This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011 [1].
Widespread demonstrations continue to rock Egypt for the fifth day in a row, as netizens around the world continue to closely watch developments on the ground. Reports say the millions of demonstrators are taking to the streets to protest against president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
With the Internet still shut [2]in Egypt, the conversation on Twitter relies on users commenting and relaying what they hear on the news. Glued to news channels, news is exchanged in a series of tweets and retweets, by Twitter users worldwide.
Support for Egyptians continues to pour in, as figures of deaths and casualties are revealed. Here is a round up of some of the Twitter messages from a few minutes ago:
From Bahrain, Hussain tweets [3]:
RT @Melshamy: AlJazeera : 50 000 protesters in Tahrir Square #Jan25 #Jan28 #Egypt #Tahreer #Cairo
Saudi Hussain Al Mustafa adds [4] (Ar):
From the UAE, Sultan Al Qassemi continues to pay attention [5] to the reaction of the crowds to the army deployed on the streets:
See page grab from Al Arabiya of Egyptian protesters shaking hands with army officers http://yfrog.com/h3sonucj http://yfrog.com/gzf5zdvj
And Abdu, from Qatar, adds [7]:
Egyptian army reaffirms their resolve not to use force but they warn of a security void. #egypt [8] #jan25 [9]
Reports of deaths and casualties continue to pour in. @shmpOngO prays [10] (Ar):
Dima Al Khatib continues to monitor [11] the situation (Ar):
Others are questioning what they hear on the news and are waiting confirmation online. Lebanese Anton Issa asks [12]:
Al Jazeera Arabic reporting that Mubarak's police killing political prisoners in the prisons! Can this be confirmed? #Jan25 #Egypt
And the warnings for Arab regimes which do not uphold human rights continue [13]:
The old men who rule #Arab world are panicking as they watch one of their own come down. You are ALL next. Ur people will ensure it #Jan25
Saudi Mashi 9a7 quips [14] in Arabic: “Oh Egyptian! You don't only shake Mubarak's throne. You are shaking the thrones of all the tyrants.” His tweet was retweeted several times:
It also seems that fear of what is happening in Egypt is spreading around the world [15]:
!!! RT @GregMitch: Al Jazeera says China has blocked the word “Egypt” from Twitter, wary that it could spread unrest.
This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011 [1].