(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)
6:57pm Ayman Mohyeldin, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Cairo who was held by the military outside Tahrir Square on Monday has now been released, and has spoken to Al Jazeera about his experiences.
Ayman describes how he was taken to a separate holding area, where he was handcuffed with plastic strips, had his equipment taken off him and was interrogated. At least two other journalists were already present at the holding area.
6:12pm Egypt's government has approved a 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions in a bid to appease the angry masses.
5:24pm Wael Ghonim, a Google executive and political activist, arrested on 25 January by Egyptian authorities has been released.
4:00pm While banks have reopened, schools and the stock exhange remain closed, the Egyptian Stock exchange will resume next Sunday
3:30pm Al Jazeera's online producer speaks to young protesters occupying an apartment building near the site of fierce battles between pro- and anti-government crowds, they discuss their motivations, the events of the past two weeks, and the diverse make-up of Egypt's democracy movement. You can watch the interviews here: Part 1 and Part 2.
2:05pm Zahi Hawass, Egypt's minister of antiquities, announces that artifacts damaged by looters would be restored over the next five days. He also says that steps were being taken to reopen Egypt's famed archaeological sites, which have been closed since pro-democracy protests started two weeks ago.
Among the objects damaged was a statue of King Tutankhamun standing on a panther and a wooden sarcophagus from the New Kingdom period, dating back roughly 3,500 years ago. On January 28, looters broke into the museum and damaged a number of items, including two mummified skulls from the Late Period.
The museum, which is right next to the massive anti-government protests in downtown Cairo, is now being guarded by the army.
1:12pm Symbolic funeral procession for Ahmed Mahmoud now underway in Tahrir Square. He was shot as he filmed the clashes between protesters and riot police from his Cairo office. Protesters are demanding an investigation into the cause of his death. Full story here: http://aje.me/hqTHAH
12:56pm An Egyptian pro-democracy demonstrator sleeps on the wheels of a military vehicle at Cairo's Tahrir square on February 6, 2011 on the 13th day of protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. (AFP)
URL du billet: http://blogs.aljazeera.net/middle-east/2011/02/06/live-blog-feb-7-egypt-protests
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