Brussels: Europe and the Arabs

Reactions varied on social media following the announcement of a cabinet reshuffle in the Egyptian government, while some welcomed the change of some ministers, including the Minister of Education, as well as the end of the waiting period regarding the appointment of a Minister of Health, which was temporarily assumed by the Minister of Higher Education, to succeed the minister who was suffering from Health conditions, as well as the Ministry of Immigration, which witnessed the absence of the minister due to family conditions, and some expressed optimism about the next stage in light of the presence of new blood, and in the hope that the government would carry new ideas through which to correct some conditions and undo steps that angered some, including educational policies and others The heads of the parties commented on the ministerial amendments approved by the House of Representatives and said, "Thank you for not leaving the ministry, and welcome to the new blood." Representative Tayseer Matar, head of the Irada Gil party and deputy of the Senate Industry Committee, and Secretary-General of the Egyptian Parties Alliance, praised the cabinet reshuffle, stressing that this amendment supports the development of government performance and is considered a step to inject new blood. Meanwhile, Lieutenant-General Jalal Al-Haridi, head of the Homeland Defenders Party, announced the party's support for the political leadership in the new ministerial change. The head of the party said that the cabinet reshuffle came to introduce new ministers in the government of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, which will reflect on the overall performance in a good and different way and live up to the aspirations and goals of the Egyptian people. On Saturday, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved, during its plenary session, an expanded cabinet reshuffle that includes 13 ministerial portfolios, in the first amendment the country has witnessed in nearly three years. The changes included the education portfolios, which was assumed by Reda Hegazy, succeeding Tariq Shawqi, whose method of developing the educational process sparked a degree of controversy, and also included the appointment of Khaled Abdel Ghaffar as Minister of Health after he was acting as the former Minister of Health, as he previously assumed the portfolio of higher education. The House of Representatives also approved the appointment of Hani Swailem as Minister of Irrigation, Ayman Ashour as Minister of Higher Education, and Suha Samir Nashed as Minister of Immigration, succeeding Minister Nabila Makram Ebeid. The amendments included the appointment of Ahmed Issa Abu Hussein as Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Samir as Minister of Trade and Industry, Lieutenant-General Muhammad Abbas Helmy as Minister of Aviation, Hassan Shehata as Minister of Manpower, Nevin Al-Kilani as Minister of Culture, Major General Hisham Amna as Minister of Local Development, Mahmoud Esmat as Minister of the Public Business Sector, and Major General Muhammad Salah El-Din, Minister of Military Production. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi had said on his Facebook page that he had invited the House of Representatives to convene to discuss ministerial amendments in order to develop government performance in some important internal and external files