General Mansur al Essawi has been appointed interior minister in the Egyptian government led by Essam Sharaf, who commissioned the military junta last Thursday to form a new Cabinet. The Egyptian Council of Ministers made the announcement this morning at his official website in Facebook, in what is the first appointment of the new government that is still forming.
Al Essawi told the official MENA news agency has accepted the portfolio and will do its utmost in the next step for restoring security and stability to the streets. He said also that will take all necessary measures to recover the trust between police and citizens. Al Essawi, former governor of the province of Minya, south of the country, replacing Mahmoud Wagdi, who had been appointed head of the Interior in the previous government of Ahmed Shafiq.
Said today the government daily Al Ahram, the new Government will announce "within days" and it will be excluded eleven ministers coming from the regime of Hosni Mubarak, including the head of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abul Gheit. It is expected that consultations on forming the new Government to continue along this week and in the coming days take oath of office before the prime minister.
The appointment of Al Essawi known hours after that in different parts of Egypt opposition demonstrators attacked several branches of State Security, the police force more hated by the Egyptians and accused of the greatest violations of human rights. The new Foreign Minister of Egypt is Nabil El-Arabi, has announced himself.
The Arabi replaced in office Mohamed Abul Gheit, who occupied the post since July 2004. The designation of El Arabi is one of the appointments made in the last hours by the Egyptian prime minister, Esam Sharaf. Speaking to reporters, the same El Arabi said it had accepted the portfolio of foreign minister had offered Sharaf, announced after a meeting with the prime minister.
The Arabi said that in his conversation with Sharaf, had discussed the regional agenda and relations with neighboring countries. 
Al Essawi told the official MENA news agency has accepted the portfolio and will do its utmost in the next step for restoring security and stability to the streets. He said also that will take all necessary measures to recover the trust between police and citizens. Al Essawi, former governor of the province of Minya, south of the country, replacing Mahmoud Wagdi, who had been appointed head of the Interior in the previous government of Ahmed Shafiq.
Said today the government daily Al Ahram, the new Government will announce "within days" and it will be excluded eleven ministers coming from the regime of Hosni Mubarak, including the head of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abul Gheit. It is expected that consultations on forming the new Government to continue along this week and in the coming days take oath of office before the prime minister.
The appointment of Al Essawi known hours after that in different parts of Egypt opposition demonstrators attacked several branches of State Security, the police force more hated by the Egyptians and accused of the greatest violations of human rights. The new Foreign Minister of Egypt is Nabil El-Arabi, has announced himself.
The Arabi replaced in office Mohamed Abul Gheit, who occupied the post since July 2004. The designation of El Arabi is one of the appointments made in the last hours by the Egyptian prime minister, Esam Sharaf. Speaking to reporters, the same El Arabi said it had accepted the portfolio of foreign minister had offered Sharaf, announced after a meeting with the prime minister.
The Arabi said that in his conversation with Sharaf, had discussed the regional agenda and relations with neighboring countries.
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