Anti-Mubarak protesters plan to march on the presidential palace in Cairo after prayers on Friday (4 February), even as EU leaders convene in Brussels. France is keen to play the lead in EU-Egypt diplomacy, but Paris is in disgrace in the Maghreb over its role in Tunisia.
BBC reporters on the scene in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital say demonstrators are calling Friday the "Day of Departure" for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and aim to walk to his official residence to call fo...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.