Egypt PM starts to name Cabinet

Egypts new Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzuri on Friday started to name his cabinet, retaining several ministers from the previous government including the foreign affairs chief, a report said.Ganzuri, 78, was appointed on November 25 after days of deadly protests that pushed out the previous caretaker government of Essam Sharaf, who was perceived as weak in the face of the countrys ruling military council.A dozen ministers from Sharafs cabinet will retain their portfolios, including Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr and Information Minister Osama Heikal, the official MENA news agency reported.The final cabinet is to be announced on Saturday, according to state television.Last week, tens of thousands of protesters had taken to the street to demand the ouster of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, and to reject the new premiers appointment.Ganzuri, who was named prime minister two days before the first round of voting in landmark parliamentary elections, insisted that he has been given full powers by the military council.On Monday and Tuesday, Egyptians in one third of the countrys 27 provinces voted in the first parliamentary elections since president Hosni Mubarak was ousted in February.