Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US, Turkey Evacuating Citizens from Egypt VOA News January 30, 2011 Travelers and evacuees stranded at Cairo airport, Jan 30, 2011 Photo: AP Travelers and evacuees stranded at Cairo airport, Jan 30, 2011 The United States and Turkey say they will begin evacuating their citizens from Egypt where anti-government protests have resulted in more than 100 deaths since Tuesday. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo and Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency both made announcements Sunday. Iraq also says it will evacuate any of its citizens who wish to leave Egypt. Earlier Sunday, the United States advised its citizens to avoid travel to Egypt, and the State Department authorized the voluntary departure of dependents and non-emergency embassy employees.  In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is following the anti-government protests in Egypt "with vigilance." He spoke as the crisis in the streets of Cairo and other Egyptian cities entered its sixth day. Egypt has a peace treaty with Israel and has played a major role as a mediator between Israel and the Palestinians. Saturday, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah criticized the protesters and expressed support for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Both Saudi Arabia and Egypt are key allies of the United States, which has called on President Mubarak to fulfill his promises of reform and refrain from violence against the demonstrators. Saturday in Iran, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry called on Egyptian authorities to follow what he called the "rightful demands" of the people and avoid any violence against them. Watch Raw Video of Sunday Protests in Egypt NEW: Follow our Middle East reports on [1]Twitter and discuss them on our [2]Facebook page. References 1. http://twitter.com/VOAMidEast 2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/VOAMiddleEastVoices/124360240958667? v=wall .