governors
Govt to appoint 11 new governors
Egypt
August 4, 2011
Govt to appoint 11 new governors
Egypt on Thursday announced the appointment of 11 new governors as part of the governor's reshuffle approved by interim Prime…
Delay in governor reshuffle caused by objections from ‘state bodies’
Egypt
August 2, 2011
Delay in governor reshuffle caused by objections from ‘state bodies’
Delays in finalizing the reshuffle in the nation's governors were the result of objections raised by various state bodies, said…
Minister: No female governors to be appointed in planned reshuffle
Egypt
July 30, 2011
Minister: No female governors to be appointed in planned reshuffle
Women will be excluded in a planned gubernatorial reshuffle, Egypt's local development minister, Mohamed Ahmed Attiya, said Saturday. In statements…
Alexandria governor resigns
Egypt
July 14, 2011
Alexandria governor resigns
Alexandria governor Essam Salem submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday evening to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet. Salem…
Why Prime Minister Sharaf should resign
Opinion
April 27, 2011
Why Prime Minister Sharaf should resign
It pains me to hear criticisms of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet, especially since I had enthusiastically nominated…
New governors, old ways
Opinion
April 25, 2011
New governors, old ways
Curious is the process by which 13 new governors have been appointed across Egypt. It's as if most of them…
Monday’s papers: Mubarak one step closer to Tora
Egypt
April 25, 2011
Monday’s papers: Mubarak one step closer to Tora
Having previously been spared joining his two sons and the pillars of his fallen regime in Tora prison because…
Cabinet halts Qena governor’s activities for 3 months
Egypt
April 25, 2011
Cabinet halts Qena governor’s activities for 3 months
On Monday Egypt's interim prime minister Essam Sharaf ordered the new governor of Qena to stop work for three months so…
Christian governor to resign following Muslim protests
Egypt
April 19, 2011
Christian governor to resign following Muslim protests
A newly-appointed Christian governor in Egypt intends to resign Tuesday after several days of Muslim protests, the Egyptian news agency…
New governors appointed by the old Mubarak method
Egypt
April 14, 2011
New governors appointed by the old Mubarak method
The Egyptian authorities on Thursday appointed 18 new governors, most of whom hail from the military and the police, in…