(AhlulBayt News Agency) - About 500,000 protesters in the Northern Egyptian city called on Mubarak to resign on Friday. Similar demonstrations are being held in Cairo, Suez, Aswan and Mansoura.
In Cairo, protesters said they would not leave Liberation Square in Cairo until Mubarak's regime is ousted. They have called Friday the Day of Departure, saying the planned massive rally aims to force Mubarak into stepping down.
Latest reports say Arab League Chief Amr Mousa has entered Liberation Square to calm the tension.
Earlier in the day, Egypt's defense minister Hussein Tantawi visited anti-government demonstrators in Liberation Square and urged them to go home.
However, thousands are waiting in line behind the army checkpoints near the Liberation Square to join the rallies.
The demonstrators plan to march to the presidential palace following the protest in the Liberation Square.
According to the United Nations, at least 300 people have so far been killed and thousands more have been injured during nationwide protests in Egypt.
Protesters have vowed to stand firm despite the deadly clashes that left several people dead over the past days.
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