BBC News with Julie Candler.

Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi has backed down in the row with the prosecutor general by agreeing that he would stay in office. Mr Mursi tries to sack Abdel Maguid Mahmoud on Thursday after the prosecutor

acquitted

more than 40 senior loyalist of the former President Hosni Mubarak. Chama Kellia reports.

Two days of confrontation between President Mohamed Mursi and Judiciary appear to have ended with President

backing down

in his attempt to sack the Prosecutor general. Vice-President Mahmoud Mekki announced that Abdel Maguid Mahmoud would remain in office. The announcement came after a meeting between President Mursi and Mr Mahmoud. Earlier on Saturday, the Prosecutor General turned up for work and made tight security defiant the President. He was supported by judges and lawyers who argued that the President did not have the constitutional right to fire the prosecutor.

The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again criticized what he called the failure of the United Nations to stop the daily killing in Syria. Russia and China have both vetoed resolutions on Syria, and Mr Erdogan called for a reform of the UN Security Council to stop individual member's

blocking

action.

If we leave the issue to the vote of one or two of the permanent five of the United Nations Security Council, then the

aftermath

of Syria would be very hazardous and humanity will write it down in history with unforgettable remarks. It's high time to consider a structural change for international institutions, especially for the UN Security Council. Each day becomes more and more difficult for international institutions with unjust, unequal and inactive mechanisms to function and fulfill their duty.