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What triggered Egypt’s Cabinet reshuffle?

Just six months after the government’s formation, a major Cabinet reshuffle replaced 10 ministers, which raises questions about the state's ability to implement its plans.

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks to the media after the signing ceremony for a deal to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant between Egypt and Russia at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, November 19, 2015. Moscow and Cairo signed an agreement on Thursday for Russia to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt, with Russia extending a loan to Egypt to cover the cost of construction. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTS800T
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks to the media at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 19, 2015. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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