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Red Alert: Mubarak Names Former Air Force Chief as New Egyptian PM
Egypt’s former air force chief and minister for civil aviation, Ahmed
Shafiq, has been designated the new prime minister by Egyptian President
Hosni Mubarak and tasked to form the next Cabinet, Al Jazeera reported
Jan. 29. The announcement comes shortly after Egyptian intelligence
chief Omar Suleiman was appointed vice president, a position that has
been vacant for the past 30 years. Read more »
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