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HERE is what happened on Sunday, February 6th concerning the unrest in Egypt and the attempts to calm things down a bit.
The US state department has said that Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of state, spoke last night with Ahmed Shafik, the Egyptian prime minister. Clinton emphasized the need to ensure that the legitimate aspirations of the Egyptian people are met, and that a broad cross-section of political actors and civil society have to be a part of the Egyptian-led process.
She also stressed that incidents of harassment and detention of activists, journalists and other elements of civil society must stop.
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People continue to defy the curfew and rally in Tahrir Square, they say that they would rather sleep under a tank than allow anyone to evict them.
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According to Reuters leaked diplomatic cables suggest Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian vice president, has long sought to demonize the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials.
This has raised questions whether he can act as an honest broker in the country's political crisis.-----------------------------------
In a new travel advisory, the state department recommends that US citizens avoid travel to Egypt at this time.
On February 1, the Department of State ordered the departure of all non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members from Egypt. US citizens should consider leaving Egypt as soon as they can safely do so, due to ongoing political and social unrest.US citizens who wish to depart Egypt should proceed to the airport and secure commercial passage out of the country. Cairo airport is open and operating, and commercial airlines are reporting flight availability from Cairo. Commercial flights are also operating from Luxor, Alexandria, and Aswan airports...
