The FINANCIAL — Egypt's state media denied reports on February 14 that former leader Hosni Mubarak was in a coma but admitted he was ill, RIA Novosti informs.
The Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported on February 13 that Mubarak was gravely ill and had slipped into a coma after mass protests forced him from power on Febryary 11.
The 82-year-old former head-of-state is in a "severe psychological condition and is declining treatment, despite his illness," the pro-government Al-Gomhuria daily said, citing sources close to Mubarak.
He is now believed to be in the seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. Last year, the longtime leader traveled to Germany for gall bladder surgery.
Mubarak stepped down and handed over power to the country's military on Friday, after 18 days of widespread anti-government demonstrations.
The new military leadership dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution on February 13.
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