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Spotlight | Egypt
Sisi's cabinet reshuffle creates new defence and diplomatic balance

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on 30 June 2024.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on 30 June 2024. © Egyptian Presidency/Handout/Anadolu via AFP

Six months after his re-election, the Egyptian president has sacked his influential defence minister, with whom relations had become strained. The new foreign minister he appointed in a major cabinet overhaul is close to the country's intelligence services.

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