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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
