Hosni Mubarak Steps Down, “Egypt is Free”

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  February 11th at 11:24 AM  | 

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has officially resigned. A short statement from Vice President Omar Suleiman, simply announced that Mubarak had stepped down and handed over control on the country to the military’s high counsel. This comes just a day after Mubarak insisted he would stay through the September elections. Hosni Mubarak has apparently fled to his vacation home in Sharm el-Sheikh, a resort town on | Read More »

Against Expectations, Hosni Mubarak Does Not Step Down

By: Brad Jackson (Diary)  |  February 10th at 04:14 PM  | 

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has decided not to step aside and will in fact stay in power until the elections in September. Early reports today indicated that he would resign the presidency, and hand over power to his Vice President, Omar Suleiman. When the estimated three million energetic Egyptians who had gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in anticipation of Mubarak’s ouster learned of his decision, | Read More »