BBC News 28 January 2011 Last updated at 18:04 ET

  1. 2329: Danny-Ahmed Ramadan, a Syrian journalist in Cairo, tweets: "More protesters are back in the streets shouting: Down with Mubarak. They are on the Corniche."

Egypt president dismisses cabinet

Egypt's President Mubarak defends the role of security forces in suppressing protests as he dismisses his government but refuses to stand down.


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