m.] Uploaded a video of Associated Press recorded this morning:
AP reports that the demonstration in Tahrir Square began peacefully, then the police began firing into the crowd near the Ministry of Interior . We do not know if they use live ammunition or rubber. A captain in the army joined the protesters who carried on the shoulders and chanted slogans against Mubarak. The officer tore up a portrait of the president.
[4:45 p.m.] The camera of Al Jazeera
[4:45 p.m.] The camera of Al Jazeera
made a pan on the vast Tahrir Square: a dense crowd wanders in there chanting slogans against the regime and the president, we see the Egyptian flag, it does there are no signs of violence. - The curfew in force for 45 minutes seems to be no effect.
[17:00] The images show now running a light tank with dozens of people on the platform, surrounded by protesters waving national flags great. The commentator speaks of a very peaceful demonstration. The military is not for now acted against the protesters to respect the curfew. - For the day yesterday, the news channel lists now
at least 25 dead in Cairo, 38 to 36 in Suez and Alexandria, making a total of at least 99 (ninety nine or ninety-nine) people killed (*). A huge figure, with the thousands of wounded, gives an idea of the violent clashes yesterday !
[17:10] Now we see a procession of demonstrators in Cairo, carrying a body covered with the Egyptian flag as a shroud. One of the protesters discovered the dead man's face. [17:00] The images show now running a light tank with dozens of people on the platform, surrounded by protesters waving national flags great. The commentator speaks of a very peaceful demonstration. The military is not for now acted against the protesters to respect the curfew. - For the day yesterday, the news channel lists now
at least 25 dead in Cairo, 38 to 36 in Suez and Alexandria, making a total of at least 99 (ninety nine or ninety-nine) people killed (*). A huge figure, with the thousands of wounded, gives an idea of the violent clashes yesterday !
Omar Suleiman [5:20 p.m.] Omar Suleiman was appointed vice president (and thus replacing the president in case of defection). A commentator once this critical decision, despite the respectability of the appointee, would come too late. He also interprets as a sign that H. Mubarak is about to leave power. - Head of Egyptian intelligence (Mukhabarat al-Jihaz al-Amma) and Minister without Portfolio, Lt. Gen. Omar Suleiman is presented as "the spy chief" of the government, including charge of negotiations with Israeli and Palestinian authorities. [18:00] Night has fallen on Egypt. - Al Jazeera
confirms that 8 inmates were killed by police in a prison near Cairo during an escape attempt. We speak of looting and vandalism. According to reporters, the police appear to be absent. - However, Reuters reports that at least five protesters were injured by police during the operation to the Interior Ministry, which contradicts an earlier report stating that 3 dead in attempted assault ( in Guardian ). [6:15 p.m.] The Minister for Air (Aviation), Shafiq Ahmed, recently appointed prime minister and must form a new government. - Both President Mubarak's son Gamal and Aalai, arrived in London (Al Jazeera ).
[6:50 p.m.] In the neighborhood of al-Mahdi in Cairo, a witness reported very reassembled the phone theft and looting by asking: "Where are the police?" The presenter hopes the army will lend a hand to people who try to organize to protect their property (Al Jazeera
). confirms that 8 inmates were killed by police in a prison near Cairo during an escape attempt. We speak of looting and vandalism. According to reporters, the police appear to be absent. - However, Reuters reports that at least five protesters were injured by police during the operation to the Interior Ministry, which contradicts an earlier report stating that 3 dead in attempted assault ( in Guardian ). [6:15 p.m.] The Minister for Air (Aviation), Shafiq Ahmed, recently appointed prime minister and must form a new government. - Both President Mubarak's son Gamal and Aalai, arrived in London (Al Jazeera ).
[6:50 p.m.] In the neighborhood of al-Mahdi in Cairo, a witness reported very reassembled the phone theft and looting by asking: "Where are the police?" The presenter hopes the army will lend a hand to people who try to organize to protect their property (Al Jazeera
[19:00] Al Jazeera has spent some terrible images of bloodied bodies in storage in morgues, obviously the people killed by bullets. Outside, women and men to anger and mourning, holding identity cards of the dead and shouting their hatred for President Mubarak, who must "also leave."
[7:15 p.m.] An official call on state TV, relayed by Al Jazeera
,
urging citizens to defend themselves against looters, who became a real problem. - Earlier, a soldier stationed on a tank made the same announcement by megaphone, saying that the army stood by the people, but it can not only lead the fight against thieves. - Correspondent Chain Suez, Sherine Tadros reports that the army intends to enforce the curfew in the city center. The protesters were angry against the military, causing a scuffle. But Ms. Tadros has also observed people who quietly took the coffee with the soldiers. Meanwhile, Egypt remains unreachable on the Internet:
[7:40 p.m.] Mohamed El Baradei made by telephone on Al-Jazeera to urge once again to President Mubarak immediate resignation. He advocates a national unity government which would include persons of civil life to extricate the country from the dictatorship that prevails over the past thirty years. According to Mr. El Baradei, the president gave a speech yesterday evening meaningless. - Moreover, the Nobel Peace does not want foreign policy concerns involved in the national debate. He wants a civil law, not military. He welcomed the youth in the street, which is the future of Egypt, and asked him to protect the public good. It also sends a message to the army, whose role is to protect the population.
Guardian
) [8:15 p.m.] The Guardian
France
3 shows images of foreign banks looted in Cairo. - The commentary notes that few or no women participated in the events of the day. Al Jazeera). -
Earlier in the day, a spokesman for the People's Assembly declares that there will be no early presidential: these elections are normally scheduled for September 2011 (in Der Spiegel ).
[21:00] The correspondent of France 2 Al Jazeera shows pictures of the Museum Egyptian. Besides the two mummies and sarcophagus, windows were broken and objects "priceless" destroyed. After the population had tried to protect sites against vandalism, the army took control of the Archaeological Museum. - In the city of Alexandria thousands of people defy the curfew. Tahrir Square Cairo is also a rallying point. Except the fight against looters and clashes around the Interior Ministry, no violence was reported tonight. Suite [ Sun 30-01-11 ]
(*) The figure of 38 dead Alexandrian was initially given a figure revised down tonight [20:00 Cairo time].
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