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Iran's Supreme Leader Hails Uprisings in Egypt

   VOA News  February 04, 2011
   Iran's  supreme  leader  Ayatollah  Ali  Khamenei speaks during Friday
   prayers  in  Tehran.  Khamenei  saluted  on  Friday  what he termed an
   "Islamic  liberation  movement"  in  the  Arab  world, and advised the
   people of Egypt and Tunisia to unite around their religion a

Photo: Reuters

   Iran's  supreme  leader  Ayatollah  Ali  Khamenei speaks during Friday
   prayers  in  Tehran.  Khamenei  saluted  on  Friday  what he termed an
   "Islamic  liberation  movement"  in  the  Arab  world, and advised the
   people of Egypt and Tunisia to unite around their religion and against
   the West, February 4, 2011

   Iran's  supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hailed anti-government
   protests  in  Egypt  and  Tunisia  Friday,  saying  they echo the 1979
   Islamic revolution in his country.
   Speaking  during  Friday  prayers in Tehran, Ayatollah Khamenei called
   the  demonstrations  an "Islamic awakening" and said the Egyptian army
   should back the protesters.
   He  accused  Egyptian  President Hosni Mubarak of serving the U.S. and
   Israel. He said Egypt's and other Arab uprisings, if successful, would
   lead to the defeat of U.S. policies in the region.
   Also  Friday, European Union leaders called on Egyptian authorities to
   begin the transition of power immediately.
   British  Prime  Minister David Cameron, who was attending an EU summit
   in Brussels, said Egypt should be taking steps to ensure that there is
   a  clear,  credible,  transparent  path towards transition. He said so
   far, those steps have not met the aspirations of the Egyptian people.
   Leaders  from  the  27-nation EU also called for the start of dialogue
   between the Egyptian government and the country's opposition.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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