Hosni Mubarak is still in Egypt in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq said, amid rumors that the ousted strongman had fled the country.

"Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq announced that former president Hosni Mubarak is still in Sharm el-Sheikh," the state news agency reported, after Shafiq gave his first news conference since the former strongman left Cairo, AFP reports.

Mubarak was forced to resign after mass protests, transferring his power to the military after more than two weeks of protests against his 30-year rule.