Egypt's Transition Teeters As PM Moves To Form Cabinet -- USA Today
CAIRO — Interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour has called for national reconciliation as deep divisions threaten to overwhelm Egypt's increasingly chaotic political transition.
The call to bridge political divides comes as the Islamic holiday Ramadan kicked off one week after former president Mohammed Morsi was ousted from power, and as new Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi moves to create a new cabinet.
Egyptian news media reported that al-Beblawi will offer ministerial positions to the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party.
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