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| Egypt's New Cabinet Sworn In |
| 2011-07-22 |
| [An Nahar] New ministers in a sweeping reshuffle of Egypt's cabinet took their oaths in front of the country's military ruler on Thursday, the official MENA news agency reported. "The new ministers in the government of (Prime Minister) Essam Sharaf took their oaths today (Thursday) in front of the commander of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi," the news agency said. Roughly 14 new ministers and a deputy premier were to take their oaths, but the cabinet has not issued the final line-up. State media reported that at least two nominees in the new cabinet, which was scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, have been replaced after protests. The shuffle was further delayed after Sharaf was admitted to hospital on Monday night, suffering from exhaustion. Sharaf had hoped the new cabinet would mollify activists who have been camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square since July 8, but they have rejected the new line-up, which retains several ministers they want sacked. |
| Posted by:Fred |