We have a new housing minister: Assem El Gazzar was sworn in yesterday as our new housing minister. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly had been serving as both PM and housing minister since being named prime minister in 2018, Ittihadiya said in a statement. El-Gazzar, an academic, previously served as deputy housing minister and has served in government as head of the General Authority for Urban Planning, among other posts.

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