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The government has lost all credibility. We call them Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves" "We are extremely frustrated and angry." 1107 GMT: Protesters in Tahrir Square wave banners and shout slogans calling for Mubarak to stand down. 1104 GMT: The Middle East and the whole world waits to see what will happen in Tahrir Square. Will the crowds disperse as the army has urged? Will people march to key locations in Cairo such as the state television building or the president's palace? Crowds have already assembled in both places. 1101 GMT: A dramatic moment. History could be in the making as Friday prayers come to a close in Tahrir Square. The square is completely thronged with people as the time for the mass rallies approaches. 1056 GMT: Three Egyptian officers shed their weapons and uniforms and join hundreds of thousands of protesters demanding the immediate overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, witnesses say. "They joined the crowd, smiling, and chanted slogans calling for the fall of the regime," student Omar Gamal tells from Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of the protests. 1054 GMT: "Thousands of enraged demonstrators are protesting in front of the television building," reports photographer Marco Longari. 1052 GMT: In Tahrir Square the sheikh leading the prayers faints towards the end of his sermon, but not before he called on the army to "act in a way that will be acceptable to God on judgement day." 1044 GMT: Egyptian demonstrators react with fury as the military throws its weight behind President Mubarak's attempt to cling on to power despite massive nationwide protests. Protesters outside Mubarak's palace erupt angrily and one grabs an army officer's microphone to denounce the move. "You have disappointed us, all our hopes rested in you," he shouts, as the crowd begin to chant slogans calling for Mubarak to be put on trial. 1042 GMT: The BBC's Persian television service is being jammed from within Iran following coverage of the mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak's rule in Egypt, the Rosetta Stone Italian broadcaster says. BBC Persian TV has been working with the BBC's Arabic TV service to broadcast rolling news from Egypt, and the broadcaster believes it is this coverage which has prompted the jamming which began yesterday 1040 GMT: Friday prayers are under way in Tahrir Square. 1037 GMT: The army's statement says it is committed to "safeguarding the legitimate demands of the people and will work to implement them ... for a peaceful transition of power and a free democratic society." The communique says the army will not arrest those calling for reform, but warns against any "harm to the safety and security of the nation." 1034 GMT: The army's statement asks protesters to go home and get back to work. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, headed by Defence Minister Hussein Tantawi, says it has agreed to "lift the emergency law as soon as the current circumstances are over" and "to hold free and fair presidential elections based on constitutional amendments." 1023 GMT: BBC saying the army has promised to repeal the state of emergency which has been in place in Egypt since 1981, the year Mubarak came to power. 1016 GMT: 's Daphne Benoit reports from Luxor: "The hotels are empty, souks deserted and tour guides idle. Luxor has been but a shadow of its former self since the uprising against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak started." Luxor tour guide Ebrahim Moses says: "Economically, it's serious." "Travel agents aren't working, no one is selling anything," laments Moses at the entrance of the Luxor Temple, a marvel of ancient Egyptian architecture and normally a big tourist draw. 1012 GMT: A council of Egyptian generals pledges the army will guarantee "free and fair elections," in a second communique read out on state television as anti-regime protests enter their 18th day. 1006 GMT: World oil prices climb as heightened tensions in Egypt fuel concerns about possible disruption to crude supplies through the Suez Canal, analysts say. Brent North Sea crude for delivery in March jumps 88 cents to $101.75 a barrel.

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