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Egypt Appoints Nine New Ministers In Cabinet Reshuffle

Cairo – Egypt announced on Tuesday a cabinet reshuffle of nine ministers including those of petroleum, justice and finance, the state-run Ahram Online news website reported. The shuffle, the second since Morsi took office in June last year, includes those of parliamentary affairs, antiquities, agriculture, planning and international cooperation, culture and investment. The newly appointed [...]

Egypt says Libyan and Iraqi oil to arrive next month

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said it expected crude oil imports to start arriving next month after Libya and Iraq agreed to make shipments to help Cairo weather an economic crisis. More than two years of political turmoil since an uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak have hammered Egypt's economy. Foreign currency reserves, used to pay for food and fuel under subsidy programmes that make up about ...

Egypt's Mursi brings more Islamists into cabinet

By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi increased the influence of his Muslim Brotherhood over government in a reshuffle that replaced two ministers involved in crucial talks with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan. The changes fell well short of the opposition's demand for a complete overhaul of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil's ...

Egypt's Mursi brings more Islamists into cabinet

By Tom Perry and Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi increased the influence of his Muslim Brotherhood over government in a reshuffle that replaced two ministers involved in crucial talks with the International Monetary Fund over a $4.8 billion loan. The changes fell well short of the opposition's demand for a complete overhaul of Prime Minister Hisham Kandil's ...

Egypt to Replace Finance Minister in Cabinet Reshuffle

Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Qandil replaced the finance and planning ministers in a broader Cabinet reshuffle as the country struggles to conclude a long-stalled $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan deal.

Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state-run news agency says Prime Minister Hesham Kandil named nine new ministers in the second cabinet reshuffle since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi assumed his post in August last year.

Egypt replaces economy ministers, boosts Brotherhood

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday that removed two ministers closely involved in talks with the International Monetary Fund and increased the representation of President Mohamed Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood in government. The opposition had been demanding the installation of a politically neutral cabinet to oversee parliamentary elections later this year. Prime ...

Egypt names Muslim Brotherhood member planning minister

CAIRO (Reuters) - A senior member of the Muslim Brotherhood will be appointed planning minister in a reshuffle of the Egyptian cabinet to be completed on Tuesday, state media reported. Amr Darrag is head of the foreign relations committee in the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party. He will replace Ashraf al-Arabi, who has been closely involved in talks with the International Monetary Fund on ...

Egypt cabinet reshuffle by Tuesday morning: PM

Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said a cabinet reshuffle of 11 ministerial changes will be announced by Tuesday morning, in a move which falls short of opposition demands and bolsters the ruling Islamists.

Poverty dashes hope in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s revolution has not been kind to Hany Sayed and his family.

Poverty dashes hope in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s revolution has not been kind to Hany Sayed and his family.

Poverty dashes hope in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s revolution has not been kind to Hany Sayed and his family.

Booze and bikinis are welcome in Egypt, says tourism minister

By Amena Bakr DUBAI (Reuters) - Islamist-ruled Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost numbers by at least a fifth this year, the tourism minister said on Sunday. Tourism is a pillar of the Egyptian economy but has suffered since a popular uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak in 2011 and set off two years of periodic rioting and instability. ...

Egypt promises to investigate abattoir cattle abuse

The Department of Agriculture says Egypt has agreed to investigate whether Australian cattle were horrifically abused at two of its abattoirs.