22h55: Marawa Sharafeldn was in Tahrir Square to watch Mr Mubarak's address. She tells the BBC: "This regime will not be able to carry out these promised changes. They are constantly out of step with us. This regime has lost credibility. How can we trust this regime anymore?"
22h53: Robert Springborg, from the US Naval Postgraduate School tells Reuters Egypt's leaders are desperate men. He says: "The speeches tonight are not intended to bring an end to the crisis in a peaceful way but to inflame the situation so there is justification for the imposition of direct military rule. They are risking not only the coherence of the military, but even indeed - and I use this term with advisement here - civil war."
22h46: The ambassador says Mr Suleiman is now the "de facto head of state".
22h43: CNN's Ivan Watson tweets: \r "Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Ambassador to US on CNN: Mubarak "transferred all powers under the constitution to the Vice President."
22h40: A reminder about Mohamed ElBaradei: He is a former UN nuclear chief and Nobel Peace Prize winner and has become a figurehead of the opposition movement. He lives in Vienna, but returned to Egypt on 27 January as protests were building. He has a low profile within Egypt, but has announced several times he is willing to run for president if there were guarantees of free and fair elections.
22h34: You can find extensive coverage of the ongoing crisis - including background information, key events, and interactive maps - on the BBC's Egypt Unrest special report page.
22h30 : The BBC's Kim Ghattas tweets: "US official tells me 'trying to decipher exactly what speech means, how far transfer of power goes, but this not enough for crowd in Tahrir'."
22h27: Witnesses in Egyptian Rafah say an Egyptian security forces facility came under attack from local Bedouins and there is an ongoing gunfire, but no news of any casualties, reports the BBC's Jon Donnison in Gaza City.
22h23: Reacting to the latest developments, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy says: "I hope with all my heart for Egypt's nascent democracy that they take time to create the structures and principles that will help them find the path to democracy and not another form of dicatorship, religious dicatorship, like what happened in Iran."
22h20: Heba Elkayal tweets: "Let's not lose the respect&credibility we've gained by turning violent, kill them with peace #jan25 #Egypt."
22h18: The BBC's Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen sums up a fast-moving few hours: There was a meeting of the army's high command without the president or vice president, and afterwards they issued a communique saying they would safeguard the wishes of the people. It seemed very much like the army had taken control of the country - indeed that is how it was written up by some people. But Mr Mubarak is a military man, he has connections there. And it seems like army may not be speaking with one voice at the moment.
22h16: Vice-President Omar Suleiman said he had been empowered by Mr Mubarak to preserve the security and stability in Egypt and restore normality. He said he was committed to doing whatever he could to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in accordance with the constitution, and to protect what he called the revolution of the people.
22h08: If you're just joining this live coverage of events in Egypt, welcome. Protesters who have occupied Cairo's Tahrir Square for the past 17 days have reacted angrily to a TV address by President Mubarak in which he said once more than he would not stand down before the next elections. The mood in the square is of disappointment, say correspondents. Most people had thought tonight was the night he would announce his resignation.
22h01: State TV is still showing images from the square, but without sound, so without the deafening crowd noise that other broadcasters are trying to speak over.
21h59: UK Foreign Secretary William Hague says it is still unclear what powers have been transferred by Mr Mubarak. Mr Hague once again reiterates his desire for a peaceful transition of power, adding: "The solution has to be owned by the Egyptian people themselves."
21h56: Robert Danin from the Council of Foreign Relations in Washington tells the BBC World Service: "It seems to me that behind the scenes there must be some sort of power play taking place between the military and the president. It's really quite bizarre that the president would stand up, especially on a Thursday night, and essentially antagonise the crowd on the eve of a Friday, traditionally the most volatile day for protests in the Arab world. So tomorrow's going to be quite a day I expect."
21h54: ashraf khalil tweets: "Egypt: Another chant, 'Bukra Al Asr, Nirooh 3al Qasr'..Tomorrow afternoon, we march to the Palace."
21h49: Military expert Ali Shukri from Oxford University tells the BBC World Service he thinks the army is siding with the government and intends to "support President Mubarak totally to the end. I think we are approaching a moment when the army will have to make a real choice on the ground."
21h47: First reaction from the US - White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Obama will meet his national security team at the White House on Thursday.
21h43: Mamoun Mandy (see entry at 2110) tells the BBC: "This is the first time I've been convinced that the people around Mubarak gave him a distorted image of what has been going on on the ground. On the ground, you'd never remotely think that speech was acceptable. It was written from a pre-25 January world which has no connection with what's going on on the ground. I am so worried about the future of this city. Mubarak's regime has only a few hours to decide: is it Mubarak or Egypt? If they do not accept the demands of the people, I think we are in for something really ugly tonight."
21h41: It's doubtful anyone in Tahrir Square heard Mr Suleiman's speech - the noise of chants and horns is deafening.
21h38: Full quote from Mr Suleiman: "The 25 January movement has succeeded in making a change in the party of democracy, history has begun. Constitutional decisions have been taken, commissions were formed to implement what the president decided in terms of directives in his 1 February speech. What the president announced today stresses once again his national feeling and his siding with the legitimate demands of the people and his commitment to the many pledges he made in the past. It also proves his awareness of the seriousness of the situation that Egypt is going through. The president had put the supreme interests of the people above everything else."
