EGYPT: Sixth Day of Rage, People Insist Mubarak to Step Down

Despite heavy military presence, the protestors took over the center of the capital Cairo, despite the bullets fired by Egyptian troops; the protestors are only increasing and more determined to their demand... On Sunday, hundreds of judges joined the people in the streets and have been among the crowds since the morning. Some Azhar scholars have joined the protests.

So far, more than 150 Egyptians are left dead due to clashes between the protestors and police while thousands are wounded.
Alexandria, Cairo, Suez, or else, people rally, get arrested, hit, shot, but refuse to step back.
ARMY ORDERED TO OPEN FIRE AT PROTESTORS, INMATES ESCAPE FROM PRISONS

According to the Muslim Brotherhood news website, the Egyptian Army has received orders to open fire on protesters in a bid to protect the Mubarak-run regime. Military helicopters and F-16 fighter jets have made low passes over the square as the number of protesters keeps rising. The Muslim Bortherhoods declared that the victims of this violence against the people are martyrs.

AlJazeera showed military fighter jets and helicopters buzzing on low altitude over the protesters. The protesters raised their voice shouting anti-regime and anti-Mubarak slogans in defiance as these flew by.
State TV announced that AlJazeera permits have been withdrawn, and is prevented from operating in the whole country. The signal of the Arabic channel on NileSat has been cut. New frequencies have been announced by AlJazeera so people can tune to the new frequencies. Also, snipers were seen shooting at protestors in Tahreer square, one protestor was shot right in the forehead.

Latest reports indicate that thousands of inmates broke out of the Wadi Naturn correctional facility in northern Cairo. Witnesses have seen the bodies of several prisoners near the prison in Cairo. Meanwhile, prison guards have joined the protests allowing dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members to walk out of jail. Meanwhile, a lot of talk has emerged on prisoners being killed and left corpse in certain jails around the country.

DESPITE MEDIA BLACK OUT, NEWS FLOWING

Despite attempts at a total news blackout, against both citizen and mainstream media, news from Egypt continues to dominate the scene. Egypt has switched off the internet and telecoms system on January 27. Still news continues to flow about demonstrations across the county, from Cairo and Alexandria. More trouble is also in store for Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as journalists from government-backed papers change sides. For instance, a group of reporters from Al Ahram state run newspaper had signed a petition demanding the Egyptian President to step down. Also, bloggers and new media activists have been passing on photos, videos and information to media outlets in case they were unable to pass these on the internet.

WORLD PEOPLES SUPPORTS EGYPT, COUNTRIES EVACUATE THEIR NATIONALS

On Saturday, in different cities around the world, people demonstrated in solidarity with the Egyptian protesters. Demonstrators gathered in front of the Egyptian embassy in London,Munich, Stockholm, Dublin, Washington DC, London, Cincinnati, Berlin, The Hague, Lebanon, Jordan, and other countries and cities worldwide.
On the other hand, the governments of many countries have started evacuating their citizens from Egypt.

The United States on Sunday advised its nationals to avoid travel to Egypt and authorized the departure from Egypt of embassy families and non-essential personnel. "The US embassy in Cairo informs US citizens in Egypt who wish to depart that the department of state is making arrangements to provide transportation to safe haven locations in Europe," US embassy in Egypt said.

For its part, Turkey said Sunday it was sending three planes to Egypt to fly home its nationals, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Also on Sunday, Iraq announced it will start to evacuate its citizens from Egypt where they had fled to escape violence in their own country. More than 15,000 Iraqi refugees have been residing in Egypt since the 2003 Iraq invasion.
Also, Athens, Belgium, and other Western as well as Arab countries have organized flights to evacuate their citizens residing in the country.

"ISRAELI"-US CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION

"Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Zionist entity was "closely monitoring" people's revolution in Egypt, claiming it was a goal to ensure "peace" with Cairo.
"I spoke yesterday with President Obama, Hillary Clinton, the defense minister, the foreign minister and all intelligence officials," the prime minister said during a meeting, adding "Our efforts center on maintaining the stability in our region. Our peace with Egypt has continued for more than three decades and it is our goal to ensure that these relations will continue
with any possible development in Egypt."

On Saturday evening, former Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told the "Israeli" website Ynet that "there is no alternative for Mubarak."
Also, a senior "Israeli" commander said the military will have to boost security along the Egyptian border should the uprising lead to a regime change in the North African country.

The "Israeli" official added "A change in power could change what happens on the border as well."
"Israeli" military commanders gathered to discuss possible scenarios that could happen in Egypt in the wake of an uprising against the three-decade rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the report said on Saturday.

Meanwhile, President Barack Obama's, over the past week, pushed for reform while refused to cut off its crucial military aid, or directly address Mubarak. As for the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her words were "We are urging the Mubarak government, which is still in power, we are urging the military, which is a very respected institution in Egypt, to do what is necessary to facilitate that kind of orderly transition."