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- 2011 Egyptian protests:
- After the Egyptian government censorship of social media websites (such as Twitter, Facebook and Google), internet access and SMS networks are cut off in response to anti-government protests. The Guardian (about censoring) The Guardian (about cutting off internet) (Al Jazeera)
- Fresh protests take place across the country. (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian) (BBC) (The Daily Telegraph)
- Police target protesters in Cairo with tear gas and water cannon, while tear gas is used on protesters in Alexandria. (The Guardian)
- A protester is killed in Suez, while dozens of protesters are injured in Cairo. One protester happens to video-tape a man being shot by police. (Sky News) (AP)
- The Egyptian government announces a curfew for cities nationwide starting at 6 pm local time and running through to 7 am on Saturday. (Bikya Masr)
- Mubarak orders the army into the streets as buildings and police vehicles burn. (The Daily Telegraph)
- The army is reported to be out on the streets of Cairo; protesters call for the support of the army in their battle against the Mubarak regime. (Al Jazeera)
- Mohamed ElBaradei, is held among the protesters, while journalists are beaten and arrested, including one BBC journalist and four French reporters. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Reuters reports at least 870 injuries in Cairo alone during the day, according to medical sources. (Reuters) (Al-Masry Al-Youm)
- At least eight deaths are reported. (DAWN)
- EgyptAir suspends its departures from Cairo for 12 hours, beginning at 9 pm, as a government-imposed curfew on the people of Egypt comes into effect. (AP via Google News)
- NDP headquarters are set on fire in Cairo, with Al Jazeera footage showing the building ablaze. (iloubnan.info) (The Times of India) (USA Today) (Irish Examiner)
- The same fire threatens the nearby world-famous Egyptian Museum, with concerns expressed for the safety of its contents. A powerful explosion is heard in the area. There are reports that protesters are trying to protect the museum. (RIA Novosti) (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- President Mubarak calls on the government to resign, but gives no indication that he will stand down. (CNN) (BBC),(Washington Post)
- International response to the 2011 Egyptian protests:
- International politicians, including William Hague and Hillary Clinton, speak out in support of the aims of the protesters and ask the Mubarak regime to listen to the people. (BBC) (The Wall Street Journal)
- Vice President of the United States Joe Biden attracts criticism for his refusal to refer to Mubarak as a "dictator", instead describing him as "an ally of ours in a number of things and he's been very responsible on, relative to geopolitical interests in the region: Middle East peace efforts, the actions Egypt has taken relative to normalizing the relationship with Israel". (The New York Times) (The Washington Post)
- The protests leave Western governments which have supported the regime in an awkward position, both diplomatically and democratically. (Reuters)
- The latest U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks indicate that police brutality in Egypt is "routine and pervasive" and the use of torture so widespread that the Egyptian government has stopped denying it exists. (The Guardian)
- Further cables reveal the Obama administration wished to maintain its close political and military relationship with Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and its belief that Mubarak would "inevitably win" yet another presidential election in 2011. (The Guardian)
- Demonstrations occur worldwide, with people expressing solidarity with the people of Egypt in international cities such as Istanbul, Tunis, Doha and London. (Al Jazeera)
- The government-imposed curfew on the people of Egypt causes European airlines, including British Airways, Lufthansa and Air France, to alter their schedules, with some cancellations and some passengers being redirected to different countries. (Reuters)
- Thousands of people take to the streets of Jordan for the third consecutive Friday of protests over inflation, unemployment and rising prices, amid demands for the resignation of Prime Minister Samir Rifai. (Al Jazeera) (The Jerusalem Post) (The Financial Times)
- Key ministers from the heavily criticised ousted government of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali are replaced but interim Tunisian prime minister Mohammed Ghannouchi refuses to back down in the face of public anger. (Al Jazeera)
- Around 100,000 supporters of Albania's opposition Socialist Party pay silent tribute to three men shot dead at an anti-government protest a week ago. The Socialist supporters disperse calmly after a two-hour procession. (Reuters)
- Police fire tear gas at anti-government protesters in Gabon two days after opposition leader André Mba Obame declares himself president. (Reuters)
- At least four people, including Modu Fannami Gubio, a former opposition All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) candidate for governor in Borno, Nigeria, are shot dead in Maiduguri. (BBC)
- During a clash between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in the West Bank, an Israeli settler shoots and kills an 18-year-old Palestinian. (Haaretz) (BBC) (CNN)
- 8 people are killed in a suicide attack at a Finest supermarket near the British embassy in the wealthy Wazir Akbar Khan suburb of Kabul. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
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