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Hazem El-Beblawi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hazem El-Beblawi: Decision to disperse Brotherhood sit-ins had to be made

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 2, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the final part of our two-part extensive interview with Hazem El-Beblawi, Asharq Al-Awsat talks to the former Egyptian prime minister about his experience in two transitional cabinets—in 2011 and 2013—and about the controversial decision...

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Hazem El-Beblawi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hazem El-Beblawi: I became PM when Egypt was in grave danger

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 1, 2014 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was family friend Mohamed El-Baradei who first told Hazem El-Beblawi he had been chosen to become Egypt’s new prime minister. It was a dangerous time for the country: Islamist president Mohamed Mursi had just been ousted by the army (headed...

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A file picture taken on January 16, 2014 shows Egypt’s then housing minister Ibrahem Mahlab speaking during a press conference in Cairo on January 16, 2014. (AFP Photo)

Egypt: PM Mahlab reappoints majority of ministers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s new prime minister, Ibrahim Mahlab, has reappointed a number of ministers to their former positions following the surprise resignation of the Hazem El-Beblawi government on Monday. Egypt’s state run Al-Ahram newspaper reported that at...

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Egypt’s Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab talks during an interview with the media in Cairo in this September 3, 2012 file photo. (Reuters)

Egypt: Outgoing housing minister asked to form new government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 25, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following the Egyptian cabinet’s surprise resignation on Monday, interim President Adly Mansour has tasked outgoing housing minister Ibrahim Mahlab with forming a new government, state media reported on Tuesday. Prime Minister-designate Mahlab...

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An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows Egypt’s Premier Hazem El-Beblawi addressing the media in Cairo on February 24, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / EGYPTIAN TV)

Egypt Cabinet resigns

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Feb 24, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In a televised announcement on Monday morning, Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi said the country’s government had offered its resignation to interim President Adly Mansour. Beblawi did not specify why the cabinet had resigned during the...