Egypt Prime Minister Resigns, Meeting Key Protester Demand
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Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik resigned, caving in to protesters who are insisting that Cabinet members named by former President Hosni Mubarak leave office.
The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it accepted the resignation and asked former minister of transportation Essam Sharaf to form a new Cabinet, the council said on its Facebook page.