Mubarak V-P offers major concessions
Egypt’s vice-president Omar Suleiman met a broad representation of major Opposition groups for the first time on Sunday and offered new concessions, including freedom of the press, release of those detained since anti-government protests began nearly two weeks ago and the eventual lifting of the country’s hated emergency laws. Two of the groups that attended the meeting said this was only a first step in a dialogue which has yet to meet their central demand — the immediate ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak.