Egypt govt to resign shortly, new PM seen soon
Egypt's outgoing cabinet will formally submit its resignation at a meeting expected to start at around midday on Saturday and a new government is likely to formed very swiftly, the cabinet spokesman said.
President Hosni Mubarak said overnight that he had asked the government to resign after countrywide protests. "The president will announce who will be the next prime minister. But what I understand from the president (in his speech) is that the government should be formed very fast today," Magdy Rady said. (Reuters)
