EGYPT

Thousands of demonstrators revolted on the streets of Egypt since Friday demanding an end to the decade-long dictatorship of the Mubarak regime.

The mass anti-government protests in Egypt took a toll on Cairo’s Egyptian Museum that houses the world's largest collection of Pharaoh-era antiquities, when protesters shattered heads of two mummies and damaged about ten small artifacts on Saturday.

The death toll in Egypt rose by as much as over 100 by Saturday, as anti-government protests extended for the fifth day in an attempt to pressure President Hosni Mubarak to step down.

Egyptian laborers who toil in the popular resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh believe that their president Hosni Mubarak is hiding there after having escaped angry rioters in the capital Cairo.

More than 100 people have been killed during anti-government protests that have swept Egypt, according to a Reuters tally of reports from medical sources, hospitals and witnesses.

President Barack Obama and an 11-person team met in the White House on Saturday to discuss the situation in Egypt as he called again for non-violence, restraint, support for rights and political reform in the country.

ple broke into Cairo's Egyptian Museum and ripped the heads off two mummies, reported the Associated Press, citing the country's head of antiquities.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed his “deep concern” over the increasingly dangerous situation in Egypt.

Islamists and trade unions have protested in front of the Egyptian embassy in Amman, Jordan, expressing solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Egypt and demanding the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's banks will be shut on Sunday, the first day of the business week, the deputy central bank governor said, a move analysts said could spook investors looking to trade after unprecedented countrywide protests.

The video footage of Egyptian anti-government demonstrations included scenes of protesters (almost entirely young men) looting buildings and carrying off pieces of furniture and whatever other items they are able to seize with their bare hands.

The embattled president of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has promoted his chief of intelligence, Omar Suleiman, to the vice presidency as anti-government protests continue to defy a curfew and demonstrate on the streets.

Saudi Arabia’s state news agency reported that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud criticized the protestors (claiming they are instigated by infiltrators) and strongly backed Mubarak

As anti-government protests in Egypt enter a fifth day, tanks and military personnel are protecting key official buildings in Cairo, including state television, and the Foreign Ministry, as well as major tourist and archaeological sites like the Egyptian Museum, which houses priceless antiquities

With the exception of popular tourist resorts by the Red Sea, Pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx, nations issue travel alerts to avoid visiting Cairo and other Egyptian cities.

Like Don Corleone, Mubarak exudes an air of imperious placidity and cooperation (while commanding a fearsome army of killers and enforcers behind him). Also, like the godfather, he seems committed to having his son Gamal succeed him when he dies.

The U.S. government secretly supported leading opposition figures in Egypt who have been preparing to topple President Hosni Mubarak for the past three years, according to cables released by Wikileaks.

President Barack Obama has stated that he urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he must carry out the reforms he pledged to carry out for the Egyptian people.

When Westerners unfamiliar with Egypt heard that tanks were rolling into the streets of Cairo, they assumed it was bad news

President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak appeared on television late Friday for the first time since riots began in Cairo, saying in a televised address that the country was in a “defining moment” and that he had requested that his cabinet resign so a new one can be designated tomorrow.

Gold surged 2 percent on Friday, gaining as much as $40 per ounce in a knee-jerk rally as fears that unrest in Egypt would spread across the Middle East prompted safe-haven buying. It's the largest one-day gain in nearly two months.