Egypt’s President Selects New Defense Minister

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has replaced Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi as defense minister with Major General Abdel Fatah Al-Seesi.

Reports say Morsi has also ordered the retirement of military chief of staff Sami Enan.

Last week, Morsi sacked the country’s intelligence chief, the Republican Guard commander and the head of the military police days after gunmen killed 16 Egyptian border guards at a checkpoint near Egypt’s border with Israel.