Monday, February 7, 2011

Egypt: Suleiman prepare a transitional government

The voltage does not fall in Egypt, following the events of "day of departure," which opponents hoped they would lead to the withdrawal of Hosni Mubarak. The 12th day of protest in the country, strangers would have blew up a gas terminal located Zouwayed Sheikh in Sinai, just 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip, Israel and supplying, according to the Jewish state.

The pipeline is not damaged, but the supply was suspended as a precaution, according to Israel Radio. According to the SITE, which monitors internet activities of Al Qaeda and other Islamist groups, jihadists had invited "to make the Sinai Muslim unrest in Egypt to attack the pipeline between El Arish and the Israeli town of Ashkelon, saying it would have serious consequences for Israel.

" To the Egyptian authorities, however, the explosion is not the result of an attack, but an accident caused by a gas leak. On the political front, the power plays comedy of legitimacy. President Mubarak received Saturday, Feb. 5 more ministers responsible for economic issues, including Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, Minister of Finance, the Petroleum and the Department of Trade and Industry and the Governor of the central bank.

The Vice-President Omar Suleiman should continue his consultations during the day Saturday to organize a possible transition. The Egyptian president still refuses to relinquish power, despite international pressure growing strong. The New York Times, these discussions did not intend to call from Mr.

Mubarak, but would focus on the composition of a transitional government, headed by the vice-president, who would negotiate with the opposition on democratic reforms . The Fox News announced on the night of Friday 4 to Saturday, February 5, based on an anonymous source at the White House, Mr.

Suleiman had survived an assassination attempt that would have killed one of his bodyguards. The information was denied by the Egyptian authorities Angela Merkel called Saturday, February 5 to "changes in Egypt and found the images of events." Awaken the memories of what we experienced in Europe.

"" Who would- us not to say that we stand alongside those people who express their grievances? "asks the chancellor. However, it believes that these changes must be" constructed, peaceful, "and urged the Egyptian people to the" patience. "The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, for its part considers that "there is no stability in Egypt.

For it, it must change, reform and transition, "he said at the security conference held in Munich, Bavaria. "The longer we wait, the more likely they may one day have to deal with an Egypt that does not please us." Barack Obama on Friday called Mubarak "make the right decision." Anti-Mubarak demonstrations took place in several locations around the world, including New York (see our portfolio).

Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, also attended the conference, said that "the status quo is not sustainable" and called for democratic reforms throughout the Middle East, holding that the powers that were facing a "perfect storm", a "powerful movement that pushed the protesters into the streets of Tunis, Cairo and other cities in the region." >> Read: Westerners urging Mubarak to begin the transition between the Mohamed ElBaradei, Nobel Peace, said he wanted to speak directly to the army to "organize a transition without bloodshed." He again called on Mubarak to withdraw from the country.

"There will probably many an Arab country to welcome him. I have heard of Bahrain," he said. In an interview with U.S. television network ABC, Friday, February 4, Hosni Mubarak said he "was tired of being president," but he could not leave his post "for fear that the country from descending into chaos ".

Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik has also ruled out any transfer of power between the Egyptian Rais and Vice-President. On Tahrir Square in Cairo, the heart of the controversy and protests, regime opponents attempt, Saturday, Feb. 5 in the morning to prevent the tanks from the army to leave the square in front of them sitting on the ground.

They also asked the soldiers not to remove the carcasses of burnt vehicles littering the place. The protesters are afraid that new attacks by supporters of rais Mubarak. Gunshots were heard in the night, according to correspondents, who met only warning shots fired by soldiers, who were not injured.

Qatari channel Al Jazeera, covering the riots in Cairo, said that the director of its office in Cairo and a journalist were arrested during the night. The chain is forbidden to work by the Egyptian authorities since January 30. The new Egyptian Minister of Finance, Samir Radwan, apologized Friday for all cases of "ill treatment" meted out to journalists and demonstrators by security forces in Egypt.

An Egyptian journalist, Mohammed Mahmoud, wounded by a bullet in the head Jan. 29 while filming the events from a balcony to the daily al-Ahram, close to the government, died Saturday at his wounds He says he reigns now "zero tolerance from the government for attacks against foreigners, not to mention journalists that we need on our side to give a much better image to the world".

Canal + has announced the release of two journalists who were arrested Thursday. Similarly, two employees of the NGO Amnesty International released were arrested Thursday morning. Violence against journalists continued, as témoigneBenjamin Barthe, Special Envoy of the World site. Dozens of foreign journalists were beaten, arrested or intimidated the past two days.

The Qatari satellite channel Al-Jazeera, covering the events intensively, announced that his office had been ransacked Cairo by strangers. Moreover, France has asked the researchers present in Egypt to stop speaking in the media to avoid being tackled them. Bbc. en

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