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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani takes part in a news conference near the United Nations General Assembly in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Rouhani Admits Regime Crisis, Hands Culture Ministry to Intelligence Colonel

by Adel al-Salmi | Nov 2, 2016 | World

London-Several weeks after a dispute emerged concerning the surprising cabinet shakeup approved by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani seven months before the end of his term, the president proposed to Parliament on Tuesday three of his candidates, asking lawmakers to...

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Khalid al-Falih speaks to the media during Petrotech 2014 (a petrochemicals conference) at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in Manama May 19, 2014. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Saudi Arabia Restructures Government Bodies in Royal Decree

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 7, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude oil exporter, on Saturday restructured some government ministries and reshuffled the cabinet to appoint new ministers, a step implementing the government’s wide reforms aimed at overhauling the Saudi economy amid lower oil...

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People shout slogans during a demonstration against corruption and poor services in regard to power cuts and water shortages, at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, August 7, 2015. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Protesters Amass in Central Baghdad to Demand Cabinet Reshuffle Vote

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2016 | Middle East

Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of central Baghdad on Tuesday calling for a parliamentary vote on a cabinet reshuffle aimed at fighting corruption, amid divisions between lawmakers that have brought government to a standstill. Powerful...

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Egypt’s then-interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim speaks during a press conference in the capital Cairo, on January 26, 2015. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Sisi replaces interior minister in reshuffle

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 5, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, AP—Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reshuffled his cabinet on Thursday, replacing the powerful minister in charge of the nation’s police along with six other ministers, state television reported. Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim, who oversees...

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Britain’s outgoing Foreign Secretary William Hague leaves 10 Downing Street in central London, on July 15, 2014. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)

Cameron turns to women and anti-EUers in major ministerial shake-up

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 15, 2014 | World

London, Reuters—British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday pushed through his biggest government shake-up since coming to power in 2010, promoting women and Eurosceptics to senior roles ahead of a national election in May next year. In one surprise development,...