Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s president, announced earlier today on the country’s state television reports that a curfew would be extended to all cities across the country. The curfew began at 6pm local time and will remain in place until 7am tomorrow morning.

This comes after a fourth day of protests calling for the president to step down, the FT reports. The army has been brought in to help police contain riots.

Meanwhile, Steven Chu, US secretary of energy said the US is watching “very closely” for any distruptions in oil supply, Bloomberg reports. He told reporters:

Any disruptions in the Middle East means a partial disruption of the oil we import… More importantly, any serious disruptions in the Middle East will mean that, even though we don’t get a lot of our oil, it’s a world market and that could actually bring real harm. Continue reading »