Hosni Murbarak Declared 'Clinically Dead,' Egypt State News Agency Says — UPDATE: Egyptian Officials Deny Reports Mubarak is Dead

At Israel Matzav, "Mubarak declared clinically dead."

But see CNN, "Mixed reports about whether Mubarak has died."

And the election crisis continues. See Telegraph UK, "Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood backs away from conflict with army":

The Muslim Brotherhood signalled a step back from confrontation with the army as it called for dialogue to solve Egypt's worsening constitutional crisis.

Expect updates.

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UPDATE: From the Los Angeles Times, "Egyptian officials deny reports that Mubarak is clinically dead":

CAIRO -- Egyptian officials denied reports Tuesday night that deposed President Hosni Mubarak was clinically dead after he suffered a stroke and slipped out of consciousness at a prison hospital in Cairo, according to state and independent news media.

Conflicting reports about the former leader’s health emerged after a report by the official state news agency MENA that Mubarak was declared “clinically dead” after he was transferred from a prison hospital to a nearby military hospital. The report could not be independently verified.

Ahram Online said the 84-year-old Mubarak, who was sentenced to life in prison this month for complicity in the deaths of hundreds of protesters in last year’s uprising, was on life support. Al Jazeera quoted Mubarak’s lawyer Farid Deeb as denying his client was dead.

CNN quoted Gen. Mamdouh Shahin, a member of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, as saying: "He is not clinically dead as reported, but his health is deteriorating and he is in critical condition."

Also at Jerusalem Post, "Egyptian ex-president Mubarak on life support."