Egypt's Prime Minister resignsMarch 3, 2011 - 14:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Egypt's military rulers say the Prime Minister appointed by ousted President Hosni Mubarak has resigned, meeting a key demand of the opposition protest movement. Former air force officer Ahmed Shafiq was named Prime Minister by Mubarak shortly after the Jan. 25 outbreak of massive anti-government protests. Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11, but Shafiq stayed in office at the head of a caretaker government. Leaders of the 18-day uprising that forced Mubarak to step down have been pressing the military to fire Shafiq. A brief statement posted March 3 by the military on its official website said it had chosen former Transport Minister Essam Sharaf as the new Prime Minister and tasked him with forming a new Cabinet, AP reports. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |