As many as 16 of the nation’s 27 governors will be replaced in a shuffle expected to take place this week. The announcement of the shuffle has been postponed multiple times since since June.

The Euromoney conference kicks off on 4 September, with ministers Sahar Nasr, Mohamed Maait, Tarek Shawki, and Amr Talaat scheduled to participate, according to a statement (pdf).

Egypt will be among seven countries gathering in Geneva next month for talks on Syria’s political process, Reuters reports. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura has invited Syria’s allies to the negotiating table to push for the drafting of a new Syrian constitution, according to the newswire.

The House of Representatives is in recess until October.

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