EGYPT will celebrate with pomp and parade the revolt that unseated president Hosni Mubarak, making January 25 an official public holiday, said a member of the ruling military council last night.

The Egyptian military today called for an end to more than a week of demonstrations demanding President Hosni Mubarak steps down immediately after nearly 30 years in power.

Tens of thousands of people converged on the heart of Cairo today, responding to a call for a million Egyptians to unite in the largest protest in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in power.

A million people were urged to take to the streets today to demand that Egypt’s authoritarian leader step down as more signs emerged that army support for President Hosni Mubarak may be unravelling.

A COALITION of opposition groups called for a million people to take to Cairo’s streets today to demand the removal of President Hosni Mubarak, the clearest sign yet that a unified leadership was trying to emerge for Egypt’s powerful but disparate protest movement.