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Demonstrators Gather in Cairo to Press for Promised Reforms

   VOA News  February 25, 2011
   Thousands  of Egyptians shout slogans as they gather at Tahrir Square,
   the  focal  point  of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, February
   25, 2011

Photo: AP

   Thousands  of Egyptians shout slogans as they gather at Tahrir Square,
   the  focal  point  of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, February
   25, 2011

   Thousands  of  protesters  are rallying in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation)
   Square  Friday,  to  pressure  the Egyptian military to enact promised
   reforms.
   The  protesters  have  called  on  the military, which is steering the
   government  at  present, to rid the cabinet of members loyal to ousted
   President Hosni Mubarakand replace them with fresh faces.
   The  army  is  also expected to remove a 30-year state of emergency at
   some  point,  but  has  not said when. For now, it is urging people to
   abandon their protests and get back to work.
   But  the  protesters  have  vowed  to  gather every Friday until their
   demands are met.
   Egyptian  officials  say they will decide on Sunday when to reopen the
   nation's stock market, which was closed during the unrest that started
   in  January  and  resulted  in the resignation of President Mubarak on
   February 11.

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