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Egyptian state television says the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has resigned on the president’s orders.
The Cabinet’s resignation on Saturday follows days of anti-government protests and just hours after embattled President Hosni Mubarak told the nation in a televised address that he has decided the sack the Cabinet.
The protests are the most serious challenge to Mr. Mubarak’s rule since he came to office nearly 30 years ago, but the 82-year-old leader has made no mention in his address of the calls for him to step down.
The Cabinet’s resignation on Saturday follows days of anti-government protests and just hours after embattled President Hosni Mubarak told the nation in a televised address that he has decided the sack the Cabinet.
The protests are the most serious challenge to Mr. Mubarak’s rule since he came to office nearly 30 years ago, but the 82-year-old leader has made no mention in his address of the calls for him to step down.