Egypt in complex with voices of 'Mubarak go', 'Normal life back'
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Almost all the legal political parties, including main Egyptian opposition parties, namely El Wafd and El Tagammu, have agreed to talk with the government after it agreed to protect the demonstrators in Tahrir square and investigate into the criminal perpetrators.
TIME TO END RALLY?
Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq called on protesters gathering in Tahrir Square to end demonstrations since more than 90 percent of the protesters' demands have been met.
"If the Egyptian people were asked for a nationwide vote, more than 95 percent of them would vote for allowing the president to wrap up his term and not leave now as the U.S. and some Western powers want," Shafiq said.
Despite excitement and eagerness for a better future after Mubarak is forced down, some are worried the country would sink into chaos if protests continue.
"Why are we continuing the protests while we all know clearly that prices will soar amid the chaos," said an Egyptian woman who asked not to be named. "Our aim is to ask the government to curb the inflation, not to fuel it."
"I want Cairo to return to normal," said a news organization editor who gave his name as Othman. "I cannot go to work at night due to the curfew. I cannot hang out with my friends at Tahrir Square because there are too many protestors."
"What they (protestors) did is enough as the president has said he would not seek another term. It will not be a big deal if he stays in power for the rest four months. We need to resume our daily routine," he said.
In an effort to resume economic order and ease burdens of the citizens, the Egyptian finance minister said Friday that the government will allocate 5 billion Egyptian pounds (854 million U. S. dollars) to compensate people suffering property damage due to massive protests.
Tax collectors will immediately start to receive requests by owners of small enterprises, stores and cars which were damaged in the riots, officials said.
Banks and most businesses remain closed Friday. Tourism, a crucial source of Egypt's revenue, was hit hard by the protest. Egypt's official Middle East News Agency said Friday more than 160, 000 foreigners have left the country since the start of mass protests.
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