CAIRO (Reuters) – As Egyptians poured onto the streets on Tuesday to demand he go, President Hosni Mubarak had already given more ground in a week than ever before in his 30 years in power. His abdication seems to have already begun.

For a man dubbed “The Pharaoh,” it is an end of historic proportions. Some recalled the coup of 1952 which killed off Egypt’s royal dynasty and urged Mubarak to get on with quitting.

CAIRO (Reuters) – As Egyptians poured onto the streets on Tuesday to demand he go, President Hosni Mubarak had already given more ground in a week than ever before in his 30 years in power. His abdication seems to have already begun.

For a man dubbed “The Pharaoh”, it is an end of historic proportions. Some recalled the coup of 1952 which killed off Egypt’s royal dynasty and urged Mubarak to get on with quitting.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s anti-government protesters, scenting victory after President Hosni Mubarak agreed to discuss sweeping political reforms, rallied support for what they hope can be a million-strong march for democracy on Tuesday.

Mubarak’s newly appointed vice-president began talks with opposition figures and the army declared the protesters demands “legitimate” and said it would hold its fire.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s deputy began talks on sweeping reforms with the opposition on Monday, as pressure from street protests, Western allies and the army appeared to be ending Mubarak’s 30 years of one-man rule.

After a week of unprecedented rallies against poverty, corruption and oppression under the 82-year-old military-backed leader, newly-appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman appeared on state television to say Mubarak had asked him to begin dialogue with all political forces on constitutional and other reforms.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak offered talks on sweeping reforms with opponents on Monday, indicating that massive pressure from street protesters, Western allies and his own army are ending his 30 years of one-man rule.

After a week of unprecedented rallies against the poverty, corruption and oppression under the 82-year-old military-backed leader, newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman appeared on state television to say Mubarak had asked him to begin dialogue with all political forces on constitutional and other reforms.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s armed forces pledged not to fire on peaceful demonstrators on Monday as thousands of people, freed from fear after decades of oppression, tried to press home their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak.

The army, which put Mubarak into power in 1981, seemed to be weighing whether to shift its loyalties as the former general’s opponents spoke of getting a million people onto the streets on Tuesday to mark a week since the unprecedented protests began.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Is Hosni Mubarak’s time up after 30 years as Egypt’s undisputed and internationally legitimised leader?

After a week of Egypt’s enraged and predominantly young people battling his security forces in the streets of Cairo and other cities, he is a shadow of his former Pharaonic self.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Is Hosni Mubarak’s time up after 30 years as Egypt’s undisputed and internationally legitimized leader?

After a week of Egypt’s enraged and predominantly young people battling his security forces in the streets of Cairo and other cities, he is a shadow of his former Pharaonic self.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president has brought the military and security establishment closer to the centre of power with the ultimate aim of securing their loyalty in the worst crisis to have rocked his rule.

President Hosni Mubarak named Omar Suleiman, his intelligence chief and confidant, as his No. 2 on Saturday, triggering speculation that he could be edging toward a military-approved handover of power.

CAIRO (Reuters) – Looted stores, burned out cars and the stench of blazing tires filled the streets of Cairo early on Sunday as President Hosni Mubarak sought to bargain with angry crowds and security forces struggled to contain looters.

In five days of unprecedented protests that have rocked the Arab world, more than 100 people have been killed, investors and tourists have taken fright, Mubarak has offered a first glimpse of a plan to step down and 80 million long-suffering Egyptians are caught between hope for democratic reform and fear of chaos.