(Al Jazeera English: 0245 PST, February 5, 2011) The coverage of the Egyptian uprising on TV channels across the U.S. has been criticised for being both pessimistic and superficial. Since the pro-democracy protests began, the mainstream American media has focused sharply on what it all means for the U.S. and its allies in the region.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0830 PST, February 5, 2011) Tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square have held their ground after Friday's "Day of Departure", continuing to demand that Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, stand down. General Hassan El-Rawani, the head of the army's central command, speaks to the masses in Tahrir Square urging them to leave the square, they chant back at him "We are not leaving, He [Mubarak] is leaving".

Protesters Tell Army General, "We won't go, Mubarak has to go"

Cairo Protesters Stand Firm

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(Al Jazeera English: 1220 PST, February 4, 2011) The most powerful images from today's protests against President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

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(Al Jazeera English: 1135 PST, February 4, 2011) Millions of people have protested and what's being called a day of departure, a reference to their demand for President Mubarak to stand down.

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(Associated Press: 1300 PST, February 4, 2011) U.S. President Barack Obama decries violence in Egypt against reporters, human rights workers, and peaceful protesters. He also says the orderly transition to a new government must begin now.

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(Channel 4 News: 1230 PST, February 4, 2011) The situation in Egypt reaches a stalemate: President Mubarak will not step down and the protesters say they won't leave until he does, as Jonathan Rugman reports.

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Millions of Egyptians came out to Tahrir Square today for the "Day of Departure," according to Al Jazeera's Arabic channel. Demonstrators said all Egyptians were participating and that they would not leave until their demands were met.

BBC Arabic reported that both pro and anti-Mubarak protesters turned out in Alexandria. They also said that the Egyptian Attorney General banned several officials from leaving the country as a precautionary measure against them.

One of the banned ministers, former Minister of Commerce and Industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid, called into Nile TV, Egyptian state television. Rachid said he was in Dubai with the permission of authorities and did not know why he had been banned from traveling.

Al Alam, the Arabic language channel from Iran, reported that an European Union summit issued a statement today condemning the attacks on Egyptian demonstrators and calling for an immediate peaceful transition of power. They also said three demonstrations supporting the pro-democracy protesters took place in Brussels today.

Iran's English language channel, Press TV, showed demonstrations around the world in support of the anti-Mubarak protesters, including in Malaysia where protesters clashed with police.

Lebanon's New TV featured the newly appointed Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman. The soft-spoken Suleiman rose through the armed forces and military intelligence to become head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Service.

As protests continue in Egypt, Dubai TV reports on how the unrest is affecting the Gaza Strip. Egypt is the main source of supplies for the people of Gaza. Transportation tunnels at the Rafah border crossing have been cut off since the protests erupted, leading to fears of a food shortage.

(Democracy Now! 1000 PST, February 4, 2011) Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian pro-democracy protesters have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square in defiance of violent attacks from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak in the past two days.

The New York Times reports the Obama administration has opened talks with Egyptian officials on Mubarak's immediate resignation. The proposal under discussion would see Vice President Omar Suleiman lead a transitional government before elections later this year; however, Suleiman remains deeply unpopular in Egypt.

Pro-democracy organizers have labeled today the "Day of Departure," a final push for Mubarak's immediate resignation. The demonstrations immediately swelled at the end of Friday prayers. Democracy Now! senior producer Sharif Abdel Kouddous reports live from Tahrir Square in Cairo.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0940 PST, February 4, 2011) Tens of thousands of people have staged protests in Alexandria against Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, on what activists have dubbed his "day of departure." An Al Jazeera producer said the crowds had gathered on Friday at the Qaed Ibrahim mosque in the center of Egypt's second city, which sits on the Mediterranean coast.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0930 PST, February 4, 2011) Hundreds of thousands of protesters have turned out across Egypt to demand that Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, step down. The protests in Cairo centred on Tahrir Square, where multitudes gathered in a largely peaceful demonstration. Protests were also held in the cities of Alexandria, Mahalla, and Giza. Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher has more.

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