Many Egyptians appear convinced Hosni Mubarak will use the period between now and the scheduled elections in September to further rob the country or use his security forces.
The longer the oil price remains above the dangerous $100 barrel level, the greater the risk that we’ll see a renewed bout of stagflation, writes Karen Maley of Business Spectator.
This is revolution in fast forward. Here's the timeline, from Tunisia to Egypt to Yemen and Jordan...
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak announced he won't be re-contesting the next presidential election (assuming he'd even last until September). The president of Tunisia was forced to flee just weeks ago. Which regime leader will be next? asks Stephen Kinzer.
A massive "million march" later today in Cairo looms as a key test for Hosni Mubarak’s tottering regime after the Egyptian Army issued a statement declaring it would not use force against Egyptians.
More US government cables from WikiLeaks haven't revealed anything new about Mubarak's Egypt regime. But they confirm the suspicions of rioting locals.
Last week Fairfax columnist Paul Sheehan fed the idea that Islam is a monolithic entity that's fundamentally incompatible with western values. That's what's wrong with the current debate about Islam, says writer and filmmaker Ruby Hamad.
The sheer experience of tens of thousands of people on the streets together builds confidence in what they can do, far beyond the point where they can be bought off by half-measures or controlled by any ordinary police operation.
A million people are expected to march through the streets of Cairo tomorrow, as the public protests continue against embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. It'll be the biggest show of public discontent since protests began.
Revolutions aren't what they used to be. News and analysis of historic events now unfolds in modules of minutes/hours, not months/years. And it is delivered by instantaneous media; no waiting for the history books to be written.
