30.01.2011                     25.Shevat, 5771

Ägypten:

Mubarak names Suleiman VP, paving way for successor

Number of people killed rises to 100, 2,000 injured as protests continue to spread across Egypt; looting, riots rampant in main cities.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named a vice president on Saturday, for the first time since coming to power nearly 30 years ago – a clear step toward setting up a successor in the midst of the biggest anti-government protests of his regime.
Intelligence chief Omar Suleiman’s appointment as the country’s first vice president since Mubarak held the post from 1975-1981 may be intended to enable him to take control of a transitional government after Mubarak’s resignation, CNN reported on Saturday evening, citing a senior source in the ruling party….