Egypt
"The continuation of instability and its consequences will lead to harming national security"
Millions call for civilian rule in Egypt  Millions gather in Cairo's Libration square for Friday prayers and a demonstration on Feb. 18, 2011. Millions of Egyptian demonstrators are holding a rally in the capital, Cairo, to demand the military hand over power to a civilian government.
Some three million participants in the massive rally have gathered at Cairo's Liberation Square, which has been the epicenter of the Egyptian Revolution. Thousands more were expected to join the rally after the Friday Prayers.
Also in Alexandria, large numbers of people are also celebrating the fall of Mubarak.
Tehran Friday Prayer Imam Warns Egyptians of US Plots
A senior Iranian cleric has praised the Egyptian Revolution against Western-backed President Hosni Mubarak, but warned against replacing a puppet leader with another.
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 ( Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A senior Iranian cleric has praised the Egyptian Revolution against Western-backed President Hosni Mubarak, but warned against replacing a puppet leader with another. "Egyptian people felt humiliated for being a subsidiary to Israel and could not take it any longer and thus the youths took action," Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said during a Friday sermon in Tehran, IRNA reported. Ayatollah Jannati criticized the "imprudent" US policy to adopt an ambiguous stance in support for Mubarak despite their better knowledge that the countdown had started for the dictator's rule. "Our concern is that lest only pawns might be replaced," he said, warning of an "enemy" plot to sweep new US puppet into power to parry the pro-democracy uprising in Egypt. "The Egyptians should listen to our message. Many such acts were carried out in our country but resistance and reliance on God stopped them all."
'Egyptians should guard the revolution'  Egyptians wait in Cairo's Liberation Square for Friday prayers followed by a demonstration on Feb. 18, 2011. Egypt's main opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, has urged Egyptian people to guard the revolution, as people continue to demand their rights.
Bahrain
"We do not believe there is a serious will for dialogue"
Sayyed Ali Fadlullah Severely Condemned Violence Against Peaceful Protests in Bahrain
His Eminence, Sayyed Ali Fadlullah, saw that the use of weapons against peaceful demonstrations will lead only to more blood and violence, thus blowing up the stability of Bahrain which we want to be secure and sovereign and enjoying a true national unity. |
 ( Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - His Eminence, Sayyed Ali Fadlullah, saw that the use of weapons against peaceful demonstrations will lead only to more blood and violence, thus blowing up the stability of Bahrain which we want to be secure and sovereign and enjoying a true national unity. He also called for establishing a real dialogue that would accommodate the rightful demands of the people and build a country that is able to face challenges. In a statement about the incidents in Bahrain, the Sayyed said: The bloody incidents in Bahrain in which the security forces resorted to arms against the demonstrations call for sorrow, especially that the principal of using force to crash peaceful protests and popular demands has proved to be infertile since it will only broaden the gap between the government and the people.
| Protesters back in Bahrain centre |
| Anti-government protesters reoccupy Pearl roundabout after troops and police withdraw from protest site in capital. Last Modified: 19 Feb 2011 14:55 GMT | |
Thousands of protesters have reoccupied the Pearl roundabout in the capital, Manama, after troops and riot police retreated from the symbolic centre of their anti-government uprising.
The cheering protesters carrying Bahraini flags, flowers and signs that said "Peaceful, peaceful" marched
to the traffic circle on Saturday. They chanted, "We are victorious".
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| Protesters back in Bahrain centre |
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| | Thousands of protesters have reoccupied the Pearl roundabout in the capital, Manama, after troops and riot police retreated from the symbolic centre of their anti-government uprising.
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Libya
Copters open fire on Libyan protesters  An injured protester is being stretchered into a Benghazi hospital. The Libyan government is using aerial fire to crack down on pro-democracy protesters as nationwide protests continue to shake Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
Helicopters have reportedly opened fire on demonstrators in the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday.
