"The government's campaign appears to have worked, at least in part. "I'm not convinced by ElBaradei, even as a transitional figure, he hasn't really been present in the country," Omar Mahdi, a sales manager, told Reuters in the first days of the protests"

"Egypt crisis: Army sets constitution reform deadline"

"tens of thousands of people join a pro-democracy march in Bahrain's capital, amid growing pressure on the government to introduce reforms."