CAIRO, June 1, 2018 (MENA) – Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued republican decree No.244 for the Year 2018 to consider the Ministry of Military Production an entity of a special nature. Under the new decree articles 17 and 20 of the civil service law will not be applied to the ministry's leading and administrative posts. Also the decree authorizes the prime minister to appoint the ministry's senior civil servants. It delegates to the minister of state for military production the authority to appoint the ministry's general managerial and administrative management staff. The decree was published in the Official Gazette.