英语文摘：Egypt's longest-ruling president Mubarak resigns after 18 days of protest

The Egyptian opposition had no hand in empowering the protests, the tens of thousands of Egyptians were leaderless. However, opposition groups tried to overshadow the youth role in bringing down the Mubarak's regime.

On Jan. 27, Egypt's opposition figurehead and Nobel Price laureate Mohamed ElBaradie arrived in Cairo to join the anti- government demonstrations on Friday of Anger. "The barrier of fear is broken," ElBaradie, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told reporters at the airport.

Baradei made a number of televised interviews, all through which he insisted on Mubarak's departure as if he was the revolution's leader.

Meanwhile, the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood also insisted on taking a role in the revolution. The Brotherhood who previously mentioned that they will not take part in the protests, demanded Mubarak to step down and refused any dialogue with Suleiman before Mubarak steps down.

On Feb.6, Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman held talks with representatives of political parties including the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and protesters, a step to establish a national dialogue and ease the unrest in Egypt.

Ministerial spokesman Magdi Radi said after the meeting that they agreed on "the formation of a committee, which will include the judiciary and a number of political figures, to study and propose constitutional amendments and required legislative amendments, before the first week of March.

Suleiman rejected calls to take over the presidency by opposition leaders during their meeting, a Muslim Brotherhood member who took part in the meeting told Xinhua.