Anti-government protests continue in Bahrain, amid a wave of pro-democracy unrest that has gripped the region for weeks and toppled regimes in Egypt and Tunisia. In the government's latest response to protests, Bahrain's housing minister has announced plans to build 50 thousand homes over a five-year period at a cost of more than 5 billion dollars. According to Bahrain’s official BNA news agency, housing minister Majid al-Alawi expressed the hope that this order will help to contribute to forwarding the national dialogue. King Hamad has already tasked Crown Prince Salman with opening a dialogue with the opposition. In Oman, a peaceful sit-in at a roundabout in Sohar entered its tenth day on Tuesday with activists demanding the end of corruption. Another crowd has maintained a sit-in outside the seat of the elected consultative council in the capital Muscat, demanding that it be given greater powers. To pacify the protestors in Oman, Sultan Qaboos has dissolved the office overseeing economic affairs on Monday and removed 10 cabinet ministers, including some- who held those jobs for decades. According to State Television, a committee picked by the government will replace national economy ministry. In two rounds of reshuffles, 9 ministers were replaced previously. Earlier, government promised 50 thousand new civil service jobs, a monthly allowance of nearly 15 thousand rupees unemployment allowance and hiked the minimum wage for nationals working in the private sector. In Egypt, a new cabinet headed by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was sworn in to help lead the country through reforms and toward free elections. According to official MENA news agency, Mansour el-Essawy is new interior minister while Nabil al-Arabi the foreign minister of the country. A new Justice Minister also took the oath of office. Meanwhile 47 senior police officers have been arrested for burning the secret documents after the fall of Mubarak government. In a relateed development, a travel ban imposed on former president Mubarak and his family has been ratified by court. In Yemen, one inmate was killed during the disturbances in prison in Saana where security forces had to fire gas and rubber bullets to control the inmates. Yemen's president, Ali Abdullah Saleh has called for national dialogue in an attempt to quell escalating protests against his 32-year rule, as thousands of demonstrators taking to the streets to demand his ouster. The state news agency says the conference will be held on 10th March, which will include thousands of representatives from across political spectrum. Yemen's opposition has however rejected the call.