Saudi Arabia: Netizens Support Egyptians in their Uprising

[villager]

curiouser and curiouser -- no wonder the hope/change corporate protectors here wanted this all to go away -- now it's swinging 'round to the oil...


Saudi Arabia: Netizens Support Egyptians in their Uprising


This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.

Saudi Arabia's netizens are lending their support to Egyptians in their uprising against president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.

Many are watching, reporting on and reacting to the developments on the ground, as massive protests demanding a change in the regime enter their seventh day.

On Twitter, some were directing their tweets to Mubarak.

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http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/31/saudi-arabia-netizens-support-egyptians-in-their-uprising/

[Catherina]

1. The Saudis are so funny

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Posted by As'ad at 7:03 AM

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