Egypt

Yesterday protests broke out across all of Egypt. Protesters have three demands-

One: Raising the minimum wage to 1,200 EGP and providing subventions to the unemployed.

Two: Ending the State of Emergency which has been caused a long paralysis to the Egyptian civil and political life for more than three decades, and releasing all the detainees who are prisoned with no definite charges.

Three: Dissolution of the People’s Assembly of Egypt, the Egyptian Parliament, and changing the constitution to limit the presidential terms to two only.

Some highlights of the day's events, from the Guardian's live blog of the protests:

• Massive numbers of anti-government protesters have clashed with police in Cairo and other cities in the largest demonstration in Egypt in a generation. Demonstrators want an end to the authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak's near 30 years of power.
• Waves of protesters filled Cairo's central Tahrir Square, vowing to remain in place until the government fell, however police used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear the area at around 1am. Protesters fled to side streets and bridges across the river Nile, some pledging to continue protesting on Wednesday.
• The Egyptian government has reportedly blocked Twitter – which protester used to coordinate movements – and shut down mobile phone and internet networks.
• US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said Mubarak's government is stable despite the demonstrations. Mubarak is an important US partner in the Middle East.
• As night falls in Egypt protests have also broken out in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria. Roads are also being blocked by demonstrators in the Sinai Peninsula, and large rallies are being reported across the Nile Delta and the Suez Canal region.
• Gamal Mubarak, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's son who was to be his successor, has reportedly fled to London with his family.

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