![]() ![]() Abdel-Maksoud does not conceal his Brotherhood colors however, he emphasizes that “I take off my Brotherhood hat at Maspero’s doors.” Behind his desk, the customary portrait of former president Hosni Mubarak has been replaced with a plaque that reads, “Without God, I Cannot Succeed.” To the minister’s left is a giant screen divided into 16 smaller screens displaying thirteen domestic and three satellite television channels. The minister of information is a bona fide member of the Muslim Brotherhood. However, this time, Asharq Al-Awsat had to wait before being ushered into Abdel-Maksoud’s office: he was busy performing evening prayers. He works out of the same ninth-floor office that had previously been the domain of his Mubarak-era predecessors, Safwat El-Sherif and Anas El-Fiqqi. ![]() (AAA)Ĭairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-It is the second time in less than a year that Asharq Al-Awsat has paid a visit to Cairo’s Maspero building, headquarters of Egypt’s Radio and Television Union (ERTU), to meet with Egyptian information minister Salah Abdel-Maksoud. File photo of Egyptian information minister Salah Abdel-Maksoud. ![]()
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