(Euronews: 0148 PST, March 31, 2011) Egypt is set to vote for a new president by the end of the year. The announcement was made by the ruling military council which has held power since Hosni Mubarak was ousted by a mass uprising in February.
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it would cede legislative powers to a new parliament once it is elected in September. The presidential poll would take place a month or two later.
(Channel 4 News: 1300 PST, February 11, 2011) Egyptian president Mubarak resigns amid jubilation in Cairo. Lindsey Hilsum reports.
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(Associated Press: 0900 PST, February 11, 2011) An Associated Press correspondent and an Egyptian protester in Cairo give their accounts of the scene on the streets as political change comes, with the departure of President Hosni Mubarak.
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(Associated Press: 0830PST, February 10, 2011) Egypt's military announced that it has stepped in to "safeguard the country" and assured protesters that President Hosni Mubarak will meet their demands in the strongest indication yet that Egypt's longtime leader has lost power.
(Associated Press: 1100PST, February 10, 2011) Speaking in Marquette, Michigan, President Barack Obama said America will continue to support orderly and genuine transition to democracy in Egypt.
(Mosaic Video Alert: February 9, 2011) Press TV reports violence escalated in southern Egypt's city of el-Kharga, where security forces fired live ammunition at protesters. Angry protesters then attacked police and government buildings. More than 300 people have been killed so far in Egypt's protests.
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