Egypt's PM says Mubarak is still in power

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is still in power and no decisions have been taken that would change that situation, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told state television on Thursday. "He is in his position. No decisions have been passed on from the president. Everything is normal. Everything is still in the hands of the president," Shafiq said when asked if Mubarak had stepped down.

"The supreme leader (Mubarak) is informed of everything going on inside the Higher Military Council," he said. The military council convened under Defense Minister Hussein Tantawi and said it was in a state of permanent session. (Reuters)