Egypt: Fury as Mubarak Defies Calls to Resign

摘要

Egypt is on the boil again as protesters, their numbers reinforced this week by a wave of coordinated union strikes, responded to a Thursday night speech by President Hosni Mubarak with fury. Defying rumors that he would step aside, Mubarak used the opportunity to warn against foreign interference in Egypt and reiterate that he would oversee a peaceful transition until elections are held in September. Uncertainty hung in the air as to what protesters and the military would do next.