Iran Feature: Facebook and A Resurgent Opposition? (Habibinia)

Last Thursday evening, while many Iranians were following the news of the revolutionary reforms in Egypt and the dethroning of another dictator in the Middle East, security forces in Iran were breaking into the residence of students, political activists, and even family members of Mehdi Karroubi and Mir Hossein Mousavi, to arrest them and blunt the call for demonstrations against the regime on Valentine's Day.

The revolutionary incidents in Tunisia and Egypt have astounded and stimulated the Iranians, who returned to their homes after a nine-month challenge against the regime just before the last Valentine's Day. Many asked themselves and others during the past weeks: "Why have Tunisians and Egyptians made it, but we did not?"

So many Iranians, imitating the Egyptian and Tunisians, have opened a Facebook page in order to spark a new street demonstration.

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Egypt and the Fall of Mubarak: EA's Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera's Inside Story

This was the episode of Inside Story recorded for Al Jazeera English last Friday at 1400 GMT. It was supposed to air at 1730 GMT, but before then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak --- whose situation we were discussing --- decided he would resign his office.

So now the biggest interest in the programme --- which never aired but did make it on-line --- may be whether we got it right, hours before the climactic events. I am appearing with Maha Azzam, an associate fellow at the think tank Chatham House, and Adel Darwish, the political editor of Middle East Magazine.

Egypt Video: The "New Normal" in Tahrir Square

Evan Hill of Al Jazeera English shot this footage in Tahrir Square on Cairo on Saturday, recording the removal of barricades, the clean-up of the square, the handing--out of flyers, and some skirmishes:

Egypt Music Video: It Has Been Amazing

Images from the Egyptian uprising, put to the song "Amazing" by Kanye West, featuring Young Jeezy:

Egypt (and Beyond) LiveBlog: A Normal Day?

2050 GMT: Former President Mubarak's portrait is taken down in the Cabinet Room:

Photo: Associated Press

2035 GMT: The State Department has demanded "restraint" in the Algerian regime's handling of demonstrations.

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Israel and Egypt: Does Stability Follow the Uprising?

Following the departure of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the Supreme Military Council released a statement  that Cairo will be loyal to its international agreements, including the peace treaty signed with Israel in 1979. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded that the "longstanding peace treaty between Israel and Egypt has greatly contributed to both countries and is the cornerstone for peace and stability in the entire Middle East".

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Video and Transcript: Obama's Speech on Egypt and the Fall of Mubarak

President Barack Obama's speech after Hosni Mubarak stepped down in Egypt:

There are very few moments in our lives where we have the privilege to witness history taking place. The people of Egypt have spoken. Their voices have been heard. And Egypt will never be the same. By stepping down, President Mubarak responded to the Egyptian people's hunger for change. but this is not the end of Egypt's transition. It's a beginning. I'm sure there will be difficult days ahead and many questions remain unanswered. But I am confident that the people of Egypt can find the answers, and do so peacefully, constructively, and in the spirit of unity that has defined these last few weeks, for Egyptians have made it clear that nothing less than genuine democracy will carry the day.

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Egypt Video: When Tahrir Square Heard Mubarak Had Resigned

Footage taken by Evan Hill of Al Jazeera English just after the crowd in Tahrir Square in Cairo heard of the resignation of former President Hosni Mubarak:

A Letter to EA: "I Write to You My First E-Mail from a Free Egypt" (Madany)

My colleague Osama Madany wrote to me two hours after the announcement that Hosni Mubarak had stepped down from the Presidency:

In tears and jubilation, I write to you my first e-mail from a free Egypt; in humility and pride, I write to you my first e-mail from the land of the brave; in disbelief and aspiration, I write to you my first e-mail from the cradle of civilization that will now be a beacon of liberty and justice. The dictator has fallen. The tyrant has conceded to the relentless will of the people. Decades of darkness have given way to the dawn of our revolution.

In the eyes of the young and the old, I see hope for a new Egypt, the same hope I saw when these same eyes witnessed torture and mutilation at the hands of a despotic regime. I thank you my dear friend for standing with us in our quest for salvation, and call upon you to continue to support us in this historic moment, to stand by our side in this critical transition, to believe in our will that we can seek and achieve freedom. With your unfaltering support for our cause, we have achieved the impossible.

Long live Egypt, long live the cradle of civilization, long live the free spirits of our brave people, and God bless the souls of those who have fallen in our battle for freedom. Their blood has not gone to waste.

Egypt Video: The Moment Mubarak Was No Longer President