An angry response from Egypt 's opposition echoed throughout the country after President Mubarak accused the opposition of failing to reach the country's poor through meaningless slogans.

While the Obama administration was occupied with hosting a difficult ally - Afghan President Hamid Karzai - on Tuesday, another problematic friend took a big step toward perpetuating his corrupt

Opposition leaders, rights groups and foreign governments have condemned the extension of Egypt’s three-decade state of emergency by a further two years.

Hosni Mubarak is unlikely to have been too badly discomfited by Barack Obama's expression of mild disappointment at the renewal of Egypt's controversial emergency law.

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

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.

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.

Mubarak's promise of free elections during the upcoming Shura elections, appears to have started poorly

In an unprecedented union of political activists and workers Cairo 's streets in Egypt witnessed loud opposition