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1st LD: Egypt's Sisi swears in new gov't

Xinhua, September 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi swore in on Saturday a new government, state media reported, just a week after the previous cabinet resigned following a corruption scandal.

The former oil minister, Sherif Ismail, took oath early Saturday before President Sisi as the new prime minister.

While the new cabinet includes 15 new ministers, ministers of foreign affairs, defense, interior, justice and finance have their office remained.

On Sept. 12, Sisi accepted the resignation of the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, after the agriculture minister, Salah Helal, was arrested for corruption.

It's the first major reshuffle of administration since Sisi won elections last year, which is expected to "pump new blood" into the government.

The new cabinet was sworn in as Egypt is preparing for a long-delayed parliamentary election in October. Electing a new parliament, which Sisi promised to be completed by end of 2015, is the third and final phase of a three-stage future roadmap, including presidential election and a new constitution, announced by Sisi on the removal of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi in early July 2013. Endit