(FILES) A picture taken on August 30, 2010 shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcoming his Egyptian counterpart Hosni Mubarak at the Elysee palace in Paris. Cairo's streets exploded in joy on February 11, 2011 when Mubarak stepped down after three-decades of autocratic rule and handed power to a junta of senior military commanders. AFP PHOTO/LIONEL BONAVENTURE