As protestors continue to flood downtown Cairo as part of an anti-government uprising, Egyptians here in the city are calling for international support.

The Alliance of Egyptian Americans and the Egyptian Association for Change held a rally Saturday outside the United Nations.

Many say they are proud to see their countrymen stand up for their freedoms.

In the midst of the anti-government protests, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has fired his cabinet but has refused to step down himself.

"No matter how far we are we're still going to support. That is where our roots are from and that's where we're going to continue to support," said one Egyptian New Yorker.

"Step down. Just resign. His whole crew, the whole government. Just let us pick. Since 30 years, not even one justice for anyone. All he wants to throw in jail he just throw in jail. That's not fair," said another.

One protestor, Safaa Serour, cried softly when asked about her family back in Egypt. Her husband, Sam Serour, explained that they had only hours before made contact with relatives, after two days of silence because phone and internet service was shut down, a result of the unrest in the streets of Cairo.

"Everything is okay with them, but I still care about the others. It's not just only my family, my family is all my country," said Sam Serour. "It's not only one or two or three, it's all my country."

The Serour family was among the hundreds who turned out to the rally in a show of solidarity with Egypt, to support what they called a revolution back home.

"I knew this was going to happen, in fact, a long time ago, because I go to Egypt very often and I see the conditions on the ground in Cairo," said supporter Reda Thabad. "It was ripe. The country was ripe for this kind of explosion, it was just a matter of time."

"Now actually, if you look at people's faces, a lot of Arabs and a lot of people who support democracy and basic human rights are very, very happy," said supporter Nada Matta. "So it's actually a great day. I haven't been happier for the last two weeks."

Similar protests were held Friday in Astoria, Queens and outside the Egyptian consulate in Manhattan.

More protests are planned over the next couple of weeks, and demonstrators say they will not stop rallying until Mubarak is out of office.

In Washington, protestors filled the streets Saturday in front of the Egyptian embassy where they demanded Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak step down. They also criticized the Obama administration's response to the riots in Egypt.

The demonstrators in the nation's capital waved Egyptian flags and held signs that read, "Victory to the Egyptian People."

The rallies were held as news spread that Mubarak had named one of his close acquaintances as vice president. It is the first time he has filled that post in roughly 30 years of rule.

State television is reporting the new vice president is intelligence chief Omar Suleiman.

The uncertainty in Egypt has the U.S. Embassy advising Americans to consider leaving the country as soon as possible.

The appointment is likely to defuse some tension over whether or not Egypt's next leader would be the son of the 82-year-old Mubarak.

Sunday marks the sixth straight day of protests in Egypt, where police opened fire on a massive crowd of protesters in downtown Cairo, killing at least one demonstrator.

Thousands of protesters were also trying to storm the Interior Ministry located in the heart of the city. It is still unclear whether the riot police were shooting live ammunition or rubber bullets.

Security officials say thousands of inmates have escaped prisons, including one that housed Muslim militants just northwest of the capital.

On Saturday, looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers.

The museum is now getting special protection.

Tens of thousands of protestors have been gathering in the streets of Cairo, chanting slogans against Mubarak.

Defying a nationwide curfew, thousands camped out overnight Sunday in the city's main square, which the military has been either unable or unwilling to enforce.

Dozens of tanks and armored personnel carriers are guarding key government buildings, and Egypt's military has closed off access to the pyramids.

Egyptian security officials said more than 50 protesters and at least 10 policemen have died in the demonstrations. Another 2,000 people have been wounded.

Some cell phone service has been restored after the Egyptian government ordered a communications blackout to stop the protests.

While Internet service is still blocked, protesters have managed to use text messaging and social networking websites to coordinate demonstrations.

The official work week in Egypt begins on Sunday, but banks, schools and the country's stock market remain closed.

Supermarkets and stores were also cleaned out after police were forced off the streets by demonstrators.