Egyptian state TV announced this morning that Egypt’s interim government would be unveiling its first cabinet since the removal from power of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, after clashes in Cairo on Monday and early Tuesday killed 7 people and injured more than 250 others. Demonstrators demanding the release of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked official had clashed overnight with police across four different locations in Cairo, and more than 400 people were eventually arrested. Speaking on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Egyptian presidency expressed confidence that Islamist groups would participate in efforts geared toward national reconciliation, and revealed that both the Brotherhood and the Islamist Nour Party had been offered cabinet positions.

“We expect most Islamic currents to participate in reconciliation … including the Muslim Brotherhood,” Ahmed Elmoslmany told reporters in Cairo.

The Brotherhood has thus far rejected reconciliation efforts by Cairo’s interim government, led by Egypt’s Chief Justice President Adly Mansour, and has vowed to continue protests until Morsi is reinstated.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood-led National Alliance to Support Legitimacy released a statement on Wednesday calling for a Friday million-man march in Cairo to demand Morsi’s reinstatement.

The alliance, which also includes several allied Islamist groups, went on to reiterate its rejection of last week’s “coup against democratic legitimacy,” in reference to Morsi’s ouster at the hands of Egypt’s armed forces.

The army-backed interim government is seeking to stabilize ongoing political unrest, which peaked in the June 30 anti-government protests that directly led to Morsi being relieved of power.

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