Middle east chaos for a monday morning.

So much is going on in the middle-east, you'll be hard pressed to find much written about the marchers in Lebanon yesterday.  I found this blog for secularism. I'm sure many Lebanese feel like he does. 

Apparently anywhere around 2500 - 10 000 marched for three hours from the national museum to the center of Beirut chanting "revolution against the regime, against corruption". Others cried "We do not want confessionalism or civil war". There is a march planned for next Sunday. It's been planned since last year's   march.

Though there have been no protests in the UAE, several pro-democracy activists have been detained. There has been increasing discussions online about political reform. Political activity is restricted in the UAE,  there are no political parties, and no official opposition. Since pro-democracy demonstrations have started in other areas of the middle east, several petitions have been given to the UAE demanding constitutional and parliamentary reforms. 

Things are going from bad to worse in Syria. More then 120 people have been killed in the protests so far. People are continue to protest despite lock-downs and blackouts.  One port city yesterday had no phone, no electricity and no internet. 

In Yemen protests against Saleh continue while other Gulf states are trying to find solutions for his leaving power. 

In Egypt the people are still protesting, demanding that Mubarak be brought to justice. 

In Libya, African leaders are in Benghazi for peace talks. Let's hope they manage to get Gadafi to leave already!