Very interesting to watch history right now. I hope their government makes a turn for the better. I applaud the people.
***CLIFFS*** taken from USC from bb forums.
-Protesters have stormed the Foreign Ministry Building and the State TV Building
-The Military has been deployed to Cairo, Alexandria, and Suez
-The Military is being welcomed with open arms by protesters
-The Ruling Party Headquarters has been set on fire
-More than 50,000 Protesters have taken to the streets in Cairo (reports of up to 150,000 on Friday)
-Fires have broken out all over Cairo
-Police and Security Forces have been overwhelmed in several locations
-Curfew has been set for all of Egypt however remains entirely unenforced
-The Internet has been completely shut off throughout Egypt, including mobile cell networks
-Egypt Air has suspended all flights into Egypt
-Unconfirmed reports of police and military clashes throughout Cairo
-Unconfirmed reports of the police withdrawing as the military moves in
-Robert Gibbs, U.S. Press Secretary, has stated the U.S. will be reviewing current monetary aid provided to Egypt ($1.5billion)
-Presidential Guard has been sent to protect the Egyptian State TV Building
-Protesters and the Army have joined forces to protect the National Museum of Antiquities from fire/looting
-Egyptian tanks have been sent to protect the American and British Embassies
-Unconfirmed reports that Protesters have reached the Presidential Palace
-Tens of Police Stations have been torched across the country
-Mubarak disbands the government and will establish a new one with himself remaining as the head
-Obama makes a speech telling Mubarak to back up his promises of reform
-Unconfirmed reports of over 100 people killed throughout Egypt in protests Friday
-4 p.m. curfew imposed (1/29)
-Protester numbers rising to 50,000+ in Cairo alone
-Mobile Phone and Landline service has been returned as of ~3 a.m. ET, still no return of internet service
-All members of the cabinet have resigned
-1,000 Protesters storm the Ministry of the Interior in Cairo
-The Military has not taken an official position as of yet, they are simply protecting infrastructure
-Omar Suleiman, the Chief of Egyptian Intelligence, has been sworn in as the first Egyptian Vice President in 30 years
-Egyptian Aviation Minister, Ahmad Shafik, appointed new Egyptian Prime Minister