The prime minister's office issued a press release on Tuesday detailing the achievements of Sherif Ismail's cabinet after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the heads of national newspapers in an interview to expect a cabinet reshuffle soon. The cabinet reshuffle is expected to include the ministers of education and health, as well as another important ministry, high-level sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm, leaving the latter ministry unnamed. The sources expect Ashraf al-Araby to be appointed as Minister of Planning, as well as the appointment of a deputy prime minister for economic affairs. The sources denied that Ismail had been summoned by the president, saying the prime minister is carrying out his duties at the cabinet headquarters as usual. The sources expect the names of ministers included in the reshuffle to be announced in three days.

Source: Egypt Independent January 18, 2017 09:28 UTC