Egypt's government got its first vote of confidence in Parliament, with Prime Minister Sherif Ismail saying afterwards that "Egypt is still in a state of danger and all state institutions and citizens should join forces to stand up to the challenges." The vote of confidence was reached with 433 MPs voting in favour according to an electronic tally. In a 10-minute speech ahead of the vote on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ismail addressed a wide array of domestic issues and challenges. "We do not have the luxury of choosing between two options; success or failure, reform or corruption, and winning the war of the future or being defeated before the forces of the past," said Ismail. He also said that his government intends to reform the country’s subsidy policy to make sure that "subsidies go to those who deserve them only." (ahramonline)