Egypt: Internet traffic paralyzed before new protests (My translation from ORF-News!) In Egypt, just few hours before mass demonstrations expected after Friday prayer, internet connections in the North African country have been significantly disturbed. Italian internet company Seabone, which is one of the largest on-line service providers in Egypt, informed that since shortly after midnight, data traffic to and from Egypt is no more possible. Also reporters of AP report about malfunctions. According to AFP, SMSes don't work either. Short message service Twitter was already temporarily blocked in previous days. In Egypt, there were this week the most serious protests since years against authoritarian government of president Hosni Mubarak. Social platforms in internet have played a critical role in the organization of demonstrations.