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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 16th, 2011
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By Al Jazeera Staff in Middle East on February 7th, 2011

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From our headquarters in Doha, we keep you updated on all things Egypt, with reporting from Al Jazeera staff in Cairo and Alexandria.  Live Blog: Jan28 - Jan29 - Jan30 - Jan31 - Feb1 - Feb2 - Feb3 - Feb4 - Feb5 - Feb6 - Feb7

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(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)

11:55pm  As unrest enters its third week, protesters forge close bonds and explore new ways of making their voices heard. A bakery nearby Tahrir displays cupcakes with the Egyptian flag. Pro-democracy protesters have been urging people to display the flags everywhere as a sign of unity.

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11:34pm Mass protests continue across Egypt, a crowd is massing around parliament close to Tahrir [Liberation] Square. Al Jazeera speaks to Alaa Abdel Fattah, an activist and a blogger.



11:15pm Al Jazeeras online producer in cairo that can not be named due to security reasons reports on how central Cairo's Tahrir Square remains the heartbeat of the pro-democracy movement.

In the two weeks that have passed since Egyptians began street protests aimed at overturning president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, central Cairo's Tahrir Square has become the movement’s beating heart and most effective symbol.

Tahrir Square remains the heartbeat of the revolution, a young couple ties the knot there.
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Al Jazeera correspondent in Cairo reports on life in Tahrir Square


11:13pm Al Jazeera continuous to cover the events in Egypt under the strict and sometimes dangerous circumstances. Al Jazeera's online producer Gregg Carlstrom recalls the many perils he faced while reporting from the country in upheaval.

"I asked several protesters why they were so angry, and they accused our coverage of bias against the government, of "hyping" the protests. (Al Jazeera has, of course, given ample airtime to the Mubarak government, the ruling National Democratic Party, and its supporters.)

10:00pm More than half of US citizens have heard 'a little or nothing' about the uprising and violence in Egypt, a survey by Pew Research has revealed. The article can be seen here.

9:50pm As the protests in Egypt continue, its neighbour Israel is keeping a close eye on developments.
It is worried about its old ally, President Hosni Mubarak - but could be eyeing up a new friend in his deputy, Omar Suleiman.



9:42pm Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian Vice president, has been criticized by the White House for making remarks about Egypt was 'not ready for democracy'.



9:22pm Al Jazeera's correspondent in Cairo reported: "There are a lot of first time demonstrators today, Tahrir [Liberation] Square has been packed throughout the day. Parliament building is 500 meters away from Tahrir Square, around 1000 protesters have gathered there, and they say that they will try to stay there as long as possible .

They [Pro-democracy] protesters are camped there because they want to make sure that Parliament is cancelled because they don't think it is legitimate due to the vote rigging that took place in the last elections.

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By John Terrett in Americas on October 14th, 2010
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Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, has warned that a court-ordered halt to a ban on openly gay military personnel could have "enormous consequences".

A day after a judge halted the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (or DADT), Gates said he'd prefer that Congress, not a court, settle the issue.

Under the policy, gay people can serve in the military but face expulsion if their sexuality is revealed.

Here at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, you get the impression that people living near this army base don't really worry too much about DADT. This man told me:

"I'm a retired army lieutenant colonel. What people do in their spare time has no effect on their ability to serve in the military."

A federal judge in California issued an injunction against the 17-year-old rule on the grounds it restricted free speech, lacked legal recourse, and damaged recruiting opportunities at a time of two wars.

By Teymoor Nabili in Americas, Europe on February 25th, 2010

US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates says  Nato is in crisis because Europe isn't warlike enough.

"The demilitarization of Europe -- where large swaths of the general public and political class are averse to military force and the risks that go with it -- has gone from a blessing in the 20th century to an impediment to achieving real security and lasting peace in the 21st."

It's an interesting thesis, and one that will doubtless receive much support from the US foreign policy hawks.

But given that Europe and Washington don't even have enough money to bail themselves out of their financial straits, maybe now's a good time for a robust international debate on whether high tech  weaponry is the best investment for the 21st century.

By Imran Khan in Asia on December 7th, 2009
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Ok, so it's a silly headline, but Osama bin Laden's name has been appearing more frequently in the media of late. There seems to be renewed focus on capturing or killing the man many in the west say is responsible for the deaths of over 3,000 people on September 11, 2001.

But where is he?

A Pakistani Taliban commander claimed that he had met with Bin Laden in Pakistan, but that he had fled the country once the Pakistani army began their anti-Taliban operation in South Waziristan in October.

Senior US officials seem to have no idea where he is.

One newspaper quoted Robert Gates, the US secretary of defence, about when the last time the US had good intelligence on the whereabouts of Osama. He was blunt: "I think it's been years."

On Sunday, the US announced it would seal the Pakistan-Afghan border to try and prevent attacks on the Pakistani side. It’s seen as a plan to try and get the world’s most wanted man.

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