Cairo: Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has left Cairo with his family, a source close to the government told AFP, but his destination was not immediately clear.

"Mubarak has left Cairo wit

Cairo: Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak left Cairo with his family on Friday, a source close to the government told AFP, and a ruling party spokesman said the ruler was now in Sharm el-Sheik

US-based Al-Hurra TV has reported that Mubarak was flying toward the United Arab Emirates and was expected in Dubai in an hour.

Speculation about the Egyptian leader's exact location rose after a pa

Cairo: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down on Friday and handed power to the military, Vice President Omar Suleiman said in a brief televised statement.

"Taking into consideration the diffi

Cairo: Stolid determination gave way to waves of elation on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Egyptian protesters drove Hosni Mubarak from power after rapping at the doors of his tottering 30-year re

Cairo's streets exploded in joy on Friday when President Hosni Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of autocratic rule and handed power to a junta of senior military commanders.

Below is a list of leaders around the world who have stepped down under popular pressure since 2000, as Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned on Friday.

- January 2000 - ECUADOR: President Jamil

Cairo: Key events on Friday when President Hosni Mubarak quit, handing power to the army after fleeing to his Red Sea retreat of Sharm el-Sheikh.

-- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11 --

- Demonstrators in Tahri

Cairo: A defiant Hosni Mubarak on Thursday announced that he would transfer some powers to his deputy Omar Suleiman, but stopped short of resigning as president of Egypt. He said he will not bow to fo

Cairo: The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, bolt hole for president Hosni Mubarak who stepped down Friday, is both a popular tourist haunt and favoured place to showcase Egypt's role as Middle East