Sawiris Says ‘Decisive’ Day in Egypt, Drastic Change Required

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Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, the chairman of Orascom Telecom Holding SAE, said today will be a “decisive” day in Egypt and that stability will only be restored after there is “drastic change.”

“Today is a showdown,” Sawiris said in a telephone interview from Egypt. “There are a million people going to the square; rich people, poor people, intellectuals, workers, farmers all kinds of people.”