The Guardian Egypt's cabinet resigns Egypt's cabinet has resigned but will stay on in a caretaker role until a new government is formed, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi's office said on Saturday. No reason was given for the move but the announcement comes almost a week after authorities arrested Egypt's agriculture minister over corruption allegations. The country's prime minister, Ibrahim Mehleb, submitted the cabinet's resignation on Saturday and Sisi accepted it, the statement said. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/12/egypts-cabinet-resigns Sky News Australia Egypt operation kills 296 jihadists Egypt's military says two soldiers have been killed during a widescale offensive against jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 64 militants on its sixth day. The military launched the campaign on Monday to uproot militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have turned the northern part of the peninsula into a launch pad for attacks. It says it has killed 296 militants since the start of the operation, including those killed on Saturday. It was not possible independently to verify the toll. Read more: http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/mideast/2015/09/13/egypt-operation-kills-296-jihadists.html#sthash.bTgkt8GW.dpuf
