CAIRO – The popular committees in Tahrir Square have put up barriers at some of the entrances to the Square to prevent cars from entering, the official Middle East News Agency reported on Monday. Prior to that, cars were able to enter the Square from the Qasr el-Nil Bridge, Omar Makram Mosque and Bab el-Louq directions. Protesters in the Square were waiting for the announcement of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's reshuffle, later in the day. His new Cabinet will include 12 new ministers. Not all protesters are agreed on the ministers who have already been appointed and those being kept on from the last Cabinet. They have called on the Premier to replace Interior Minister Mansour el-Essawi. Meanwhile, some of the newly appointed ministers had already started work earlier in the day. Newly appointed Health Minster Amr Helmi went to Tahrir at 2am on Monday to organise first aid for anyone who'd been taken sick. In related developments, protesters in the coastal city of Alexandria expressed their opposition to the new Cabinet, describing it as disappointing. They said that they will continue their protests and sit-in till the demands of the revolution are met. They are insisting on the demands of the revolution being met, including a better life for the poor and for the killers of the protesters to be tried. The Coalition Revolution Youth in Alexandria has called for new demonstrations next Friday, with protesters expressing their opposition to the new Cabinet.
