Unrest in Egypt

Follow Reuters' coverage as a wave of unrest grips Egypt

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Here are five facts about Omar Suleiman:

* He has been the director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services (EGIS) since 1993, a role in which he has played a prominent public role in diplomacy, including in Egypt's relations with Israel and with key aid donor the United States.

* He was born on July 2, 1936 in Qena, in southern Egypt. He later enrolled in Egypt's premier Military Academy in 1954, after which he received additional military training in the then Soviet Union at Moscow's Frunze Military Academy.

* He also studied political science at Cairo University and Ain Shams University. In 1992 he headed the General Operations Authority in the Armed Forces and then became the director of the military intelligence unit before taking over EGIS.

* Suleiman took part in the war in Yemen in 1962 and the 1967 and 1973 wars against Israel.

* As Egypt's intelligence chief, Suleiman was in charge of the country's most important political security files, and was the mastermind behind the fragmentation of Islamist groups who led the uprising against the state in the 1990s.

発信者 Reuters_RossChainey 1/29/2011 4:15:37 PM
There is a big demonstration that will take place here in Barcelona in an hour (18:00 Spain Time) in solidarity with the Egyptian people. Participation has been confirmed by people from different nationalities. The demonstration takes place at Sant Jaume Square.

発信者 Mohammed Elrazzaz (Camel) 1/29/2011 4:15:53 PM
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has confirmed that family members of Israeli diplomats stationed in Egypt were evacuated from Cairo on a special flight on Saturday.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:29:02 PM
BBC reports that President Hosni Mubarak's two sons, Alaa and Gamal, have arrived in London.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:38:57 PM
CNN reporting that Egyptian police are firing on protesters near Interior Ministry in Cairo. Local time in Egypt now 6:40pm.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:41:34 PM
Twitter users in Egypt appear to be back online.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:45:01 PM
Twitter user Khaled Said: BBC Arabic Reporter in Tahreer square now says Protesters & Army in complete harmony, chatting, eating & laughing together #Jan25 #Egypt

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:46:05 PM
CNN reporter Ben Wedeman on Twitter: In residential areas of Cairo people setting up barricades to protect their streets. Wielding clubs, knives fearing looters. #Jan25 #Egypt

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 4:47:42 PM
Egypt Defence Ministry spokesman says armed forces will act to ensure security.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 5:28:55 PM
RT @DailyNewsEgypt: Armed Forces announce a hotline to report looting and attacks: 19614. #jan25 #egypt #mubarak

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 6:05:07 PM
CNN reporting 31 dead from protests in Alexandria.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 6:05:54 PM
Is it known whether internet access restored in Alexandria and across Egypt yet?

発信者 Lucy 1/29/2011 6:06:00 PM
Any news if internet is back up in Cairo?

発信者 Scotty 1/29/2011 6:08:55 PM
I spoke to my brother in Cairo 10minutes ago and there is no internet but the limited mobile service is back up and running. Families are scared and are all staying home and waiting for the night to pass. The fear is not from the military but from the rage of the people who are looting and attacking the homes and livelihood of fellow Egyptians.

発信者 nader 1/29/2011 6:15:32 PM
CNN reporter on air saying crowds in main square in Cairo are slightly smaller than seen on Friday. Local time is 8:26pm.

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 6:26:51 PM
Spoke to family in Heliopolis. All men forming human cordons outside their homes to protest property from looters. Reports looters are on motorcycles, some with security services ID cards.

発信者 Carina 1/29/2011 6:27:11 PM
I just talked to my grandparents in Alexandria. The looters appear to be very organized and armed. They are taking residential areas in order and attacking people their homes. The men have to barricade their own buildings to protect their possessions. The mosques are even warning people over the intercoms. It's a state of chaos.

