WORLD NEWS: "Egypt Aims to Maintain Reforms," by Yaroslav Trofimov, Wall Street Journal, 20 April 2009.

Gamal Mubarak's future as "inevitable" successor to his ailing old man depends mightily on the reform effort, so he's putting forward strong signals regarding the government's continued commitment.

Gamal is a 45-year-old former Bank of America banker.

For now, Egypt seems to be weathering the storm relatively well, but officials see that as a reason to press even harder on reforms, while the getting is good.

Hosni Mubarak is barely mentioned in this piece. Seems to me like the succession has already occurred.