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2011 Egypt protests : Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down

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2011 Egypt protests : Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down

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  2. Egypt protests: Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down CAIRO – 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 the details of this remain unclear. Thousands of anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square reacted angrily to his announcement. There were chants of "Down with Mubarak", and protesters waved their shoes in disgust. Thousands were reported to be heading towards the presidential palace some distance away. In his address, Mr Mubarak said: "I express a commitment to carry on and protect the constitution and the people and transfer power to whomever is elected next September in free and transparent elections." Directly addressing protesters "in Tahrir Square and beyond" in what he said was "a speech from the heart", Mr Mubarak, 82, said: "I am not embarrassed to listen to the youth of my country and to respond to them." He apologised to the families of protesters killed in clashes with the security forces in recent weeks, and said those responsible for their deaths would be punished. Mr Mubarak added that the country's emergency laws would only be lifted when conditions were right, and said he would ignore "diktats from abroad". He also appeared to call for the end of protests against his 30-year rule that began on 25 January. "Egypt has gone through difficult times and we cannot allow these to carry on," he said. "The damage to our economy will lead to a situation in which the youth calling for reform will be the first to be affected.«  Mr Suleiman, speaking after Mr Mubarak's address, said the protests had had an effect, and a process of constitutional change would now go ahead. - He added that President Mubarak had empowered him to preserve security and stability in Egypt, and restore normality - and he urged the protesters to return home. - "Youth of Egypt: go back home, back to work, the nation needs you to develop, to create. Don't listen to radio and TV, whose aim is to tarnish Egypt," he said. Activist Mustafa Naggar, responding to the leadership's statements, said: "The street is fed up with Mubarak. If Mubarak leaves the country, he will help to calm the crisis. If he continues, he will lead Egyptians into chaos. "Plans for tomorrow stand. We will march in the millions to Tahrir Square and other locations." Leading opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei, a former head of the United Nations atomic watchdog, tweeted: "Egypt will explode. Army must save the country now." Source : BBC NEWS

  3. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 11: Angry anti-government protesters chant slogans outside the national television building after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's February 10th speech to the nation, in the early hours of February 11, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down.

  4. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 11: Egyptian army soldiers guard the national television building after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's February 10th speech to the nation, in the early hours of February 11, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down.

  5. Army soldiers stand guard as anti-government protesters surround the state television building following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's televised speech, on the Corniche in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Mubarak refused to step down or leave the country and instead handed his powers to his vice president Thursday, remaining president and ensuring regime control over the reform process, which stunned protesters demanding his ouster, who waved their shoes in contempt and shouted, "Leave, leave, leave." (AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

  6. Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Prostesters also chanted, "down, down with Hosni Mubarak," and "leave, leave," in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president. (REUTERS/Dylan Martinez)

  7. An anti-government protester wipes a tear after watching in Tahrir Square as President Hosni Mubarak spoke to the nation on February 10. Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down. (John Moore/Getty Images)

  8. Egyptian anti-government demonstrators wave their shoes as they show their anger during a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who failed to announce his immediate resignation, as tens of thousands gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Thursday night. - Pedro Ugarte / AFP - Getty Images

  9. Dylan Martinez / Reuters Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation Feb. 10. Protesters also chanted, "down, down with Hosni Mubarak," and "leave, leave," in rage at the speech in which the president did not step down but handed over powers to his vice president.

  10. An anti-government protester holds up his shoes as people react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

  11. An Egyptian anti-government demonstrator waves a shoe as he shows his anger during a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who failed to announce his immediate resignation, in Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011. AFP/ Getty Images / Pedro Ugarte

  12. Anti-government protesters react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. But the move means he retains his title of president and ensures regime control over the reform process, falling short of protester demands. Protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, hoping he would announce his resignation outright, reacted in fury and disbelief. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  13. Reuters Pictures - Demonstrators react as they listen to Mubarak's speech in front of a big screen in Tahrir square, February 10, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. "Leave! Leave!"

  14. Reuters Pictures - Demonstrators react as they listen to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's speech in Cairo's Tahrir Square February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. "Leave! Leave!"

  15. Reuters Pictures - Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square wave shoes in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. "Leave! Leave!"

  16. An image grab taken from Egyptian state television shows Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addressing the nation in Cairo on Feb. 10. - Al-Masriya TV / AFP - Getty Images

  17. Anti-government protesters react as they watch President Hosni Mubarak's speech on a big screen in Tahrir Square on February 10. (Associated Press

  18. Protesters pack Tahrir Square in Cairo as they wait for an announcement about whether President Hosni Mubarak will step down on Thursday, Feb. 10. Egypt's military a - nnounced it had stepped in to secure the country and promised protesters that their demands would soon be met. - David Degner / IncendiaryImage.com

  19. Protesters in Cairo huddle over a portable radio to listen to President Hosni Mubarak's speech on February 10. (Ben Curtis/Associated Press)

