A new governors re-shuffle will be announced shortly, an official source at the Egyptian cabinet said, adding that they will take the oath of office before interim President Adli Mansour within hours.

The reshuffle will include the replacement of at least 18 governors, including the governor of Cairo, according to a local newspaper.

Local Development Minister Adel Labib has said that the prime minister had apporved the final list of candidates for the reshuffle.