Cairo, Safar 25, 1432, January 28, 2011, SPA-- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he asked the government to submit its resignation on Friday and he would assign a new government on Saturday. In a speech addressed to the Egyptian people on Friday evening which was reported by The Middle East News Agency (MENA), President Mubarak said, "I have asked the government to submit its resignation on Friday and I will assign a new government on Saturday to deal with the critical priorities of the current stage". --SPA 12:28 LOCAL TIME 09:28 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/860210