Mideast (and more) roundup

[rm]

Egypt: You're up on that, right? And hey, Amr Moussa just resigned as head of the Arab League. Looks like he'll be running in the Egyptian elections when they happen.

Algeria: Ramping up police presence in preparation for Saturday protests.

Iran: Blocking BBC signals so residents can't see footage of Egypt.

Bahrain: Offered payments of $2,600+ to all families in appeasement effort. I told you Bahrain was nervous.

Syria: Useful AJE analysis here - http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/02/201129103121562395.html

Tunisia: Things there are still very fraught. That situation is very much ongoing despite initial ousters.

Saudi Arabia: I've got nothing other than for the first time I'm hearing analysts with a clue saying revolution is possible there in light of this.

Libya: Celebrations in the street for Egypt.

Gaza: Celebrations in the street for Egypt.

China: Has blocked Internet searches on Egypt.


If you've got more, add in comments.

Comments

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Beeb: #
1939: The BBC's Rana Jawad in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, says: "It has been a long and surreal day for many here, who keenly watched events unfold in neighbouring Egypt on their television screens. But it was not on national news broadcasters that they relied on - Libyan state TV waited for almost an hour to mention the announcement on the ticker at the bottom of the screen. The reaction has mostly been one of excitement, but at times accompanied by a degree of bewilderment at the speed of the developments in Egypt, and caution over what is to come after. All this expressed in private or on social networking sites like Facebook. However the key message from the Libyan public is that they are proud of their neighbours. The Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has so far remained silent over developments in Egypt, so too have most officials here, though it is believed the majority are unhappy that two long-serving heads of state have been ousted by popular protests so far this year. Col Gaddafi has been in power for 41 years."

I'd be interested to see what AJE have to say on that.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the Lybian angle. I've been wondering.