Dr. Mohamed Badie, the Muslim Brotherhood's chairman met with Al Ghad's party leader Dr. Ayman Nour in his office Tuesday

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton condemned the decision stating that the extension ignored the Egyptian voices who sought to end the government suppression.

Amnesty International deplores Tuesday’s renewal of the state of emergency by the Egyptian authorities, who rushed through parliament a two-year extension to emergency laws that have been used to crackdown

A press conference held outside parliament expressed the Muslim Brotherhood members of parliament's chagrin to the extended emergency law

11 members of the MB bloc from the governorate of Beheira, including Dr. Ossama Nasr, were issued release orders by A Cairo Court .

The Muslim Brotherhood has officially announced that it will contest the 2010 Shura Council mid-term elections using its motto Al-Islam hua Al-Hal (Islam is the solution to everything)."

Egypt's government is expected to give a statement in Parliament later today regarding the extension of the country's controversial emergency law.

Opposition criticised the decision announced by the government to extend the 'emergency law' for 2 more years.

Politicians will assemble in parliament to hear the government's final verdict regarding the extension of the Emergency Law which is set to expire May 31st.

A demonstration is scheduled to be held in front of parliament Tuesday in protest to the extension of the 'emergency law' which has been in force since 1981.