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Egyptian Cabinet reshuffle continuing
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Egypt's Prime Minister, Dr. Essam Sharaf, Saturday appointed two deputy premiers as part of a major cabinet reshuffle that will be concluded Monday.
Sharaf appointed Dr. Aly Al-Selmy as Deputy Premier for Political Affairs and Dr. Hazem Al-Biblawy as deputy for Economic Affairs.
Al-Selmy is a leading figure of the biggest liberal party in Egypt, Al-Wafd, while Al-Biblawy is an independent.
Also on Saturday, Dr. Sharaf accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister, Mohamed Al-Oraby, in what is the second cabinet resignation, following that of Deputy Premier Yehia Al-Gamal.
Oraby and Gamal were considered by many revolutionary forces in Egypt as remnants of the ousted regime of president Hosni Mubarak.
Sharaf has, so far met with almost 40 candidates, some of who will fill some 15 ministerial posts that will be vacant from the reshuffle, in what would mean the elimination of more than half of the Egyptian Cabinet.
Youth forces, along with the influential Muslim Brotherhood and other key players, have handed their recommendations to the Prime Minister.
The reshuffle is part of a series of measures taken by the authorities in Egypt to meet the demands of the angry protesters, who want to see social justice achieved in the country, where almost 40 per cent of its people live below the poverty line.
Sharaf, who is backed by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has already led a major reshuffle of the Ministry of Interior, blamed for the killing of hundreds of revolution martyrs in the 25 January revolution.
The Egyptian Premier is also considering pleas to speed up the trials of the key figures of the ousted Mubarak regime and its opening to the public accepted by the Higher Judiciary Council.
Protesters still want to see the ousted president, who is receiving medical treatment in Sinai's international hospital, brought to a jail hospital like the rest of his top aides.
They also want faster and more serious reforms in the police, media and the judiciary.
-0- PANA MI/BOS 17July2011
Sharaf appointed Dr. Aly Al-Selmy as Deputy Premier for Political Affairs and Dr. Hazem Al-Biblawy as deputy for Economic Affairs.
Al-Selmy is a leading figure of the biggest liberal party in Egypt, Al-Wafd, while Al-Biblawy is an independent.
Also on Saturday, Dr. Sharaf accepted the resignation of Foreign Minister, Mohamed Al-Oraby, in what is the second cabinet resignation, following that of Deputy Premier Yehia Al-Gamal.
Oraby and Gamal were considered by many revolutionary forces in Egypt as remnants of the ousted regime of president Hosni Mubarak.
Sharaf has, so far met with almost 40 candidates, some of who will fill some 15 ministerial posts that will be vacant from the reshuffle, in what would mean the elimination of more than half of the Egyptian Cabinet.
Youth forces, along with the influential Muslim Brotherhood and other key players, have handed their recommendations to the Prime Minister.
The reshuffle is part of a series of measures taken by the authorities in Egypt to meet the demands of the angry protesters, who want to see social justice achieved in the country, where almost 40 per cent of its people live below the poverty line.
Sharaf, who is backed by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, has already led a major reshuffle of the Ministry of Interior, blamed for the killing of hundreds of revolution martyrs in the 25 January revolution.
The Egyptian Premier is also considering pleas to speed up the trials of the key figures of the ousted Mubarak regime and its opening to the public accepted by the Higher Judiciary Council.
Protesters still want to see the ousted president, who is receiving medical treatment in Sinai's international hospital, brought to a jail hospital like the rest of his top aides.
They also want faster and more serious reforms in the police, media and the judiciary.
-0- PANA MI/BOS 17July2011
