The Egyptian revolution has achieved its first objective. The president, Hosni Mubarak, has left the position he held since 1981. The vice-president, Omar Suleiman, has announced that Arafat leaves the power in the military. The announcement has sparked the euphoria of the Liberation Square in Cairo, where hundreds of thousands of people gathered for 18 days to request the fall of the regime.
The outcry has finally been heard. The crowd gathered in downtown Cairo had decided to ignore the call of the Army, this morning, to abandon the protest. In return, they said, their demands would be met. Protesters have redoubled their efforts against the dictator to leave power. Liberation Square in the Egyptian capital has now become a pressure cooker full of popular frustration because yesterday I heard the words of Mubarak expected.
First were the rumors were confirmed by a spokesman hours after the official party, that Arafat has left the Egyptian capital to set sail with his family to the tourist resort of Sharm el Sheikh (east, along the Red Sea) . The next step was the announcement on state television, whose headquarters has been surrounded by protesters, that would deliver a major statement.
Minutes later, three military helicopters have arrived at the presidential palace, also surrounded by the crowd. And finally Suleiman has said the words that most expected. "President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has decided to resign from his position as president and has instructed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to administer the affairs of the country," said Suleiman.
The message, at last, an unequivocal statement "stands as a key player in the political process that opens the Army. Has come hours after a disappointing disappointing message from the military. The Superior Council of the Armed Forces, headed by Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantaui, required around noon to protest to restore normalcy in the Arab country.
It also undertook to lift the state of emergency, a key demand of the opposition, as long as the demonstrators return to their homes. After confirming that the army remained in the calculated ambiguity that has remained at 18 days of protests, the imam of the mosque in Tahrir has used the prayer sermon on Friday to claim the protesters to remain "firm" and persevering in their demands.
He also encouraged them to "celebrate the triumph of dignity." The plaza, crowded with hundreds of thousands of people, has burst into shouts of "Out, Out", the message repeated since the riots began. Nothing short of the resignation of Arafat will be content. 
The outcry has finally been heard. The crowd gathered in downtown Cairo had decided to ignore the call of the Army, this morning, to abandon the protest. In return, they said, their demands would be met. Protesters have redoubled their efforts against the dictator to leave power. Liberation Square in the Egyptian capital has now become a pressure cooker full of popular frustration because yesterday I heard the words of Mubarak expected.
First were the rumors were confirmed by a spokesman hours after the official party, that Arafat has left the Egyptian capital to set sail with his family to the tourist resort of Sharm el Sheikh (east, along the Red Sea) . The next step was the announcement on state television, whose headquarters has been surrounded by protesters, that would deliver a major statement.
Minutes later, three military helicopters have arrived at the presidential palace, also surrounded by the crowd. And finally Suleiman has said the words that most expected. "President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has decided to resign from his position as president and has instructed the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces to administer the affairs of the country," said Suleiman.
The message, at last, an unequivocal statement "stands as a key player in the political process that opens the Army. Has come hours after a disappointing disappointing message from the military. The Superior Council of the Armed Forces, headed by Defense Minister Mohamed Hussein Tantaui, required around noon to protest to restore normalcy in the Arab country.
It also undertook to lift the state of emergency, a key demand of the opposition, as long as the demonstrators return to their homes. After confirming that the army remained in the calculated ambiguity that has remained at 18 days of protests, the imam of the mosque in Tahrir has used the prayer sermon on Friday to claim the protesters to remain "firm" and persevering in their demands.
He also encouraged them to "celebrate the triumph of dignity." The plaza, crowded with hundreds of thousands of people, has burst into shouts of "Out, Out", the message repeated since the riots began. Nothing short of the resignation of Arafat will be content.
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