Egypt in Chaos

Troubles around the Mediterranean continue to spread over economic woes. In 2010 violent protests in Italy, Greece and France erupted over government austerity cuts. The past few weeks has seen country wide protests in Tunisia and now Egypt.

The Egyptian government has shut down all internet and cell phone service in the county in an attempt to disrupt the coordination of protests, however, today is being called the Friday of Wrath as the people gather in an uprising. Rising food costs and lower incomes are all part fuel in the demand to oust President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of authoritarian rule.

While we may feel these protests are half a world away the growing protests over the growing rift between rich and poor are not isolated to north Africa.

For ongoing updates go to: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/28/egypt.protests/index.html?hpt=T1&iref=BN1