[Infowarrior] - Arabic language channel reports Mubarak to step down at election time

[Richard Forno]

 Posted on Tuesday, February 1, 2011

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/02/01/107869/arabic-language-channel-reports.html

Arabic language channel reports Mubarak to step down at election time

By Hannah Allam and Shashank Bengali | McClatchy newspapers

CAIRO_Embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is expected to announce Tuesday he will step down at elections scheduled for later this year, according to Al Arabiya Arabic language satellite channel.

The channel reported that the speech was already recorded and is expected to be delivered shortly.

It was unclear whether the opposition will accept his purported offer, after eight days of protests demanding his immediate resignation.


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