The Al Arabiya television reported Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak had left Cairo with his family.

The situation has become more tensed amid Mubarak’s refusal to step down. It may cause a new wave of violence in the country.

As Armenian News-NEWS-am reported earlier, yesterday’s televised statement of President Hosni Mubarak infuriated anti-government protestors who gathered in Tahrir square yesterday evening.  

Despite the forecastsPresident Mubarak refused to announce his resignation and transfer of his powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman. Milliuons of people that gathered in the streets in Cairo and other cities demand the President’s resignation.