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Protesters in Egypt are calling for "regime change, not cabinet change" Tens of thousands of people in the Egyptian capital Cairo have gathered on the streets, in continued protests demanding an end to Hosni Mubaraks's 30-year presidency. The demonstrations continue in defiance of an extended cufew on Saturday,... 

Hosni Mubarak Egypt's cabinet has formally submitted its resignation, paving the way for a new government to be formed. Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, said overnight that he had asked the government to resign after countrywide protests on Friday. "The president will announce who will be the next prime minister. But... 

The overthrow of a government in Tunisia, and the street protests and self-immolation from Algeria to Yemen, indicate that an impossibility may be taking place: Arabs are taking to the street. The Arab world has been the black hole of democracy. No other part of the world has been as resistant to regime change in favour of ...