I apologize for any instance of journalists or Egyptian protestors that have been subject to harsh treatment at the hands of government forces

Egypt wrote yesterday a bright page in its history when its millions took to streets to challenge President Hosni Mubarak who threatened them with further chaos he stepped down immediately. People proved to be civilized and sublime since the legendary demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir square didn’t record any violence neither one drop of blood was wasted, despite the presence of various political and popular streams, even the regime’s gangs didn’t dare to penetrate or assault it.

Mass demonstrations, which commenced after Friday prayers, were also seen in the cities of Alexandria, Mahalla and Giza.

With demonstrations dragging into a 12th day on Saturday, Vice President Omar Suleiman was due to meet a group of prominent figures to examine a proposed solution under which he would assume the president's powers for an interim period, one of the group's members said.

But with some of the protesters insisting they wanted not just Mubarak but also his allies out, it was unclear that would be enough to end the crisis.

International calls were recorded through days urging Mubarak to commit to transition of power. US President Barack Obama said Mubarak should "listen" to protesters calling for him to quit immediately, but he stopped short of explicitly urging the Egyptian president to go now. "He needs to listen to what is voiced by the people and make a judgment about a pathway forward that is orderly, that is meaningful and serious," Obama said on Friday, in carefully worded comments on Egypt's political future.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is expected to travel to Egypt in order to deliver a message from the European Union. The visit is said to have been scheduled following discussions with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Papandreou also announced, in a news conference in Belgium's capital, Brussels, that EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton may also attend the talks in the Egyptian capital.

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have held rallies to support the revolutionary drive of Egyptians and call for the ouster of Mubarak.

In the Tunisian capital Tunis, protesters rallied near the Egyptian Embassy. They told Mubarak to leave just like ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

In the Turkish city of Istanbul, protesters called for an immediate regime change in Egypt.

In Lebanese capital, Beirut, people gathered outside the Egyptian Embassy, calling for political reform in Egypt.

Thousands of Malaysian protesters, who took to the streets to show support for the Egyptian revolution, clashed with police while staging a march to the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur demanding that US President Barack Obama force his Egyptian counterpart to step down.

In the Iranian capital, Tehran, demonstrators took to the streets following the Friday Prayers, chanting slogans against Israel, the US, and Mubarak.

Similar rallies have been staged in other countries such as the Czech Republic, Belgium, Jordan, and Thailand in a show of solidarity with protesters in Egypt.

Egypt's Finance Minister Samir Radwan apologized Friday for any instance of journalists or Egyptian protestors that have been subject to "harsh treatment" at the hands of government forces, in an interview with CNN. "I inquired and I was told that there is zero tolerance, zero tolerance of this government on attacks against foreigners, let alone journalists whom we need to have them on our side, to watch this situation unfold and convey a much better image to the outside world," he said.

Radwan acknowledge the protestors that have mounted massive protests across Egypt in recent days had "fair demands." "They are talking about jobs. They are talking about corruption. They are talking about, you know, the freedom and so on... Now the fact that there are other political agenda that interfered with the situation and unfortunately on Wednesday the situation turned a bit nasty."