Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general submits resignation

CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's newly-appointed prosecutor general, Talat Ibrahim Abdullah, submitted his resignation to the head of Supreme Council of Justice on Monday, state TV reported.

The resignation came hours after a fresh protest on Monday held by hundreds of members of the general prosecution outside the office of Abdullah, demanding him to resign.

Abdullah, along with his assistant, was surrounded by the crowd when leaving his office after his resignation was submitted. His a ...