NBC: Mubarak to step down tonight

President Hosni Mubarak to step down as Egypt's leader Thursday evening; Vice President Omar Suleiman to take over, two separate sources tell NBC News. See NBC's Richard Engel's report above.

 

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Unfortunately, unrest in Egypt is just the tip of the iceberg. Most Middle East nations face the same demographic issues as Egypt; a massive number of young people who simply cannot find jobs and are extremely unhappy with their inability to start families or purchase homes.

Here is a look at just how desperate the situation is for young and highly educated Egyptians:

http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2011/02/egypt-unemployed-population-cohort.html

    Reply#1 - Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:03 AM EST

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      Reply#2 - Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:35 AM EST

      this is great news. The people deserve their freedom and have fought for it. The whole of the arab world needs to find democracy. It is part of Islam that people should be able to choose their leaders.

      Shame on those other countries which have propped up these dictatorships for so long because of their own self interests.

        Reply#3 - Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:37 AM EST
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