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| Libya forces 'open fire' at funeral |
| At least 15 mourners killed in the eastern city of Benghazi, witnesses say, as pro-democracy protests continue unabated. Last Modified: 19 Feb 2011 18:21 GMT |  Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi counters an unprecedented challenge to his rule, amid Saturday reports on security forces waging a crackdown on anti-regime protesters.Libyan forces have reportedly opened fire at a funeral in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and injuring scores more as protests against Muammar Gaddafi, the country's long-time ruler, continued. The victims on Saturday were mourning the loss of protesters who had been killed during anti-government demonstrations in the city during the past week, witnesses told Al Jazeera. Reports of the deaths came after Human Rights Watch said earlier on Saturday that 84 people had died over the past three days. A doctor in Benghazi told Al Jazeera that he had seen 70 bodies at the city's hospital on Friday. "I have seen it on my own eyes: At least 70 bodies at the hospital," Wuwufaq al-Zuwail, a physician, said. Al-Zuwail said that security forces had also prevented ambulances reaching the site of the protests. |
Morocco
Moroccans riot ahead of protests |
| Police station in Tangier attacked in dispute over utility firm's management a day before planned countrywide protests. Last Modified: 19 Feb 2011 17:25 GMT |  | | The violence came one day before a planned nationwide protest to push for political reform [File: EPA] | Protesters have attacked a police station and premises linked to French firms in the Moroccan city of Tangier in a dispute over the local utility firm's management, organisers and residents have said. Saturday's violence came a day before a planned nationwide protest to push for political reform but there was no immediate evidence of a direct link.
Riot police intervened to break up the protest in Tangier, which evolved from a sit-in in front of the city hall to a march that gathered hundreds of protesters, the Moroccan branch of the local activist organisation, Attac, said on its website.
Jordan
| Eight Hurt in Clashes at Jordan Pro-Reform Rally |
| | Author: WebsiteTeam Network |  Government supporters clashed with young protesters in Amman on Friday, leaving eight people injured.
"A quarrel broke out between pro-government rally and another demonstration staged in the same location," police spokesman Mohamed Khatib said, referring to the rally of young people demanding political change. The pro-reform rally gathered 400 people, according to organizers, or 300 according to police. Demonstrators told AFP that they were dispersing when government supporters started to chase and hit them with batons. Medical sources said two of the wounded - a journalist and his son - were admitted to hospital with injuries. Witnesses added that six others were hurt as well, but did not need to go to hospital. On Wednesday, about 30 university students demonstrated in front of the royal palace in Amman, calling for constitutional reforms and limits on the powers of King Abdullah II. |
Algeria
| Algerian police break up protest |
| Several people are injured and others are arrested as police thwart pro-democracy rally in capital Algiers, reports say. | | Algerian police in riot gear have used batons to break up a crowd of about 50 opposition supporters trying to take part in a protest march inspired by uprisings elsewhere in the Arab world. Police brandishing clubs, but no firearms, weaved their way through the crowd in central Algiers on Saturday, banging their shields, tackling some protesters and keeping traffic flowing through the planned march route. The gathering, organised by the Co-ordination for Democratic Change in Algeria (CNCD), comes a week after a similar protest, which organisers said brought an estimated 10,000 people and up to 26,000 riot police onto the streets of the capital. Officials, however, put turnout at the previous rally at 1,5 |
Yemen
| Protester killed in Yemen clashes |
| Rival groups clash in capital Sanaa as protests against President Saleh's 32-year rule enter 10th day. Last Modified: 19 Feb 2011 15:50 GMT |  | | Protesters' main grievances include poverty and alleged government corruption [AFP] | An anti-government protester has been killed and seven injured in clashes with supporters of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a day after five people died in protests against his 32-year rule. The protester was shot in the neck and was taken to a hospital near the capital's Sanaa University where he died, witnesses told Reuters news agency. At one stage both sides fired pistols and assault rifles - the first reported use of firearms by demonstrators, the agency reported. Four other Saleh opponents were wounded by gunfire, two of them seriously, and three were wounded when
demonstrators threw stones at each other outside the university. Around 1,000 anti-Saleh demonstrators chanted "Leave! Leave!" and "The people want the fall of the regime!", Between 200 and 300 Saleh supporters called for dialogue. Saturday was the 10th straight day of protests in Yemen inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Demonstrators are calling for the ouster of Saleh - a key US ally in fighting al-Qaeda.
At least six people killed as tens of thousands of protesters, both pro- and anti-government, march in several cities. ( 18-Feb-2011 ) |
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