発信者 Mariam 1/29/2011 6:27:24 PM
Rick Sanchez: Chaos & anarchy in #Egypt. Reports of police taking part in looting, private citizens protecting neighborhoods & homes. #jan25

発信者 Grant Surridge 1/29/2011 6:33:35 PM
Protesters carry placards during demonstrations in Cairo January 29, 2011. Thousands of angry Egyptians rallied in central Cairo on Saturday to demand that President Hosni Mubarak resign, dismissing his offer of dialogue and calling on troops to come over to their side. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

発信者 Shadia Ismail 1/30/2011 1:42:09 AM
Egyptian resident Kareem Amer tells CNN that civilians are "taking justice into their own hands because the state has failed them in providing basic security".

発信者 Shadia Ismail 1/30/2011 2:39:16 AM
Egyptian state television shows troops rounding up people on the streets during curfew hours: Video reut.rs

発信者 Shadia Ismail 1/30/2011 3:39:41 AM
Egypt's ambassador to the U.S., Sameh Shoukry, tells CNN that "there have not been any new instructions or communications" with officials in Egypt.

発信者 Shadia Ismail 1/30/2011 3:55:12 AM
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says seeking to form board political committee with Elbaradei to talk with army, others - Senior Brotherhood Member.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 10:47:15 AM
Egypt's Elbaradei not yet been approached by Brotherhood, others about forming board committee on political issues - Elbaradei brother.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 10:59:00 AM
Egypt appoints General Mahmoud Wagdy as Interior Minister - source.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 11:03:27 AM
Egypt cabinet is formed and being sworn in with president - sources.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 11:04:50 AM
Egypt's central bank says following situation daily regarding banks, banks reopening date not yet set - State News Agency.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 11:08:28 AM
Indian nationals residing in Egypt arrive at the airport in Mumbai January 31, 2011. Governments took steps on Monday to whisk their nationals out of Egypt on chartered or scheduled aircraft as demonstrators pressed their mass campaign to topple President Hosni Mubarak. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 11:39:49 AM
In this still image taken from video, Egypt's Defence Minister Tantawi meets soldiers deployed on streets of Cairo.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 1/31/2011 12:02:19 PM
Al Jazeera reports five of its journalists arrested in Egypt

発信者 josh.hargreaves 1/31/2011 12:12:24 PM
Time in Egypt is 5:37am on Tuesday. Read the Al Jazeera take on what is shaping up to be a gigantic protest on Tuesday. english.aljazeera.net

発信者 Grant Surridge 2/1/2011 3:38:13 AM
Israel's Netanyahu fears Egypt could go way of Iran. Find out more on www.reuters.com

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 8:43:40 AM
Egypt's Suez Canal operating as normal on Tuesday - Canal Official.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 9:08:47 AM
A protester shouts anti-Mubarak slogans during an anti-government protest in Tahrir square in Cairo February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 9:57:15 AM
Thousands begin to assemble in downtown Cairo for the "million-man-march" reports Al Jazeera.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 10:01:02 AM
U.N. rights chief urges calm, says pivotal day for Egypt. Find out more on www.reuters.com

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 10:22:32 AM
A protester sleeps on a street in Tahrir square, Cairo, February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 10:38:01 AM
Turk PM urges Mubarak to listen to Egyptian people. For the latest updates visit www.reuters.com

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 10:42:08 AM
Egypt’s ElBaradei calls on Mubarak to quit in order to spare bloodshed – Al Arabiya.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:19:50 AM
Egypt’s ElBaradei says Mubarak must leave for dialogue with the government to start.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:23:27 AM
Egypt’s ElBaradei says Mubarak must leave the country - Al Arabiya.

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:30:55 AM
Over 100,000 in Egypt square call on Mubarak to go. Find out more on www.reuters.com

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:36:57 AM
Supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak demonstrate in front of an Egyptian army checkpoint in Cairo February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:42:13 AM
A supporter of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak holds an Egyptian flag in front of an Egyptian army vehicle during a demonstration in Cairo February 1, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

発信者 Suzanne Urpecz 2/1/2011 11:43:27 AM
Egypt's Islamists well placed for any post-Mubarak phase www.reuters.com

発信者 josh.hargreaves 2/1/2011 12:11:23 PM