Egypt's Sisi asks PM Mehleb to form new govt: state TV

CAIRO: Egypt's new President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kept Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb in his post on Monday and asked him to form a new government, state TV said, signaling his desire for continuity as he sets out to fix the economy and heal political divisions.

The new administration is expected to retain ministers in key posts like finance, officials and the media said.

It is not clear when a new government will be named.

It was earlier reported that Egypt's interim prime minister Mahlab said his cabinet had resigned on Monday, allowing President Sisi to choose a new team on his first day in office.

Sisi was sworn in on Sunday, nearly a year after he ousted elected president Mohamed Morsi after millions protested against the Islamist's divisive one year rule.