Thursday, February 10, 2011

Egypt's Mubarak Refuses to Quit

BBC: Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak has said he will stay in office and transfer all power only after September's presidential election.

His comments in a national TV address confounded earlier reports that he was preparing to stand down immediately.

Mr Mubarak said he would delegate some powers to Vice-President Omar Suleiman, but would ignore "diktats from abroad".

Thousands of anti-government protesters in central Cairo reacted angrily to his announcement. >>> | Thursday, February 10, 2011