“The army issued a statement promising it would not fire on demonstrators planning ‘million-strong marches’ in the capital Cairo and Alexandria today, acknowledging that the crowds had ‘legitimate grievances’.   In reply, Mr Mubarak ordered his new vice-president to make concessions to demonstrators.  Omar Suleiman, the former security chief appointed as Mr Mubarak’s deputy on Saturday, went on state television to announce negotiations for constitutional reform.   There was no immediate sign that Mr Mubarak was in a mood to concede to the demonstrators’ central demand that he hand over power, despite calls from world leaders, including those of America, Britain and the European Union, for an orderly transition.   He ordered a closure of railway lines and Egypt Air flights to prevent people flocking to the planned marches and swore in a new cabinet, including a general, Mahmoud Wagdy al-Solaya, to replace the hated interior minister, Habib al-Adly, who was sacked on Friday.   On Monday night, Egypt’s last remaining internet service provider went down. Protesters had been using sites such as Twitter to organise themselves”

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