  20. Anti-government protesters hold their shoes - a sign of disrespect - as they react to President Hosni Mubarak's televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square on February 10. (Tara Todras-Whitehill/Associated Press)

  21. Anti-government protesters in Tahrir Square watch on a big screen as President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation. (Emilio Morenatti/Associated Press

  22. Ron Haviv / VII Egyptians gather in Tahir Square and react to President Mubarak's speech.

  23. An anti-government protester reacts after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak made a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. But the move means he retains his title of president and ensures regime control over the reform process, falling short of protester demands. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

  24. Anti-government protesters watch on big screen as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. But the move means he retains his title of president and ensures regime control over the reform process, falling short of protester demands. Protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, hoping he would announce his resignation outright, reacted in fury and disbelief. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  25. Anti-government protesters react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  26. Anti-government protesters react as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

  27. An anti-government protester holds up a sign as news of the possible resignation of President Hosni Mubarak seeped into Tahrir Square on Thursday. (John Moore/Getty Images)

  28. Anti-government protesters react as they watch on a big screen as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. But the move means he retains his title of president and ensures regime control over the reform process, falling short of protester demands. Protesters in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, hoping he would announce his resignation outright, reacted in fury and disbelief. AP / Emilio Morenatti

  29. Egyptian Wael Ghonim, center, the 30-year-old Google Inc. marketing manager who was a key organizer of the online campaign that sparked the first protest on Jan. 25, walks into Tahrir Square after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's televised statement to his nation, in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

  30. An anti-government protester reacts as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak makes a televised statement to his nation in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

  31. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 10: Anti-government protesters watch in Tahrir Square as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation on February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down.

  32. Opposition supporters react in dismay at President Hosni Mubarak's speech to the nation in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. (REUTERS/Suhaib Salem)

  33. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 10: An anti-government protester watches during a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. President Hosni Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down.

  34. Dylan Martinez / Reuters Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square listen in dismay as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation Feb. 10.

  35. Reuters Pictures- Anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square react as President Hosni Mubarak speaks to the nation February 10, 2011. Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest.

  36. David Degner / IncendiaryImage.com there are moments of joy, as radio reports are broadcast about possible changes in the regime, but it's mostly a waiting game with musicians playing in the square to pass the time.

  37. Reuters Pictures - Opposition supporters shout in their stronghold of Tahrir Square, in Cairo February 10, 2011. President Hosni Mubarak provoked rage on Egypt's streets on Thursday when he said he would hand powers to his deputy but disappointed protesters who had been expecting him to step down altogether after two weeks of unrest. "Leave! Leave!"

  38. Getty Images - CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 10: Anti-government protesters watch in silence during a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Tahrir Square February 10, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. President Hosni Mubarak made a statement saying that he had given some powers to his vice president but would not resign or leave the country, leaving a crowd of anti-government protesters disappointed and furious after early reports he might step down.

  39. A young protester is carried on the shoulders of another, prior to the televised speech of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in which protesters believed he would step down, at the continuing anti-government demonstration in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

  40. Egyptian anti-government demonstrators listen to a speech by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak as tens of thousands gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011. Embattled Mubarak delegated power on February 10, 2011 to his deputy and former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and proposed constitutional reforms but said the transition to end his 30-year-reign would last until September. (MARCO LONGARI/AFP/Getty Images)

  41. Felipe Trueba / EPA - Anti-government demonstrators watch Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's televised speech at a cafe in Tahrir Square. In a televised speech, Mubarak acknowledged that his government had made mistakes and expressed sorrow for the victims of the 17-day protests. And while he announced he was transferring some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman and reiterated he would not stand in September elections, he fell short of resigning immediately and refused to lift the state of emergency. Analysts said they feared that Mubarak‘s stance might lead to further violence in the streets of Egypt.

  42. Egyptian anti-government demonstrators crowd Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of consecutive protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak AFP/ Getty Images / Mohammed Abed

  43. An Egyptian soldier watches as protesters pray in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. AP / Emilio Morenatti

  44. Anti-government protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Egypt's military announced on national television it had stepped in to secure the country and promised protesters calling for President Hosni Mubarak's ouster that all their demands would soon be met. Tens of thousands of protesters packed in central Tahrir broke into chants of "We're almost there, we're almost there" and waved V-for-victory signs as thousands more flowed in to join them well after nightfall. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)

  45. David Degner / IncendiaryImage.com there are moments of joy, as radio reports are broadcast about possible changes in the regime, but it's mostly a waiting game with musicians playing in the square to pass the time.

  46. Tens of thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters chant slogans and wave their national flag as they crowd Cairo's Tahrir square on February 10, 2011 amid rumors that President Hosni Mubarak appeared to be on the brink of stepping down. (PATRICK BAZ/AFP/Getty Images)

  47. Anti-government protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

  48. Anti-government protester raises a poster showing Mubarak "as an Egyptian pharaoh sinking into sand" as he celebrates in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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