Egypt’s new cabinet unlikely to herald radical shift in policy

The much-anticipated announcement of the new Egyptian cabinet was a bit of a damp squib. Admittedly, the technocratic nature of the new administration has calmed fears of an Islamist-dominated government. But since many of the ministers were part of the departing interim government or were senior officials in their respective ministries, hopes of a radical policy shift have faded.

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