There is a risk of a real humanitarian emergency

But in the end, it was his people who brought down Egypt's modern-day pharaoh. Pulling off a second surprise in as many days, President Hosni Mubarak today stepped down and handed over power to the army from whose ranks he emerged, his deputy Omar Suleiman announced on television. 1622 GMT: Obama to make on-camera statement on Mubarak resignation 1620 GMT: Mubarak 'listened to the voices' of Egypt's people: EU 1614 GMT: US stocks surge on news of Mubarak's resignation, with the Dow moving from an early slight loss to add 0.30 percent, while the Nasdaq also rose 0.30 percent. 1611 GMT: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down and handed power to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Vice President Omar Suleiman says in a brief televised statement. 1607 GMT: Wall Street stocks jump on Mubarak's resignation 1607 GMT: Mubarak hands power to Egyptian army: VP Suleiman 1606 GMT: Military to rule Egypt 1605 GMT: Explosion of joy in Tahrir Square 1603 GMT: Mubarak steps down: VP Suleiman 1552 GMT: "They've got to hang on. Any concession will only add to the obstinacy of that fox Mubarak," is one piece of advice Tunisian Abdel Kader is eager to share with Egyptian protestors fighting to topple their ruler. 1549 GMT: Nigerian rights groups say police denied them permission to stage a protest in support of Egyptians demanding that President Mubarak step down. 1545 GMT: The United States should not fear engaging Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood as it is crucial to support people's choices in the Islamic world, Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says. 1539 GMT: correspondent Dave Clark, who is coordinating coverage in the Cairo bureau today, did a similar job in Abidjan a few weeks ago, while everyone waited to see whether Ivory Coast?s Laurent Gbagbo would take the hint and step down as president, after elections which the world said were won by his opponent. Gbagbo?s still there, he points out. What will Mubarak do? 1537 GMT: Hossam Badrawi, secretary general of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party, is about to resign after just six days in the job, a source close to him tells . 1534 GMT: An Egyptian protester has died and 20 people have been injured in clashes Rosetta Stone Software between police and demonstrators in the north Sinai town of Al-Arish, a security official tells . The unidentified protester was killed in an exchange of gunfire between police and demonstrators who were trying to free detainees from a police station, the official says. 1529 GMT: Leader of Mubarak's ruling party to step down: source 1527 GMT: State TV, besieged by cheerful protesters, has adopted a novel form of reality protest show. A presenter is standing in the crowd with his cellphone passing it to demonstrators who are filmed in long shot from somewhere behind the security cordon. One by one they shout the people?s grievances into the phone, and Its broadcast live on air. Its a bit repetitive, but Its an extraordinarily open development on a state channel normally seen as a propaganda organ. 1520 GMT: US official: Mubarak's move to Sharm el-Sheikh "positive first step" 1515 GMT: Italy warns of a looming immigration "emergency" and appeals for European Union assistance, after coast guards intercepted hundreds of undocumented immigrants sailing from Tunisia. "There is a risk of a real humanitarian emergency," says Interior Minister Roberto Maroni. The uprising in Egypt and last month's revolt in Tunisia are leading to a "mass flight" to Italian shores by immigrants, he adds.

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