Egyptian Cabinet

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  Egypt To Prosecute Travel Agents For Facilitating Illegal Hajj Trips

  Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.

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  PM Modi Meets Egyptian Prime Minister, Discusses Trade Ties With India

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top Cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations.

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  PM Modi Meets Egyptian Counterpart, Top Ministers, Discusses Trade Ties

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top Cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations and further strengthening the

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  US, UK Say Islamic State Bomb May Have Downed Russian Plane In Egypt

  The United States and Britain believe a bomb may have downed a Russian tourist plane in Egypt, as London called an emergency cabinet meeting Thursday on how to start repatriating thousands of its holidaymakers.

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  Egypt's President Asks Oil Minister to Form New Cabinet

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new Cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.

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  Egypt's Government Resigns: Presidency

  Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned today, the presidency said, days after the agriculture minister was arrested over corruption.

• Abbas-Led Palestinian Body Backs Hamas Truce Demands in Gaza

  The Palestinian decision-making body led by US-backed President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday endorsed demands by Hamas for halting Gaza hostilities with Israel, a closing of ranks that may help Egyptian-mediated truce efforts.

• Egypt Prime Minister edges closer to forming cabinet

  Egypt's new prime minister edged closer to forming a cabinet on Saturday as supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi vowed to keep fighting for his reinstatement with further protests.

• Egypt's outgoing irrigation minister named as new Prime Minister

  Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi named outgoing irrigation minister Hisham Qandil as the country's new prime minister on Tuesday and tasked him with forming a cabinet, state television announced.

• Egyptian protests, violence overshadow elections

  Fresh clashes between security forces and Egyptian protesters demanding the military step down broke out on Saturday in front of the Cabinet building, leaving one man dead, as violence threatened to overshadow next week's parliamentary elections.

• Answering the public, Egypt names a new cabinet

  Egypt's interim prime minister appointed a new caretaker cabinet on Sunday, answering a public demand to eliminate most ministers with links to former President Hosni Mubarak, even as protesters nationwide continued to try to storm the offices of hated institutions.Egyptians were riveted by a trove of secret police documents seized while protesters...