Egypt, Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: A Confrontation in Cairo

2000 GMT: Activists claims Syrian troops have assaulted the village of Sarjeh in Idleb Province in the northwestern Syria. Troops backed by tanks reportedly entered the village, arresting residents as electricity and water supplies were cut off.

Activists also reported reinforcements entering Homs and detentions in the capital of Damascus, especially the Rukn ad-Deen and Qaboun neighbourhoods where protests have escalated.

1950 GMT: A march in Nuwaidrat in Bahrain in support of opposition activist Ibrahim Sharif, who has been sentenced to five years in prison.

1840 GMT: Al Jazeera English's James Bays reports from the front line of opposition-held Qawalish in western Libya, as regime forces attack:

1830 GMT: Back to our initial story of the day --- video from Ahram Online of yesterday's march in Cairo from Cairo to the Ministry of Defense, culminating in clashes among plainclothes men armed with knives and sticks, protesters, and security forces, injuring more than 300:

1800 GMT: A pro-democracy rally in Salé in Morocco today:

1755 GMT: Claimed footage of a general strike in the Damascus suburb of Douma today:

1210 GMT: Demonstrations last night in the Al-Waer section of Homs and in Lattakia:

1200 GMT: Speaking on Saturday, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi lashed out at Egyptians and Tunisians who rose up against their regimes at the turn of the year: “Why did you undertake the revolution? Answer me, why did you undertake the revolution?”

Qaddafi sent an audio address to Egyptians on the anniversary of the 1952 coup in which a military leadership ended the monarchy. He asked, “Tunisia and Egypt, what did you accomplish with these revolutions? Substitution of one government regime for another? After you looted, destroyed and damaged the country, you want a new President?”

1010 GMT: A Ministry of Health has said the number injured in last night's clash in Cairo is now 296.

Adel Adawy, the assistant to the Minister of Health and Population, said 100 people were admitted to hospital. More than 80 have been discharged, but 18 are still being treated for various injuries.

0850 GMT: One of a set of photos of the confrontation between protesters and security forces in Cairo last night (see 0620 GMT):

0840 GMT: Yemeni press are reporting that a car bomb has gone off at a military base in Aden, killing eight troops.

0730 GMT: A women's march in Taiz in Yemen on Saturday, protesting the alleged killing of a woman and child by security forces on the previous day.

0630 GMT: A relatively quiet day in Syria after Friday's mass protests. Al Jazeera English reports on funerals in Homs for some of the 11 demonstrators killed on Friday:

0620 GMT: We begin this morning with a follow-up to James Miller's coverage yesterday of clashes between security forces and protesters in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

At least 231 people were injured after an estimated 10,000 demonstrators marched from Tahrir Square towards the Ministry of Defence complex. At least two dozen victims were taken to area hospitals.

Witnesses said most of the injuries occurred when plainclothes men, armed with knives and sticks, set upon the protesters. The attackers allegedly threw barrages of stones and at least six firebombs; demonstrators fought back with stones torn from the pavement. The military used tear gas to push back crowds but otherwise refrained from intervention.