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Egypt's new president designates new prime minister, asks him to form government

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2012 photo former Egyptian minister of water resources and irrigation in the outgoing, military-appointed government, Hesham Kandil poses for a portrait in Cairo, Egypt. On Tuesday, July 24, 2012, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood, named the young, U.S. -educated Kandil as the prime minister designate and tasked him with putting together a new administration, nearly a month after Morsi was sworn in as Egypt's first freely elected civilian president. (AP Photo)

CAIRO - Egypt's state news agency says the country's new president has designated a new prime minister and asked him to form a new Cabinet.

MENA reported Tuesday that President Mohammed Morsi tasked Hesham Kandil, the minister of Water Resources and Irrigation in the outgoing government, with putting together a new Cabinet to replace the current military-appointed one.

Morsi had promised to pick someone from outside his Muslim Brotherhood group to lead a unity government.

It is unclear what Kandil's powers will be or whether the country's military will continue to control the appointment of top security posts.

News from © The Associated Press, 2012
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