Actor Penn joins new Egypt protests

Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets nationwide today to call on military rulers to put an end to emergency laws dating back to the rule of ousted president Hosni Mubarak.

The rallies in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the protests that forced Mubarak out of office in February, and in Alexandria and other cities were held under the slogan “Reclaiming the Revolution”.