Responding to Protesters, Egypt Revamps Cabinet

[jaxx]

CAIRO — Egypt’s interim military government unveiled a promised cabinet shake-up on Monday aimed at mollifying a 10-day-old protest in Tahrir Square as the protesters themselves appeared for the first time to begin to lose some momentum.

Leaders of the coalition of groups that organized the protest dismissed the cabinet shake-up as insignificant, since full power still lies with the council of military officers that took over with the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak five months ago. It is unlikely that the changes meant much more to the tens of thousands of demonstrators who had filled Tahrir Square since July 8 to demand more sweeping changes from the Egyptian revolution, most notably the criminal prosecution of the country’s former leaders.

<..> After the reorganization was announced, the interim prime minister, Essam Sharaf — picked by the revolutionaries a few months ago, though they are now demanding his resignation for failing to move faster or push back against his military bosses — was taken to the hospital for tests “with fatigue after a tough day,” according to the state news agency. Mr. Sharaf, 59, kept his job. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday, state television reported his health was stable.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/world/....html?_r=1

Again the Arab Spring has a long way to go. I hand it to the people who will not give up their dreams for tomorrow.

[SeattleGirl]

Hey jaxx! You've been doing a great job getting info for our new forum!

I don't know what sources you use, but I often check this out for news from all over the world: http://www.ipl.org/div/news/

[jaxx]

Thanks, mostly I use my homepage....old excite. I'll check out the link.

[SeattleGirl]

(07-18-2011 09:59 PM)jaxx Wrote:  Thanks, mostly I use my homepage....old excite. I'll check out the link.

I like it because it gives links to newspapers from all over the world.