Egypt sees unprecedented protests

Oppposition activists in the Egyptian capital have staged a series of protests on what they termed as the Day of Rage, Gulf News reported.

Egyptian authorities deployed thousands of anti-riot police across Cairo.

Meanwhile, two protesters and a policeman died on Tuesday during demonstrations staged across Egypt demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, a security official and medics said, adds AFP.

The protesters, Ahmed Soliman Gaber and Mustafa Ragab, died in the port city of Suez in clashes between police and demonstrators, medical officials told AFP.

A policeman, Ahmed Aziz, died from his wounds in Cairo, where thousands had gathered in central Cairo's Tahrir square, the security official said.

Earlier, several opposition politicians, who did not win in recent parliamentary elections, joined by hundreds of protest activists, gathered outside the Supreme Court building in central Cairo and the nearby Bar Association cordoned off by policemen. "No to poverty. No to high prices. No to corruption," they chanted. "No to the emergency law," they added, referring to a law that has been in force since 1981, giving police wider powers.

"I feel optimistic when I see all these Egyptians gathering to demand for change and genuine reforms," said Ayman Nour, an outspoken critic of Mubarak. "The regime should be worried that the patience of the Egyptians are running short," he told Gulf News as he joined other protesters outside the Supreme Court.