Egypt cabinet authorises minister to end sit-in

Egypt's government has decided to take the necessary measures to confront "threats" resulting from the sit-in organised by the Muslim Brotherhood in Rabaa al-Adaweya and Nahda Square. Egypt's cabinet said in a statement that the government authorised the interior minister to take the required actions to confront any danger. During a press conference, Egypt's Minister of Information, Doria Sharaf el-Din, said that the government is "against" the situation resulting from the sit-in at the squares, which they deem as "serious" and that the decision comes in the framework of "protecting citizens."