Mubarak: Restoring order is government's first priority

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has told incoming Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq that the government's first priority should be to restore order on the streets, the Egyptian news agency reported. Mubarak met with Shafiq and incoming Vice President Omar Suleiman, and called on the government to implement additional political reforms.

Meanwhile, the the government extended the curfew, which will now begin at 3 pm instead of 4 pm starting Monday. The curfew will end at the same time of 8 am the next day, state television reported. (News Agencies)