President Hosni Mubarak Egypt

Hosni Mubarak promised to step down at next election - but not now

Announcement that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has refused to pay the remainder immediately by angry crowd


Hosni Mubarak's life in pictures Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said: "I will die in the land of Egypt, and judged by history."

fear of the Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, last night subject to pressure from the millions of people gathered in the streets that promises to resign in the next election and pave the way for the new leader of the largest countries in the Arab world.

But Barack Obama, who actually take U.S. support for the leader's most important Arab ally in the development of fast-moving day, giving his speech with ambiguous words: "Change must begin now" which, while praising "the spirit and dignity" of the demonstrators in streets as inspiration.

Mubarak said he would not be a candidate for the seventh term, but will remain in office to reform and control to ensure stability - a position which immediately rejected by angry crowds, and has promised more drama in an extraordinary crisis in Egypt.

"In the few months remaining of my tenure as I will work to ensure a peaceful transition of power," said Mubarak. "I had my life to serve my people Egypt, and I will die in the land of Egypt, and fatigue assessed by history." - A clear indication about the fate of the president of Tunisia, who fled into exile last month.

Looking serious, when he told state television before the holding of presidential elections, has attacked the leaders of protests that Mubarak has caused havoc and chaos and the threat of "national stability", "manipulated by political forces."

In the challenge, the performance of finger-wagging than 82 years, said he was always close in September - "a position that has not been disclosed publicly.

Opposition leaders have warned for eight dramatic days of mass protests, Mubarak will meet only immediate departure.

Egyptian leader made the announcement after meeting with White House special envoy, which is the message that Washington's support of U.S. securities drawn for humans, the focal point of policy in the Middle East.

The White House declined to say information about the Embassy Ambassador Frank Wisner, former U.S. ambassador to Cairo, which is close to Mubarak to others, because not urged to seek re-election. But after the Egyptian leader Mubarak's speech, Obama spoke for 30 minutes and then a statement at the White House where he praised the protesters and asked for a transfer of power to start immediately.

But calling U. S. President Mubarak did not explicitly be terminated, leaving open the possibility of Washington adopted the Egyptian leader, overseeing the transition in the face of unprecedented protests and insistence that opposition leaders will not negotiate while Mubarak remains in power.

"It is clear, and I indicated this morning, President Mubarak is my conviction that the orderly transition to be meaningful, should be fine, and should start now," Obama said.

"In addition, the process of a wide spectrum of sound and Egyptian opposition party should. For the elections to hold free and fair."

But in Washington and Cairo, there are questions about Obama's position Americanpoliticians with some, like John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Mubarak should immediately resign.

Of course, the Egyptians, many do. "Hopefully tonight, oh Lord," shouted the crowd in Cairo, Tahrir Square, waiting to hear the historic speech.

Mubarak's statement came after an epic day that saw protests. Millions of people gathered across the country.

"Haram" sang the crowd choked Tahrir Square. "He [Mubarak] to exit, do not leave us," was another slogan, joy, tension impasse between the people and the regime of 48 hours is amazing, put out a lie.

Soldiers stood his promise to not use a reference point for violence against protesters in front of a coordinated campaign to persuade Mubarak to intensive use of the United States for him and the great Egyptian army like this "effect an orderly transition."

But because of the presidential palace troops barricaded with barbed wire, broken opposition meeting in Egypt to reject dialogue with the Democratic National political reforms, emphasizing that the president should resign before dialogue can begin.

Monday ', Mubarak has appointed a new president and deputy chief of intelligence Omar Suleiman, to start a dialogue with opposition groups, including the powerful Muslim Brotherhood. "Omar Suleiman approached us, and we reject his ideas," Essam el-Arian, a Brotherhood spokesman told the Guardian. "Until the end of Mubarak's departure is, these protests and you will only grow."

was Mohammed ElBaradei, 68, a former UN nuclear weapons inspectors are called to bring in the negotiations, met with the protesters and U. S. Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, insisted that the talks were not possible, while the president remains in power.

"I hope to see Egypt have peace, and this is the first step for the resignation of President Mubarak," he told Al-Arabiya TV. "If President Mubarak and then let everything that is in front." Mass protests have been reported in Egypt, including Alexandria, Suez and other cities.

Referring to the impact of the regional crisis, the first Jordanian minister released after weeks of protests against rising prices and unemployment, and inspired by the events in Tunisia and Egypt today.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement last night: "We in the audience clearly and with President Mubarak and his government in private, about the need to move to a bigger government that will produce real change, which looks and complete."

William Hague, foreign minister said the charter flight to Cairo was sent to England to return, but must pay £ 300 for this service.