Saturday, February 5, 2011

Egypt, the twelfth day of protesteEsplosione in gas pipeline in the Sinai

After the protests of recent days which is in Egypt also has the shadow of the attacks. Hit a pipeline that crosses the northern Sinai to bring gas Isreaele. A large explosion has blown up the terminal and the conduct of El Arish, in the Sheikh Zuwayed, 10 kilometers from the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian army has suspended the flow of gas and is trying to control fires.

There are various hypotheses on the responsibility of the gesture. At first the Egyptian TV has spoken of "unknown saboteurs." Shortly after an Egyptian government source, quoted by Arab TV, al Jazeera, has suggested an "act of sabotage carried out by" foreign hands ". Finally, the Egyptian state television has reported about "a terrorist operation." Protests.

Meanwhile, the "Egyptian Revolution" enters its twelfth day. Hundreds took to the streets this morning in Nouakchott, capital of Mauritania, in support of Egyptian protests to demand the resignation of the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak. The procession started from the main mosque of the city, has traveled the main streets to stop in front of UN offices in Nouakchott.

The protesters called for a UN intervention, so that Mubarak "will be punished for the crimes committed against the Egyptian people." Censorship. The Egyptian security services have arrested the director of the headquarters of Al Jazeera in Cairo, Abdel Fattah Fayed together with the journalist Ahmed Yousef.

The news was the broadcaster's Arabic website. Yesterday the TV based in Doha had indicated that a group of unknown persons had entered Egypt in the preparation and had destroyed all the equipment. "Despite this and other obstacles in our way - said a spokesman for the channel - including the imprisonment of journalists, continue to do our job to report all events that happen in Egypt." The strength of the dictator.

The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, held talks with members of his government. This is the first meeting with the ministers of the new government, which Mubarak has given birth last week in an attempt to appease the protesters. The President met with Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and the Ministers of Petroleum, Commerce, Finance, Social Solidarity and the head of the Central Bank.

No action was taken and, at the time, just about hypothesis: limited reopening of the banks and the stock market. The reactions of international diplomacy. In the meantime we are always stronger than the voices of those seeking an exit from the scene of the Egyptian president. The U.S. president, Barack Obama on Friday, he again hinted that the Rais should step aside, saying that as a "patriot" should "listen to what is requested by the Egyptian people." And at a summit in Brussels, the 27 European Union stressed that transition must start now "and vaguely threatened to suspend aid.

According to the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, the Middle East is experiencing a "perfect storm" and the region's leaders must quickly initiate real democratic reforms, otherwise the risk is of even greater instability. "The region has been rocked by a perfect storm of powerful trends," said Hillary Clinton during his speech at the international conference on security being held in Monaco of Bavaria.

"That's what drove the demonstrators into the streets of Tunis, Cairo and towns throughout the region. The status quo is simply not sustainable. "

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