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An Egyptian man embraced an army commander in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Saturday morning. More Photos »
By KAREEM FAHIM and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Published: February 12, 2011
Exultant and exhausted opposition leaders claimed their role in the country’s future, pressing the army to lift the country’s emergency law and saying no negotiations with the military had yet begun. They vowed to return to Tahrir Square next week to honor those who died in the 18-day uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule.
In an announcement broadcast on state television, an army spokesman said that Egypt would continue to abide by all its international and regional treaties and that the current civilian leadership would manage the country’s affairs until the formation of a new government. Read More
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Exultant and exhausted opposition leaders claimed their role in the country’s future, pressing the army to lift the country’s emergency law and saying no negotiations with the military had yet begun. They vowed to return to Tahrir Square next week to honor those who died in the 18-day uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule.
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