Military rulers replace Mubarak era ministers

EGYPT’S military rulers swore in a new cabinet yesterday that includes 11 new ministers in a nod to the opposition movement that ousted longtime leader Hosni Mubarak but keeps three former members of the regime in key posts.

The move comes as the military leadership that is overseeing the country’s transition works to assure the anti-Mubarak movement that led mass protests it is committed to democratic reforms.

However, the decision to keep Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Justice Minister Mamdouh Marie, three Mubarak’s loyalists, in their post are likely to draw criticism from the youth activists and others who launched the uprising on January 25.