Iranian President says Egypt's popular uprising shows a new Middle East is emerging, calls for Egyptians to be allowed to choose their own government; opposition leader Karroubi not allowed to rally in support of Tahrir Square protesters.

Furious Egyptian demonstrators vowed to launch their most spectacular protest yet in Cairo on Friday after President Hosni Mubarak wrong-footed global expectations by refusing to quit office.

Egypt president says he will not leave Egypt despite transfer of power to Omar Suleiman, who says he is committed to peaceful power transfer.

Obama sharply questions whether the Egyptian president's vague pledge to transfer political power has serious substance.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak talked about the unrest in Egypt with U.S. officials.

The World Jewish Congress expressed disappointment about comments made this week by British Foreign Minister William Hague on the Middle East and Israel, calling them ''one-sided.''.

olland recalled its ambassador from Iran for consultation over the sentence to death of a 46-year-old Dutch-Iranian woman, Zahra Bahrami.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit says U.S. imposing its will on Cairo, as White House slams Egyptian leadership for lack of reform.

Three killed, several wounded in clashes between police and 3,000 protesters in western province of Egypt, which marked first sizeable anti-Mubarak gathering in the area.

The United States urged Egypt to immediately lift an emergency law and launch democratic reforms as protesters staged the biggest show of defiance against President Hosni Mubarak in a three-week-old revolt.