Egypt

BREAKING: “Friday of Departure” updates

3:00: 600,000 anti-Mubarak protesters across Alexandria.

2:30: Only 43 pro-Mubarak protesters seen in Samouha district in Alexandria.

2:25: Pro-Mubarak protests in all Egypt’s governorates.

2:14: Anti-Mubarak protests spread to 28 of Egypt’s 29 governorates, size of protests varies.

2:13: Anti-Mubarak protests have erupted in 17 Egyptian governorates so far.

2:08: Smaller pro-Mubarak protests reported across Egypt.

2:00: 20,000 protesters call for Mubarak to step down in Luxor (700km south of Cairo).

1:59: Mohamed ElBaradei calls for Mubarak to immediately step down.

1:45: Witnesses say Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has joined demonstrators in Tahrir Square calling for Mubarak to go.

1:42: 40,000 protesters in the Upper Egyptian city of Beni Suef (90km south of Cairo) call for Mubarak to step down.

1:30: At least 80,000 demonstrators in Zagazig, Sharqiya (140km north of Cairo) call for Mubarak to be brought to trial.

1:30: At least 40,000 protesters call for Mubarak to immediately step down in his home governorate of Minoufiya (110km north of Cairo).

1:12PM: At least 50,000 protesters demonstrate in front of Leader Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down.

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