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The Sukari Gold Mine, Egypt's largest and oldest, has been witnessing numerous acts of labor unrest amidst allegations of corruption, smuggling and other controversies.
Located in the southeast of the country some 30 km away from the Red Sea...
Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri's address to the People's Assembly, Islamists' domination of the assembly's special committees and their recent Shura Council electoral successes make headlines in Wednesday's papers.
Protest...
"We want to bring down the state, yes this is what we want, and I don’t know why people laugh when I say this. Indeed, the best solution for Egypt is to bring down the military’s state and build a new one.”
These are the words...
In the run-up to the anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a street art campaign dubbed “Mad Graffiti Week” spread like wildfire across Egypt. The call for the event was announced on Facebook, Twitter and the blogs of Egyptian street...
On 30 January, only five days into the revolution, the Egyptian Federation of Independent Trade Unions was born, the first such federation to be established since the union movement was monopolized by the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union...
It has been dubbed the "Parliament of the Revolution," the "Brotherhood's Parliament" and a host of other names, and it is making front-page headlines in all of Egypt's newspapers. Final results of the parliamentary...
Egypt's newspapers on Wednesday feature front-page headlines, photos and in-depth coverage of the latest news from the country's high-profile court case. The ongoing trial of Hosni Mubarak and his associates was rocked by new allegations...
As a means of popular expression, graffiti and street art have served to reflect the ongoing spirit of the 25 January revolution. At times, they have highlighted the demands of the revolution; at others, they have documented events and commemorated...
Voter turnout was weak during the first of two days of voting in Tanta, capital of the Nile Delta's Gharbiya Governorate. On Tuesday, few voters could be seen entering polling stations, which had been set up in schools. The few queues noticeable...
The success of the 25 January uprising in toppling Hosni Mubarak was made possible by industrial actions in key sectors of the Egyptian economy, not exclusively by the popular occupations of Tahrir and other city squares. Starting on 7 February, a...
