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Egypt's president swears in new government
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with Petroleum Minister Sheriff Ismail in Cairo, Egypt, Sept
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with Petroleum Minister Sheriff Ismail in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 12. (MENA via AP) (MENA via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, right, meets with Petroleum Minister Sheriff Ismail in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 12. (MENA via AP)
Egypt's state news agency says President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sworn in a new government, one week after the previous Cabinet resigned amid a corruption probe.
Saturday's swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet, headed by former Petroleum Minister Sherif Ismail, came after state-friendly media slammed his predecessor Ibrahim Mehleb for weeks and the prosecution began investigating several officials for allegedly receiving over $1 million in bribes.
Local media accused Mehleb and his ministers of incompetence and being out of touch with the public. El-Sissi, the former general and defense minister who led the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed in 2013, was spared the media lashing.
Egypt, whose governments have long been plagued by corruption allegations, has been in turmoil since the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. (k)(++++)
