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Egyptian president dismisses government

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday dismissed the country's government following several days of protests.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday dismissed the country's government following several days of protests.

"I demanded today that the government resign. Tomorrow I will appoint a new government," Mubarak told the nation in a TV address.

The largest country in the Arab world with a population of 80 million, Egypt, plunged into mass opposition riots on January 25 with thousands of people demanding Mubarak step down after three decades in power.

 

CAIRO, January 29 (RIA Novosti)

 

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