Al-Ahram: The Egyptian government to quit by the end of June

In today's issue, the Egyptian daily al-Ahram said that the government of the prime minister Atef Obeid is expected to submit its resignation to the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak before the end of June.

The paper added that Mubarak will assign the new prime minister to form the new government by the end of this month or the beginning of July, at the most extent.

The paper said it is also expected that " several faces will be absent from the government in its new formation especially those who had spent a long time in their ministerial posts." The paper indicated the main tasks of the mission during the coming phase " will bear priorities relating to internal activities, especially with the beginning of the implementation of the state's new budget and projects on development plans in its new year."