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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Breaking: Omar Suleiman announces that Mubarak has resigned -

(All times are local in Egypt, GMT+2)
6:20pm Ayman Mohyeldin, Egyptian and Al Jazeera correspondent, says that for so many people, "a dream has become a reality".
6:12pm: Mubarak steps down. Brought to you live on Al Jazeera:

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6:09pm: No point any of our presenters trying to speak over the roar of Egyptians celebrating.
6:04pm: Jubilation breaks out across Egypt. Flags waving. Joyous scenes in Tahrir Square, Alexandria, Suez.  Watch our live stream here: http://aje.me/jelive
6:03pm: He's gone. He's resigned. 30 years of Mubarak rule is over. Omar Suleiman says:
President Hosni Mubarak has waived the office of president.
6:01pm: Omar Suleiman addressing nation now.
6:00pm: Hosni Mubarak's move to the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh is "a positive first step", a White House official says.
5:58pm: Ibrahim Sharqieh, of Doha Brookings Institute, tell us a lot needs to happen "before we can really call this a revolution"
For the revolution to be successful, the regime needs to be completely changed - with Mubarak no longer in power - and probabaly not in the country either.  Also, the ruling NDP leaders cannot be in power.



The army can play an important role in making this revolution successful by working to establish a transitional government to take over from Omar Suleiman.
5:50pm Hossam Badrawi, the recently appointed general secretary of the NDP, resigns saying Egypt needed new parties.
It's a resignation from the position and from the party. The formation of new parties in a new manner that reflects new thinking is better for society now at this stage.
5:40pm Alaa Abdel Fatah says that the army have now given up and are letting the protesters control the flow of people around the state television building.
5:34pm Alaa Abdel Fatah, a prominent activist, speaks to Al Jazeera from outside the state television building in Cairo:
5:33pm Egyptian Museum remains shuttered; pyramids are open, but no sign of tourists.
4:58pm Protesters in the north Sinai town of El-Arish exchanged gunfire with police and hurled Molotov cocktails at a police station, witnesses said. About 1,000 protesters broke off from a larger group and headed towards a police station, lobbing firebombs and burning police cars, witnesses said.
4:53pm Military helicopters arrive at Cairo's Presidential Palace ahead of expected statement - more details soon.
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