To all those who woke up to the news of crisis in Arab world especially Egypt and those wondering what's the reason?

 Well, to begin with people ran out of patience in the face of hereditary succession to the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Muhammad Hosni Mubarak, who currently is serving his fifth term in office since October 1981, by his son Gamal Mubarak in a so-called Democratic form of governance in Egypt.

             Egypt is due to hold the Presidential elections in September. Hosni Mubarak is widely expected to be succeeded by his son Gamal Mubarak. It is true that Mubarak’s rule has been autocratic and he has failed to keep promises of reform.
                           
                         Protests are not commonplace in Egypt and Mubarak has responded in an iron fisted way with teargas and rubber bullets. Just a few days into the protests he invoked his role as military ruler and ordered the army, backed by tanks and live ammunition, to help police enforce the 4pm–8am curfew and protect banks and government buildings after looting. 

                                        

But, why now?

 Recently Tunisia’s President of 23 yrs, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, was ousted from office after weeks of violent protests. The ripples of this incident were widely felt in the Arab world including Morocco, Jordan, Yemen and Syria. Most noticeable fall outs are the resultant crisis in Egypt.

What next?

Though the president asked his government to resign and appointed a new government, four hours after it was announced that President Hosni Mubarak would break his silence and address the nation live on state TV, there has been no sign of what could be the most important speech of his life.

                             Mubarak has ordered the military onto the streets to enforce the curfew, but their arrival has been welcomed by protestors. Al Jazeera reported scenes in Alexandria of soldiers shaking hands with protestors defying the curfew.

And a crowd surrounding the offices of state TV cheered the arrival of Mubarak's military Presidential Guard. Al Jazeera aired images of crowds welcoming the arrival of an army personnel carrier on a Cairo street. 

              In Tunisia, it was the army taking the side of the demonstrators against the police that tipped the balance away from President Ben Ali, and Egyptian protestors are hoping to see the same effect. 

Spill-over of the crisis!

To begin with Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition icon Dr. Mohammed El Baradei has been placed under house arrest, the Egyptian authorities have announced. El Baradei, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has emerged as a key opposition figure.

            Some of the fiercest clashes have come in the industrial city of Suez, where protestors have forced the police into retreat and have taken over two police stations. One protestor has been killed.

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