Al Jazeera has the fullest coverage of the crisis. Here is a timeline of the rapid turn of events.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/01/201112515334871490.html
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| President Mubarak in Cairo on 2 Dec 2010 |
Not sure what you know about Egypt. It's more than just an issue of President, bribery and corruption.
Egypt is on Israel's border and has a peace agreement with Israel. The main opposition in Egypt is the Muslim Brotherhood. It is strongly believed that Hamas is a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and in control of Gaza. Mubarak and Egypt have been helping Israel to stop arms being smuggled into Gaza. The fall of Egypt to the Muslim Brotherhood means that Hamas now has free access in and out of Gaza. Israeli newspaper just reported that the Muslim Brotherhood has just formed a unity government without Mubarak.
Mubarak and Netanyahu are friends. Both are against the rising power of Islam and nuclear capability in Iran. If Mubarak is removed, this will cut the muslim and arab opposition to Iran's nuclear aspirations. Without Mubarak and Egypt, Israel will be left with only 2 "allies" in the middle east: Jordan and the Palestinian Authority. Hardly good friends! - Jordan's king has refused to meet with Netanyahu, and last month the Palestinian Authority got latin american countries to recognise the independent state of Palestine with it's capital in Jerusalem!
What sparked the riots and protests? Soaring food prices, coupled with unemployment and average daily wage less than USD6 per day.
Pray for Egypt. Pray that the Lord raises up a deliverer for Egypt: a Joseph with Joseph solutions. Just as the Joseph of old found a solution to the famine. Just as the Joseph of old delivered Egypt, and not just Egypt but also Israel
A leader with deep insight and divine solutions - Genesis 41:33, 37-44
A leader acceptable to the Egyptians and favoured by them - Genesis 47:20,
A leader who will not only deliver Egypt but also Israel - Genesis 45:5,7,8 and Genesis 50:20
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