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So much maneuvering to ease Mubarak's exit.
CBC News - World - Egypt's ruling party leadership resigns
The top leadership of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party resigned on Saturday as massive demonstrations against the longtime ruler's regime continued for a 12th day.
Arab television networks, including Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera English, initially reported on Saturday that Mubarak himself also resigned from the National Democratic Party in the apparent shakeup. But Al-Arabiya later retracted its report and it appeared the 82-year-old ruler was not giving up the reins of power yet.
The CBC's Susan Ormiston described the resignations as a further "chipping away" of Mubarak's power by the regime.
"He's still the president, still the head of state, but clearly they're looking for ways to appease the demands of the people still in Tahrir Square," Ormiston reported late Saturday from Cairo.
Read more: CBC News - World - Egypt's ruling party leadership resigns
CBC News - World - Egypt's ruling party leadership resigns
The top leadership of embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ruling party resigned on Saturday as massive demonstrations against the longtime ruler's regime continued for a 12th day.
Arab television networks, including Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera English, initially reported on Saturday that Mubarak himself also resigned from the National Democratic Party in the apparent shakeup. But Al-Arabiya later retracted its report and it appeared the 82-year-old ruler was not giving up the reins of power yet.
The CBC's Susan Ormiston described the resignations as a further "chipping away" of Mubarak's power by the regime.
"He's still the president, still the head of state, but clearly they're looking for ways to appease the demands of the people still in Tahrir Square," Ormiston reported late Saturday from Cairo.
Read more: CBC News - World - Egypt's ruling party leadership resigns