(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)
4:57pm Omar Suleiman, the Egyptian vice-president says that they "will release all the detainees that have not committed any act of violence". He also says that "the whole constitution is subject to change".
4:30pm Al Jazeera correspondents report that clashes continue between pro-democracy protesters and the Mubarak loyalists who are reported to have continuously instigated confrontations.
4:15pm Group of 'thugs' just crashed through a phalanx of pro-democracy supporters shielding behind sheet metal on 6th of October bridge - soon after prime ministers promises that violence will not be repeated. No sign of army still.
4:10pm Ahmad Shafiq, the Egyptian prime minister, apologized, and vowed that violence will not be repeated on the streets of Egypt. Says an investigation will be launched into the violence, but calls for Mubarak to step down are "unacceptable".
4:06pm The tanks that were guarding the over-pass are now gone and most of the soldiers have pulled back from the battle lines. Tense stand off now between pro-democracy protesters and the Mubarak loyalists.
3:59pm Pro-democracy protesters have pushed forward their barricades about 20 metres and have taken over the 6th of October bridge and are moving towards Ramsey street.
3:45pm The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, said that security forces went into two human rights groups, Hisham Mubarak and the Egyptian center for social and economic rights, detained their employees and arrested two employees at the one organisation.
3:38pm Al Jazeera's web producer took this video an hour ago - it shows army firing in the air to prevent pro-democracy protesters from moving forward.
3:27pm Egyptian PM live on Al Jazeera now - visit out Facebook page to watch live stream:http://facebook.com/aljazeera
3:25pm PJ Crowley, US Assistant Secretary of State, tweets that there is a campaign against journalists:
There is a concerted campaign to intimidate international journalists in #Cairo and interfere with their reporting. We condemn such actions.
3:21pm Video taken last night in Tahrir Square by Al Jazeera's web producer:
3:12pm Security forces order all journalist and reporters in and around Tahrir Square, as well as hotels overlooking it, to leave the area now.
3:00pm Man with camera who was wearing a blue "PRESS" vest just being beaten on the street. The army had to step in and fire shots in the air to disperse the crowd, and the man was led away.
2:42pm Two Al Jazeera reporters have just been attacked on their way from airport to central Cairo - more updates soon.
2:38pm Shahira Amin resigned from Nile TV because of their coverage of the protests - she spoke live to Al Jazeera. She was the deputy head of the station.
2:12 pm Some fifty people are wounded in clashes near Tahrir square, our correspondent reports.
2:04 pm According to an eye witness in Abdelmonaem Ryad square next to Tharir square Mubarak loyalists are preparing firebombs to attack protesters in the area. one of our correspondents saw one person carrying a whole box of them and making his way towards that area. He was apprehended by people and delivered to the army.
1:55 pm The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates Egypt's internet clampdown cost economy $90 million over five days.
1:44 pm The army has cleared the pro-Mubarak crowd off of the overpass overlooking the pro-democracy barricades.
1:36 pm The Egyptian army has pushed supporters of president Mubarak away from pro-democracy protesters, continuing its drive to separate the opposing camps who have clashed in central Cairo.
1:22 pm Inspired by Egypt and Tunisia, thousands of opponents of Yemen's government and its supporters are demonstrating in the capital and other cities a day after Yemen's president pledged not to seek another term in office.
1:17 pm Supporters and opponents of president Mubarak are pelting each other with rocks near Tahrir square. A witness said the violence, the worst since daybreak, is taking place in a side street leading to the square.
Members of the pro-democracy protest camp are carrying sacks of rocks to the front line to repel the Mubarak loyalists. The violence erupted when men claiming loyalty to Mubarak marched on the pro-democracy demonstrators in an effort to break up their protest camp.
1:10 pm A massive demonstration in the Egyptian city of Mansoura calls for Mubarak to step down, a Al Jazeera correspondent reports.
1:04 pm The latest from one of our web producers at Tahrir square:
The army has formed a human chain in front of the pro-democracy barricades -- keeping the pro-Mubarak group away. Nobody can leave the square from the south, west or east, because on the other side is the pro-Mubarak group -- many of them carrying weapons -- they occasionally run towards the barricades, obviously trying to threaten the people on the other side.Aside from the human chain, the army has a slightly more visible presence than it did earlier this morning -- a few soldiers on the streets -- though they're still quite outnumbered.Still no sign of organized pro-Mubarak gangs heading toward Tahrir, just small groups of young men.
12:29 pm Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief, called on the Egyptian army to protect people, Reuters reported.
I have made clear that it is the responsibility of the army and law enforcement to protect its citizens.
12:22 pm Twenty-two Hezbollah detainees that were convicted of plotting attacks against ships in the Suez Canal and Egyptian tourist sites, were able to escape from their jail in Egypt, Al Rai newspaper reports.
12:05 pm Egypt's finance minister says the loss on Egypt's stock exchange following the crisis now exceeds the one during credit crunch.
12:00 pm Prominent pro-democracy activist Mohamed ElBaradei and the Muslim Brotherhood rejected a call by the prime minister for talks saying president Mubarak must leave office first. Prime minister Ahmed Shafiq invited opposition groups to talks. Some groups have agreed, including the liberal, nationalist Wafd party, which is a legal party. The Brotherhood is banned.
11:39 am Egypt's cabinet denies that it had a role in mobilising Mubarak loyalists against pro-democracy protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square and said it would investigate those behind violence. Cabinet spokesman Magdy Rady said:
To accuse the government of mobilising this is a real fiction. That would defeat our object of restoring the calm. We were surprised with all these actions.
11:35 am Egyptian soldiers separated pro-democracy supporters and Mubarak loyalists in central Cairo, deploying infantry to create a buffer zone in an attempt to halt violence between them.
A Reuters journalist at the scene says the opposing camps are separated by a distance of some 80 metres. It is the first time the army acts decisively to halt the violence.
11:21 am A first-hand account from the blogger Sandmonkey:
AJELive
Heavy gunfire heard on the streets of #Cairo. Live blog coverage of the events here: http://aje.me/eL6YOW #tahrir #jan25 #mubarak
