Tuesday
Feb082011
Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: Considering the Future
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 7:18 | Scott Lucas in Africa, EA Global, EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
0030 GMT: Vice President Suleiman seems to have become fed up with the protests, Al Jazeera reports:
Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian vice-president, warned on Tuesday that his government "can't put up with continued protests" for a long time, as tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square for thesixteenth day in a row.
In a sharply worded statement reflecting the regime's impatience and frustration with the mass demonstrations, the newly appointed Suleiman said the crisis must be ended as soon as possible.