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Egypt PM Appoints 14 New Ministers in Cabinet Shuffle

HeadlineJul 18, 2011

Egypt’s prime minister has appointed 14 new ministers and kept 13 in their current positions in a reshuffling of the cabinet. The move comes as thousands of protesters continue to occupy Tahrir Square expressing their discontent at the path followed by the country’s transitional government, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. Hadba Suleiman is among the protesters in Tahrir Square.

Dr. Hadba Suleiman, the New Coalition of the Egyptian People: “I feel that this is not a revolutionary government, and every time we speak out, they say this is just a caretaker government. OK, so anyone who is not interested in carrying out their work can resign. Dr. Essam Sharaf keeps saying that his hands are tied, so then he should resign, and a revolutionary can take his place. We want a revolutionary government to deal with the price rises that the people have to deal with.”

In other news from Egypt, there are conflicting reports about former president Hosni Mubarak. On Sunday, his lawyer announced he had suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma. But state television and hospital officials later said Mubarak only had a temporary bout of low blood pressure. Mubarak is scheduled to stand trial in two weeks on charges of corruption and ordering demonstrators to be killed.

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