Hassan Rashad was sworn in yesterday as Egypt’s new intelligence chief, with outgoing head Abbas Kamel named advisor to the presidency, general coordinator of the security services, and special envoy of the president. Rashad graduated from the Military Technical College, he then joined the General Intelligence Service and rose through the ranks to become the Intelligence Service deputy before his appointment yesterday, Extra News reports (Watch, runtime 0:58).

The foreign press took note: The story caught the attention of Reuters, the Wall StreetJournal, the National, and Xinhua.

Al Ahly FC welcomes new faces with managerial shake up: Sky Investment’s Ayman Hussein has been appointed chairman of Al Ahly Football Company and EFG Hermes Head of Research Ahmed Shams El Din was appointed as his vice chairman, the football club announced. Sitting on the board are Zilla Capital Chairman Wael Ziada (LinkedIn) and Ahmed Hossam Awad.

There are some new faces at the Al Ahly Sports Facilities Company, with former Heliopolis Housing and Development CEO Tamer Nasser appointed chairman and Hazem Hilal as vice chairman. Over at Al Ahly Company for Sports services, former Civil Aviation Minister Mohammed Manar Enabah is now chairman and Assistant Investment Minister Lamia Mokhtar is sitting on the board.

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