Egypt protesters urge fresh push to oust Mubarak

The atmosphere may be upbeat but protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square want to increase the pressure to oust President Hosni Mubarak after the government conceded little ground in talks with opposition groups.



They are calling for more anti-Mubarak supporters to join them in mass demonstrations today and on Friday. They fear that if the uprising peters out, they will be back to square one and Mubarak will only be replaced by another authoritarian ruler.

Egypt crisis: More danger for protesters?

Egyptian anti-government demonstrators read after waking up from a night spent on Tahrir square.

February 8th, 2011

03:14 AM ET

Read full coverage and examine a timeline of the unrest in Egypt updated continually by CNN reporters worldwide. Send your photos and video to iReport and see CNN in Arabic here. See also this roundup of timely, insightful views on the wave of upheaval in the Arab world.

[Update 11:33 a.m. Cairo, 4:33 a.m. ET] As protests in Egypt entered a third week Tuesday, the scene in Cairo's Tahrir Square might appear relatively calm. Cameras no longer captured images of Molotov cocktails and chunks of concrete flying through the air. But some say more danger could come.

[Update 8:53 p.m. Cairo, 1:53 p.m. ET] Google executive Wael Ghonim has been released in Egypt, the company announced. "Huge relief - Wael Ghonim has been released. Our love to him and his family," the company tweeted shortly after 8 p.m. in Cairo (1 p.m. ET). Ghonim's Twitter account, which had not had a posting since he went missing January 28, carried a tweet around the same time. "Freedom is a bless (sic) that deserves fighting for it," the tweet said, ending with the hashtag ".Jan25," a reference to the Egypt protests.

Egypt has plan in place for power transfer - VP

Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman talks to representatives from political parties in the Prime Minister's office in Cairo February 6, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Asmaa Waguih

CAIRO | Tue Feb 8, 2011 3:08pm IST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has a plan and timetable for the peaceful transfer of power, the vice president said on Tuesday, adding that the government will not pursue protesters who have been demanding President Hosni Mubarak step down now.

"The president welcomed the national consensus, confirming that we are putting our feet on the right path to getting out of the current crisis," Vice President Omar Suleiman said after a briefing with the president on the national dialogue meeting.

"A clear road map has been put in place with a set timetable to realise the peaceful and organised transfer of power," he said in comments broadcast on state television.

(Reporting by Andrew Hammond and Tom Perry, Writing by Edmund Blair)

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