CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi appointed Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly as acting prime minister on Thursday and tasked him with forming a new cabinet, the state-run Ahram Gate news website said.
Egypt’s cabinet including Prime Minister Sherif Ismail resigned this week to pave the way for El-Sisi to appoint a new government following his re-election to a second term in office.
Ministers will retain their portfolios in a caretaker government for now.
Ismail has gone abroad to receive medical treatment, the website also reported, without elaborating.
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Egypt’s El-Sisi appoints housing minister as acting premier
Egypt’s El-Sisi appoints housing minister as acting premier
- Housing Minister Mustafa Madbouly was appointed as acting prime minister on Thursday and tasked with forming a new cabinet.
- Egypt’s cabinet including Prime Minister Sherif Ismail resigned this week to pave the way for El-Sisi to appoint a new government following his re-election.
Germany moves troops out of Iraq, citing Mideast ‘tensions’
BERLIN: Germany’s military has “temporarily” moved some troops out of Irbil in northern Iraq because of “escalating tensions in the Middle East,” a German defense ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
Dozens of German soldiers had been relocated away from the base in Irbil, capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
“Only the personnel necessary to maintain the operational capability of the camp in Irbil remain on site,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman did not specify the source of the tensions, but US President Donald Trump has ordered a major build-up of US warships, aircraft and other weaponry in the region and threatened action against Iran.
German troops are deployed to Irbil as part of an international mission to train local Iraqi forces.
The spokesman said the German redeployment away from Irbil was “closely coordinated with our multinational partners.”
Dozens of German soldiers had been relocated away from the base in Irbil, capital of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
“Only the personnel necessary to maintain the operational capability of the camp in Irbil remain on site,” the spokesman said.
The spokesman did not specify the source of the tensions, but US President Donald Trump has ordered a major build-up of US warships, aircraft and other weaponry in the region and threatened action against Iran.
German troops are deployed to Irbil as part of an international mission to train local Iraqi forces.
The spokesman said the German redeployment away from Irbil was “closely coordinated with our multinational partners.”
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