21h36: Suleiman: I will do whatever I can to implement a peaceful transition of power.
21h35: Suleiman: I have been empowered to preserve Mr Mubarak's achievements.
21h34: Suleiman: January 25th protest movement has won, constitutional changes have been made.
21h33: Vice President Omar Suleiman is speaking live.
21h33: Ahmed Mekkawy in Alexandria tweets: "North area military command center is getting totally surrounded by protestors. I swear something big will happen in Alexandria today."
21h32: Amr Waked tweets: "The army should never accept this. They will intervene I hope. He has lost."
21h31: Journalist Joseph Mayton tweets: "Speech was eerily similar to last week's, with 'some' difference, suleiman, constitution, etc. let's hope violence does not come."
21h30: Everyone speaking to the BBC repeats the same word: disappointed.
21h28: Journalist Lina Wardani tells the BBC: "Thousands of angry Egyptians are moving now towards the presidential palace. I think things will change tonight or tomorrow morning. I don't expect these angry masses to go home or wait until tomorrow. These people are not going to go home. It's not only Tahrir, it's all the streets to downtown. People are chanting 'down with the regime'."
21h27: There's also disappointment outside of Cairo. Amir in Alexandria tells the BBC: "[Mubarak's offer] was too late. Maybe a few days ago it would have been accepted. Mubarak is the symbol of this corruption. I'm expecting a lot of protests."
21h25: The BBC's Magdi Abdelhadi in Tahrir Square says: The president's speech has sown confusion, as it is not clear if there is a split between the Mr Mubarak and the army. The army said that they were in charge and they responded positively to the people "legitimate demands". And these demands included Mr Mubarak to go and to go immediately. Is the President going to try to take the country in one direction, and the army in another? We are really waiting for another statement from for the army to elucidate what actually is going on.
21h22: The BBC Paul Adams in Tahrir Square reports: "The mood in Tahrir Square has changed dramatically in the wake of President Mubarak's televised address. There is a deafening roar rising from the crowd with numerous chants calling for an end to the regime and "revolution till we die". The mood contrasts dramatically with the celebratory, almost party atmosphere that existed in the hours running up to his statement on television."
21h19: A protester in Tahrir Square, tells the BBC: "There is extreme disappointment in Tahrir tonight. This was not the speech the nation was waiting for and was certainly not the speech the protesters in Tahrir were waiting for. Right now there seems to be confusion. There are a lot of people walking out of the square very disappointed, you have more people saying they are leaving right now but just getting a good night's sleep before they come back tomorrow for another very long, very large protest ."
21h16: Another quote from Mr Mubarak's speech: "I believe that the majority of Egyptians know who Hosni Mubarak is and it pains me what has been expressed by some people from my own country. I am aware of the dangers facing us and out of my belief that Egypt is going through a very significant phase in its history, this compels us all to put the interests of the nation first and put Egypt above any consideration."
21h15: Full quotes from Mr Mubarak's speech: "I was a young man as well when I joined the military and pledged to the nation and sacrificed to the nation. I spent my life defending Egypt's life and sovereignty. The best days of my life were when I raised the flag of Egypt over the Sinai and when I flew plans in Addis Ababa. There was no day when I was affected or gave in to foreign pressure."
21h13: Journalist Matthew Cassel in Cairo tweets: "Crowd furious, holding shoes to screen chanting "irhal."
21h12: If you're just joining us, President Mubarak says he is staying until September. The reaction from the protesters has been anger and disappointment.
21h10: Egyptian academic Mamoun Fandy says Mr Mubarak's words "will not wash". He says: "These young people are too smart. I don't know whether the disaster will start tonight or tomorrow, but we're in for a huge confrontation. Whoever wrote that speech is living in a bubble."
21h07: Boos and jeers ring out from Tahrir Square. They're not happy.
21h06: Nevine tweets: " BRAVO Mubarak: gather up an angry 3 million in Tahrir and make them even more angry!"
21h05: Reports say Mr Mubarak is delegating power to his vice-president. It seems he is not stepping down, but he is handing some responsibilities to his deputy.
20h58: Channel 4's Jonathan Rugman tweets: "Mubarak: 'peaceful transition till September'. Still sounds as if he did not get memo from Tahrir Sq."
20h57: As Mubarak continues to talk, it is now very clear that he will not be announcing his departure from power. He has made it clear he will stay on until September elections. It is highly unlikely this will go down well with the crowds gathered in Tahrir Square.
20h52: Mubarak: Peaceful transfer of power will take place from now until September.
22h22: Mubarak: Looks forward to continuing to rule with the support of all of those people who are eager for the safety and stability of Egypt.
20h50: Mubarak: I will not stand down until an elected government can take over.
20h48: Mubarak: I will not listen to diktats from abroad.
20h47: Promises to punish those who injured and killed protesters.
20h46: Egypt is calling for a change, he says.
20h46: Mr Mubarak is live on state TV.
20h42: State TV is now showing a split screen - on one side are images from Tahrir Square, on the other a video on the logistics of producing uniforms for the army. There's still no sign of Mr Mubarak, but the channel has been saying for several hours that his speech is coming up "soon". They seem to be filling time.
20h38: Al-Arabiya TV appears to have inside track on what Mr Mubarak's speech will contain. The channel is suggesting he will transfer powers to his vice-president. This sounds less like stepping down, more like moving aside.
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