As night chop and the government announced a curfew, protesters showed no signs of letting up in Cairo and other Egyptian cities on Friday as tens of thousands intensified their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak, pouring from mosques after noon prayers and conflicting with police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons. The curfew went into outcome at 6 p.m. safety officials said, and CNN said that President Mubarak was likely to deliver a televised address. The protests came after weeks of chaos across the Arab world that toppled one leader in Tunisia and confident protesters to trounce deep-rooted fears of their autocratic privileged and take to the streets.
But Egypt is a special case -- a heavyweight in Middle East negotiation, in part because of its peace treaty with Israel, and a key ally of the United States. The country, often the fulcrum on which currents in the region turn, also has one of the largest and most sophisticated security forces in the Middle East.
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