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. -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Egyptian state television shows troops rounding up people on the streets during curfew hours: Video reut.rs
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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
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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
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Israel's Netanyahu fears Egypt could go way of Iran. Find out more on www.reuters.com
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U.N. rights chief urges calm, says pivotal day for Egypt. Find out more on www.reuters.com
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Turk PM urges Mubarak to listen to Egyptian people. For the latest updates visit www.reuters.com
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Over 100,000 in Egypt square call on Mubarak to go. Find out more on www.reuters.com
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Egypt's Islamists well placed for any post-Mubarak phase www.reuters.com
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