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February 25th, 2014 - 12:39 GMT

Housing Minister to be next Egyptian PM, will form new govt.

Egypt's Housing Minister was asked by interim President Adly Mansour Tuesday to form a new government after Cairo officials resigned earlier this week.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (C) waves at thousands of Islamist supporters as he arrives for the "Support for Syria" rally at a Cairo stadium on June 15 (Egyptian Presidency / AFP)

June 24th, 2013 - 02:29 GMT

Morsi condemns mob murders, Egypt government under pressure

Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil

May 6th, 2013 - 09:29 GMT

Five arrested after shots fired at Egypt PM's car

President Morsi had intended to replace ten ministers, the source added, but the number was trimmed to six because he could not persuade enough replacements to join his cabinet.

May 2nd, 2013 - 09:15 GMT

Six ministers to change in Egypt cabinet reshuffle: state paper

Post-revolution labour strikes, social struggles on rise in Egypt

April 30th, 2013 - 11:43 GMT

Strikes and struggles in post-revolution Egypt

Egypt Prime Minister Hisham Qandil with Qatar's Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabr al-Thani in Doha

April 17th, 2013 - 01:10 GMT

Egypt PM Qandil guilty: handed a year's suspended prison sentence

Iranian tourism flights to Egypt were recently suspended after protests

April 11th, 2013 - 11:47 GMT

Is Egypt's PM looking at Iranian tourists with rose-tinted glasses

Qatar is to provide $3 billion to cash-strapped Egypt

April 10th, 2013 - 11:46 GMT

Qatar to provide cash-strapped Egypt with $3 billion financial aid

Protestors in Cairo’s Tahrir Square show their support to Sunni Islam’s top religious authority, al-Azhar. (Photo courtesy Masrawy)

April 5th, 2013 - 04:50 GMT

Clashes break out in Cairo between Brotherhood and Azhar supporters

Al Azhar is the center of Sunni power across the region.

April 4th, 2013 - 05:16 GMT

Azhar cleric says Brotherhood is 'humiliating' Muslim authority

Traditional suppliers consider that Egypt is around one million tonnes behind in imports

March 31st, 2013 - 11:11 GMT

Morsi shifts focus from Gulf region to boost economy

An IMF team has left Cairo after 'positive' talks (File photo)

March 18th, 2013 - 10:33 GMT

IMF leave Cairo after 'positive' talks

A former irrigation minister, Qandil was the first prime minister to be appointed by President Morsi. While he is not formally affiliated to any political party, Qandil is said to have sympathies with the Muslim Brotherhood.

March 13th, 2013 - 07:17 GMT

Egypt's government faces imminent dismissal, says leading politician