LIVE VIDEO: Protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square. (Credit: APTN)
Update 11:50 a.m. ET: President Barack Obama will take questions on Egypt at 3:10 p.m. ET, The Associated Press reports.
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Here's the latest news from Egypt this morning:
• Protesters demanding President Hosni Mubarak's ouster have packed Tahrir Square by the tens of thousands in what is being called the "Friday of Departure."
• Tens of thousands of people are also protesting again in Alexandria, Al Jazeera reports.
• Prominent government figures are beginning to join the protesters, The New York Times reports.
• Security forces broke into the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood's official news Web site ikhwanonline.com, and arrested 12 journalists and technicians inside, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Egypt's largest independent newspaper.
• Media in Montenegro are reporting that President Hosni Mubarak's son and close personal friends are preparing for him to flee to exile there, Al Jazeera reports. Montenegro already hosts deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
• The protests have shuttered businesses, forced factories to halt operations, closed banks and the stock exchange and limited suppliers' ability to restock store shelves — adding to the economic pinch many protesters say is a key catalyst for joining the demonstrations.
• Desperate pleas for food, for help finding lost friends, even remote offers of first aid help from supposed professionals can be found in abundance on Twitter.



Hello America, ""Cairo (Egypt) (Arabic Al Qahira, meaning "the Victorious"), capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa. Located on both banks of the Nile River near the head of the river's delta in northern Egypt, the site has been settled for more than 6000 years and has served as the capital of numerous Egyptian civilizations. Cairo is known locally as Misr, the Arabic name for Egypt itself, because of its centrality in Egyptian life. Greater Cairo is spread across three of Egypt's administrative governorates: the east bank portion is located in Al Qalyobiyah Governorate, while the west bank is part of the governorates of Al Jizah and Al Qalyobiyah. Cairo is marked by the traditions and influences of the East and the West, the ancient and the modern. However, the city also reflects Egypt's growing poverty,
The origins of the site of present-day Cairo can be traced back to the Egyptian capital of Memphis, which is believed to have been founded in the early 4th millennium bc near the head of the Nile delta, south of the present city. The Persian kings were regarded as the 27th Dynasty. The Egyptians were able to regain control in 404 bc, but their last native dynasties ruled under conditions of internal discord and continual external conflicts. The Persians regained control of Egypt in 343 bc. Then, just 11 years later, in 332 bc, Macedonian king Alexander the Great conquered Egypt and annexed it to his Hellenistic empire. When he died in 323 bc, his friend and general Ptolemy became satrap, or governor, of Egypt
Alexandria (Egypt), city and major seaport in northern Egypt, in the Nile River delta, on a ridge that separates Lake Maryot from the Mediterranean Sea. The city was founded in 332 bc by Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, who planned it as one of the finest ports of the ancient world. The most famous period of ancient Greek civilization is called the Classical Age, which lasted from about 480 to 323 bc. During this period, ancient Greeks reached their highest prosperity and produced amazing cultural accomplishments. Unlike most other peoples of the time, Greeks of the Classical Age usually were not ruled by kings. Greek communities treasured the freedom to govern themselves, although they argued about the best way to do that and often warred against each other. What Greek communities shared were their traditions of language, religion, customs, and international festivals, such as the ancient Olympic Games.
Cairo residents take great pride in the work of Nobel Prize-winning author and Cairo native Naguib Mahfouz, whose fiction has provided a chronicle of the city.
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Phonni was born in Athens about 400 b.c. Phonni was 68 years old when Alexandria was comquered by unrest Quote: "" In a moment of action remember the value of silence and order---Phonni of Athens""""""""""".....
and from Fezzy Bear quote "He who is unfamiliar with Time keeping should not delve into the antiquities--- Fezzy Bear 2011 A.D.""" :) sincerely Fezzy Bear
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden is spewing the Washington Two-Step in telling the world the Egyptian people must decide who their next ruler will be. BS!
These thugs are all operating under the orders of the CIA point man and Israeli Mossad confidant Omar (the destroyer) Suleiman. The Israeli-American hand-picked replacement for Hosni Mubarak whom Israel is counting on and helping to crush the Arabic uprising inside Egypt.
Suleiman ordered the assaults and beatings on the journalists to remove the film crews from covering his sending in waves of Egyptian shock troops under the guise of 'anti-riot' police. Scattered reports state that Israel has sent in UAV's to send in video updates to the Egyptian forces on the concentrations of the protesters.
Little wonder why the goose-stepping Zionists running Israels government like Suleiman their little Zionist boot licker so much, they are two birds of a feather.
With Israel's direct actions and help, this is likely going to turn very bloody on the Arabic people in Egypt whose only hope is to continue their protests until Mubarak and the Zionist boot licker Omar (the destroyer) Suleiman are exiled from Egypt permanently. Israel and America has surrounded Omar Suleiman with long time Military generals while performing the Washington Two-Step in telling the world the Egyptian people must decide who their next ruler will be. BS!
Forcing Omar Suleiman down the throats of the impoverished Egyptian people under the 'guise' of a transition of power is ILLEGAL and AGAINST the Egyptian Constitution. It is unconstitutional by Egyptian law to push the Vice President Omar Suleiman into power as Egypt's worst despotic ruler onto the backs of the Egyptian people. Which is precisely what the Washington Two-Step (Two Faced) is advocating while spewing 'the future of Egypt will be determined by it's people'. Yeah Right, WINK!
But WHEN did Israel ever abide by Laws and Constitutions when it comes to the Arabic People, to Israel's serial criminals and thugs, such is simply business as usual. WAKE-UP America, the Arabic people are not fooled by such crass actions and America treating the Egyptian and Arabic people with such deception is far from 'winning the hearts and minds' of the people across the Middle East.