Egypt cabinet resigns as thousands swell Cairo protests

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

Thousands of Egyptians are continuing to swell the ranks of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, despite appeals to disperse by military authorities.

Meanwhile, Egypt's cabinet has offered its resignation to the ruling military council, state media report.

More than 20 people have died in three days of clashes sparked by protests against Egypt's military government.

Egyptian activist groups are demanding the ruling military council hand power to a civilian government.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15826048

[EFerrari]

1. Kick

[Uncle Joe]

2. For the good of Egypt, the military should let the civilians be the predominant power

of their government, doing so will allow the military to keep the moral high ground.

I hope they can find a peaceful transition to democratic rule.

Thanks for the thread, dipsydoodle.

[Corruption Winz]

3. Other than the obviously unfortunate loss of 20+ lives....

This is genuinely a beautiful moment. Hopefully, the right people get placed in charge. As with all take overs, I cross my fingers.

[Playinghardball]

4. Egypt’s government abruptly resigns as deadly clashes rock Tahrir Square

Source: Raw Story

Egypt’s cabinet said on Monday it had resigned as clashes raged inTahrir Square between police and protesters demanding democratic change in the country’s biggest crisis since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.

State television quoted a military source as saying the ruling military council had rejected the resignation, but Information Minister Osama Heikal told the official MENA news agency the matter had not yet been decided.

“The government of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has handed its resignation to the (ruling) Supreme Council of the Armed Forces,” cabinet spokesman Mohammed Hegazy said in a statement.

Sharaf’s resignation, if accepted, threatens to derail parliamentary elections scheduled for November 28 — the first polls since Mubarak was toppled in February.


Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/11/21/egypts-government-abruptly-resigns-as-deadly-clashes-rock-tahrir-square/