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Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has congratulated Egyptian people for managing to force President Hosni Mubarak to step down from power. Describing Mubarak's resignation as an "historic victory” for Egyptians, Hezbollah said on Friday that the movement strongly supports the Egyptian Revolution. "Hezbollah congratulates... 

Egypt’s vice president says Hosni Mubarak has handed power over to the high military council, despite millions-plus pro-democracy demonstrations. In a brief announcement, Omar Suleiman said on Friday that Mubarak had “abandoned the presidency,” handing over the power to the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Armed Forces,... 

According to a Press TV correspondent, the republican guards have been deployed around the palace with snipers positioned on the rooftop of the building. The measure was taken after protesters began gathering outside the presidential palace following the Friday Prayers. The state Radio and Television building has also been encircled...