Egypt Cabinet Sworn in After Violence

Publisher:
Al Jazeera
Publication Date:
17 July 2013
Tags:
Egypt, Governance

Egypt's interim president has sworn in the first Cabinet since the military ousted the Islamist president, giving members of the country's liberal movements key positions. The Cabinet includes three women. The new government is led by Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, an economist. Army chief Gen Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who ousted Mohammed Morsi on July 3, retains his post as defense minister and also took the position of first deputy prime minister, an additional title given to defense ministers in the past. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from Cairo.



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