World / Egypt Egypt Restores Internet As army calls for end to the protests By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff Posted Feb 2, 2011 4:30 AM CST Copied A young girl standing on a relative's shoulders leads chants against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during the continuing demonstration in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) Egyptian authorities tried to nudge the nation back toward normalcy today, bringing the Internet back online as the army called for an end to the protests. “You have the power to bring stability back to the country,” an army spokesman said in a televised address. “We are urging you as respectful citizens to go back home.” The Internet blackout has officially ended, one cellphone service confirmed for the Wall Street Journal, though Mashable found Twitter reports indicating that some sites—including Facebook and Twitter itself—are still blocked. (More Egypt stories.) Report an error