Items related to Hesham Qandil

PM appeals one-year jail sentence
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Apr 2013
  Prime Minister Hesham Qandil is challenging a ruling that ordered him to be imprisoned for one year and removed...
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy (L) meets with Water Minister Hesham Qandil at the presidential palace, Cairo, 22 July 2012. Mursi has asked Kandil, a relatively young water minister little known outside Egypt, to form a new government, disappointing investors who had hoped for a high-profile economy specialist. Picture taken July 22, 2012.
PM: Cabinet reshuffle to take place next week
Reuters 22 Apr 2013
A reshuffle of the Cabinet will be done early next week, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said in remarks carried on state...
Egypt's Morsy to announce Cabinet reshuffle
AFP 20 Apr 2013
President Mohamed Morsy is set to announce a Cabinet reshuffle, a presidential aide said Saturday, but it is unlikely...
Misdemeanor court hands PM jail sentence
Egypt Independent 17 Apr 2013
The Dokki Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday sentenced Prime Minister Hesham Qandil to one year in prison and ordered he be...
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy (L) meets with Water Minister Hesham Qandil at the presidential palace, Cairo, 22 July 2012. Mursi has asked Kandil, a relatively young water minister little known outside Egypt, to form a new government, disappointing investors who had hoped for a high-profile economy specialist. Picture taken July 22, 2012.
State press confirms Cabinet reshuffle in works
Egypt Independent 17 Apr 2013
    President Mohamed Morsy and former Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri are in negotiations to form a new...
President Mohamed Morsy met with leaders from the Salafi Nour Party Saturday night to discuss the party's national consensus initiative.
Nour Party rallies to bring down Cabinet, say sources
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Apr 2013
Informed sources within the Salafi Nour Party said Tuesday that leaders are mobilizing forces to demand the government...
A man kisses hand of Saad al-Katatni after winning majority of votes by members of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)'s general committee, to be elected as their new leader in Cairo, 19 October 2012. The Muslim Brotherhood's political party, Egypt's biggest, chose veteran conservative al-Katatni as its new leader on Friday to replace Mohamed Morsy who went on to become his country's first elected president.
FJP demands major Cabinet shuffle
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Apr 2013
The Freedom and Justice Party called for a major government shuffle on Tuesday. According to a statement, the party is...
Freedom and Justice Party - an upshot of powerful Muslim Brotherhood - sympathizers during party's Inaugural Convention, Awseem, Giza, June 11, 2011. MB leaders Essam al-Erian and Mohamed al-Beltagy were present.
FJP to meet with opposition, discuss Cabinet reshuffle
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12 Apr 2013
The Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm the Freedom and Justice Party are planning to meet with leaders from the...
Cabinet spokesperson Alaa al-Hadidy
Cabinet denies new committee amending Constitution
Egypt Independent 11 Apr 2013
The government has not formed a committee to amend the Constitution, announced Cabinet spokesperson Alaa al-Hadidy on...
PM downplays economic problems to Egyptians in Qatar
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Apr 2013
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil offered reassurances on the economy Wednesday to a small group of Egyptians living in...