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Medical professionals protest, demanding Staff Law
Doctorsâ Syndicate escalates by preparing an administrative strike; negotiations with cabinet halted

Cabinet amends laws creating harsher punishments for terrorism
Amendments to the Penal Code and Criminal Procedures Law come in the wake of the Cairo University blasts

Cabinet approves EGP 391m for infrastructure development
Money will support nine projects, including road development and sanitation improvement, in Cairo, Alexandria, Assiut, Gharbeya, Sohag, and Qaliubiya

Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development invests $412m in Egypt
AFESD allocates $200m to power station in Assiut, $162m to Egyptian-Saudi electricity linkage project

â70%â of Postal Authority workers striking nationwide: Union leader
Leaders take lucrative salaries and leave little for workers, says Independent Union of Postal Authority Workers

Cabinet takes measures to eliminate smuggling
Security, legislative, development and services working groups committees established to oversee the elimination of smuggling

Cabinet holds emergency meeting over conscriptsâ shooting
Ministers reiterate constitutional article enshrining military trials, call on workers and unions to postpone âfactionsâ demandsâ

State council repeals new cabinet election law
Law will now allow those convicted of a crime to run for office

Rights group decries lack of women in new cabinet
Egyptian Centre for Womenâs Rights calls for introduction on quotas for women in government

PM and interior minister meet to discuss security situation
Former cabinet criticised for overemphasising security, neglecting economy

Head of Textile Workersâ Union proposes initiative to halt strikes
Mahalla textile factory workers suspend strike for two months, pending the governmentâs response to their demands

Egyptâs new buffer government
The culture of rumours and speculations in Egypt can tempt us to abandon our logical thinking. Take, for example, the resignation of Beblawiâs governmentâthis was a move that took many by surprise, but it shouldnât have. The government resignation was inevitable; the timing may be intriguing, but the decision was not. Clarity and transparency are …

We are faced with monumental challenges: Mehleb
Defence, interior and foreign ministers retain positions on new cabinet, 31 ministers were sworn in before the president on Saturday

El-Beblawiâs government failed to answer economic challenges: analysts
Economist says low supply of foreign currency responsible for continued market slump

Mission impossible
Following the abrupt resignation of Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi’s government, Egyptâs newly appointed Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb is tasked with what seems to be a mission impossible. The new PM indeed faces several humbling challenges on various fronts but despite his good intentions and flowery promises, he is as likely to flop. However, to define …

Parties call for replacing interior minister in new cabinet
Political parties highlight the importance of restructuring the Ministry of Interior

Challenges await Egypt new cabinet ahead of presidential poll
The new government faces a host of challenges, ahead of an election seen as a major step in the roadmap

New PM Mehleb appoints new ministers
Names of appointed ministers began coming in Wednesday afternoon, formation expected to be completed by Saturday

Court restores ministry-affiliated security to university campus
Verdict described by AFTE Student Observatory researcher as âworthlessâ

Cabinet resignation âout of the blueâ: analysts
PM announces surprise resignation is handed to interim President Adly Mansour

Court legalises Muslim Brotherhood âterrorist groupâ designation
Muslim Brotherhood spokeswoman Wafaa Al-Banna accused authorities of âacting whichever way they want.â

Cabinet hands resignation to presidency
This is not the time for categorical demands or personal interests, this is the time for us to support each other, Prime Minister El-Beblawi said

Family of Taba bombing bus driver receive EGP 150,000
Security tightened in all tourist areas following Taba bombing

Two more MB leaders referred to criminal court
The organisation was banned by court and designated a terrorist organisation by the government

Press Release: Baseera Poll on The Assessment of the Cabinet Performance
27% of Egyptians rated the current cabinet performance as âgoodâ, while 20% rated it as âbadâ.

Suspects in Beni Suef attack on police caught
Ministry of Interior reveals names of 12 suspects involved in the deadly attack

Limited cabinet reshuffle imminent: PM
El-Beblawi says defence minister seat may be vacant, alluding to Al-Sisiâs possible presidential candidacy

Beblawi accepts Deputy PMâs resignation
Ashraf Al-Sayed Al-Araby temporarily serves as Minister of Foreign Cooperation and Planning
Presidency amends military judiciary law
Military judiciary subject to new measures resulting in closer resemblance to civilian judiciary

Tunisia parliament approves new cabinet line-up
The line-up was only agreed after weeks of horse-trading and will replace the government led by the Islamist Ennahda party, which accepted last year to step down as part of deal to end a crippling political crisis.