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شفيق يهدد بالاستقالة احتجاجا على مجزرة التحرير
الاربعاء 2 فبراير 2011 4:57:58 م
ترددت أنباء أن الفريق أحمد شفيق رئيس الوزراء على خلاف شديد مع الرئيس مبارك وعمر سليمان نائب الرئيس بسبب ما حدث صباح الأربعاء من الدفع ببلطجية إلى قلب ميدان التحرير للاعتداء على المتظاهرين بالأسلحة البيضاء والعصي والهروات والصواعق الكهربائية في محاولة لفضهم.وقالت مصادر أن الفريق أحمد شفيق هدد بتقديم استقالته من منصبه اعتراضا على ما تم لأنه سيكون أول شخص يتحمل مسئولية ماحدث من إصابات أو وفيات للمتظاهرين لاسيما وأنه قال في تصريحات تليفزيونية مساء الثلاثاء أن سلامة المتظاهرين في ميدان التحرير "على رقبته".
وأضافت المصادر أن مبارك وعمر سليمان يحاولان الضغط على شفيق لعدم تقديم استقالته لأنه لو فعل هذا سيكون إعلانا نهائيا بسقوط النظام
Clashes between protestors and security in Galaa Street
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| CAIRO: Clashes broke out between hundreds of protestors and security forces in Galaa Street on Wednesday evening resulting in numerous injuries on both sides. Hundreds from Boulaq joined protestors in Galaa, burning tires and trash in the street and throwing rocks at security forces that responded with teargas. Protestors said it was a response to police violence as they tried to disperse a demonstration of thousands in Tahrir Square the day before. The Wednesday demonstration was dispersed by plain-cloth thugs before protestors reached Tahrir Square. Security forces had earlier on Wednesday surrounded protestors in front of the Lawyers’ and Journalists’ Syndicate and randomly arrested passersby and protestors carrying them in microbuses to unknown destinations. More than 100 gathered in front of the Journalists' Syndicate and were surrounded by several hundreds central security forces. Protestors who wanted to join were prevented by police. Around 14 were arrested. Protestors chanted anti-regime slogans and attempted to break security cordons to march down the street. They were beaten with wooden batons. Mohamed Abdel Qoddous, board member of the Journalists’ Syndicate, was arrested. The protestors, many of whom were part of Tuesday’s demonstrations, said that this is the beginning of the "revolution" and that they are determined to achieve change. According to activists in the protest, a Reuters reporter, Samuel Asha'y, was arrested by security forces. Dozens of lawyers protesting in front of the Lawyers’ Syndicate were surrounded by hundreds of security forces. Activists called for a second day of street action on Wednesday as authorities vowed to prevent further protests. The pro-democracy April 6 Youth Movement, the driving force behind Tuesday's protests, urged people to head back to Cairo's main square Wednesday. "Everyone needs to head down to Tahrir Square to take over the square once again," the group said on its Facebook page — which along with Twitter had helped to organize Tuesday's protests. In a separate statement, it urged Egyptians to carry on protesting. "To continue what we started on Jan. 25, we will take to the streets to demand the right to life, liberty, dignity and we call on everyone to take to the streets … and to keep going until the demands of the Egyptian people are met," the group said. But the interior ministry said further demonstrations were banned and anyone taking part would be prosecuted. "No provocative moves, or protest gatherings, or marches or demonstrations will be allowed," the ministry said in a statement. "Legal measures will be taken against violators and they will be transferred to the prosecution," the statement continued. Members of April 6 Movement said they would take to the streets regardless. "We've started and we won't stop," one member told AFP on Wednesday. – Additional reporting by Ian Lee for Daily News |
Opposition groups divided on ElBaradei
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Mohamed ElBaradei addresses protesters in Tahrir on Sunday night. Actor Khaled Abol Naga (L) and Osama Ghazali Harb (R) are in the background. (AP photo) | |||
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| CAIRO: Mohamed ElBaradei announced to the protestors in Tahrir square on Sunday night that opposition groups had delegated him to form a temporary national unity government and called on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. However the coalition of opposition powers denied ElBaradei’s claim. “We (the coalition of opposition groups) didn’t delegate anyone to represent us,” Vice President of Al Wafd Party, Fouad El Badrawy, told Daily News Egypt. “ElBaradei’s statement is completely untrue.” “No one can represent the Egyptian people,” El Badrawy said. “[The coalition of opposition groups] represents a fraction of the Egyptian people.” However, head of the Democratic Front Party Osama Ghazali Harb presented a statement to delegate ElBardei to represent the coalition of opposition parties and the coalition refused. The coalition of opposition powers includes Al Wafd, Al Tagammu, the Nasserist and the Democratic Front Parties. “This [coalition of opposition parties] have no presence in the streets or among the people,” said prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood and former MP, Mohamed Al Beltagi El Beltagi said that the Brotherhood and a number of other opposition powers agreed on Sunday to delegate ElBaradei and nine other prominent figures of different opposition to form a national committee. This committee would be responsible for managing the current crisis in Egypt and negotiating the opposition’s demands with the government or the army if such a negotiation takes place. “We want a transitional government representing the people, we want to dissolve the parliament and amend the constitution,” El Beltagi told Daily News Egypt. ElBeltagi said that these figures include him, head of Al Ghad Party, Ayman Nour, general coordinator of the National Association for Change (NAC) Abdel Gelil Mostafa and Hamadeen Sabbahi, founder of the Karama Party. Prominent MB member in Alexandria and former MP Sobhi Saleh told Daily News Egypt, “We hope that Egypt’s opposition powers can unite in these difficult times,” Hamdy Qandil, former spokesperson and current member of NAC, confirmed to Daily News Egypt that ElBardei was among nine others chosen to represent different opposition groups to form a national committee to manage the current crisis in Egypt. State TV announced on Monday that President Hosni Mubarak called on the new assigned Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq to initiate a dialogue with opposition groups regarding their demands. |