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In this Saturday, March 2, 2013 file photo, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr listens as US Secretary of State John Kerry, not pictured, speaks to the media at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Cairo, Egypt. Source: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

Beblawi meets with cabinet candidates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s interim prime minister, Dr Hazem El-Beblawi, began meeting ministerial candidates Sunday, with the final roster of cabinet ministers scheduled to be announced Tuesday or Wednesday. Beblawi expects the government to include roughly...

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In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, supporters of ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, hold posters of him as they protest during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Egypt braces for fresh violence on first Friday of Ramadan

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 12, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Mursi are set to take to the streets in the Egyptian capital today, the first Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as tensions continue to soar between the two camps. More than a week...

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Egypt’s former Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi meets Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour (not seen) at El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo July 9, 2013. (Reuters)

Egypt: PM refuses to rule out Brotherhood ministers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 11, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s prime minister said Thursday that he will not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in his cabinet, even as Egyptian security forces sought the arrest of Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie. Speaking to AFP on Thursday, Prime Minister Hazem...