Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree on Thursday appointing presidency chief-of-staff Abbas Kamel as the acting chief of the country's General Intelligence Service (GIS).
Kamel, who will remain in office until a new chief is named, is replacing Khaled Fazwy as GIS cheif.
Fawzy had held the office of GIS chief since 2014.
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