Tamer was a reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

Egypt is beginning a new political era, the day after President Hosni Mubarak stood down after almost 30 years in power. Huge numbers of Egyptians celebrated through Friday night ...

Hosni Mubarak ... began the modernisation of this ancient land. Mr Mubarak succeeded Mr Anwar Sadat, president-for-life, a week after his assassination by Islamist militants on October 6th ...

CAIRO, (AFP) - Egypt's Hosni ... 25, Mubarak seemed untouchable as president of the most populous nation in the Arab world, backed by the United States and the military from whose ranks he had emerged ...