Egypt's New Ministers’ Swearing in Ceremony Postponed

Egypt on Monday postponed the swearing-in of a new Cabinet for at least a day as protesters vowed to continue a sit-in at Cairo's main square, saying government reforms do not go far enough.

The swearing in ceremony for the new ministers nominated to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s cabinet has been postponed, Egyptian state-owned TV reported.

The ceremony was set to take place in front of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Monday afternoon. According to the state-owned Nile News channel, the new ministers will be sworn in on Tuesday following “discussions,” which were yet to be finalised late Monday.

The government already announced Sharaf’s decision to cancel the nomination of the Abdel Fatah al-Banna as antiquities minister after dozens of archaeologists protested against the decision outside the cabinet building on Monday morning.