Egypt's interim cabinet sworn in The new government is led by Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, an economist. Army chief Gen Abdulfattah al-Sisi, who ousted Mohammed Morsi on July 3, retains his post as defence minister and also took the position of first deputy prime minister, an additional title given to defence ministers in the past. The Morsi-appointed interior minister, Mohammed Ibrahim, remains in his post, in charge of the police. Nabil Fahmy, who was Egypt's ambassador to the US from 1999-2008, becomes foreign minister. Underlining the relatively liberal outlook of the new government, President Adly Mansour named three women in his Cabinet, taking the powerful ministries of information and health as well as the environment ministry. The Cabinet has 33 members, not including el-Beblawi. Most past governments for decades have had at most two women in them. The Cabinet does not include any figures from Islamist parties. The interim president's spokesman had said posts would be offered to Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood. But the Brotherhood said they did not recognise the cabinet's "legitimacy or its authority." The group refused, saying it would not participate in the military-backed political process and vowing to continue its protests demanding Mr Morsi's reinstatement. His supporters accuse the military of carrying out a coup that has destroyed Egypt's democracy. The swearing-in of the new government came only hours after clashes between police and Islamist supporters of Mr Morsi left seven protesters dead in the worst outbreak of violence in a week. Edited by Chris Irvine