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Armed forces and police secure ballot station on the second day of first phase in People's Assembly elections, Kafr al-Sheikh, November 29,2011. Parliamentary elections' first phase, which started Monday, includes 17.5 million voters.The poll took place at nine governorates: Cairo, Alexandria, Kafr al-Sheikh, Assiut, Port Said, Fayyoum, Luxor, Red Sea and Damietta.
Kafr al-Sheikh residents protest poor living conditions
Al-Masry Al-Youm 11 Apr 2013
Protesters in Shebas al-Malh Village in Kafr al-Sheikh Governorate forced the closure of all municipal facilities on...
The new rail tractors
Egypt's railways see biggest strike in almost 30 years
Jano Charbel
MENA
08 Apr 2013
A nationwide train drivers strike continued into its second day on Monday, in protest against the “government...
Alexandria Criminal Court
Workers charged with holding boss hostage released on bail
Al-Masry Al-Youm 04 Apr 2013
The Alexandria Criminal Court upheld the release of 18 temporary workers on bail of LE1,000 each. The workers were...
The Carsten Maersk enters the port of Rotterdam in this 14 April 2011 file photograph. Growth in global container-freight demand will slow to between 5 and 8 percent per year from levels of around 10 to 11 percent seen over the past 25 years, hurt by weaker economic growth in Europe and North America, Maersk Line Chief Executive Soren Skou said on 15 March 2012.
Striking workers shut down Ain Sokhna port for eighth day
Al-Masry Al-Youm 08 Feb 2013
The Ain Sokhna seaport in Suez was shut down for the eighth consecutive day on Friday as workers continued their strike...
In this photo, Egyptian children sell facial tissues for drivers at a traffic light in Cairo.
Egypt's Constitution seen to curtail labor rights and workers freedoms
Jano Charbel 22 Jan 2013
Labor provisions in Egypt's new Constitution are worrying workers and unionists alike, who fear that a lot of room...
The new rail tractors
Train conductor decides shift is over, stops train mid-route
Al-Masry Al-Youm 18 Jan 2013
Train traffic in Upper Egypt screeched to a halt for over an hour on Friday when a train conductor stopped his train in...
Protests against work, living conditions sweep across nation
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Jan 2013
A wave of protests against poor living and working conditions swept through the nation’s governorates on Monday....
Manpower Ministry: Fewer labor strikes in first week of December
Egypt Independent 10 Dec 2012
Only five labor strikes were staged in five governorates across the country from 2 to 9 December, of which four were...
Military army personnel staying guard close to Suez Canal in anticipation of protests, July 13, 2011. Army's heavy presence in Suez comes in the heel of threats by families of protesters killed during January 25th Revolution to bring work at Suez Canal to a halt - only to prompt an Army's "impatient" - according to many commentators and activists - statement recently.
Suez workers storm governorate building over delayed payments
Al-Masry Al-Youm 21 Nov 2012
Hundreds of workers from Al-Masriya Trust Textile Industries stormed the Suez Governorate headquarters on Wednesday...
DP World sues striking workers
MENA 15 Oct 2012
Dubai Ports World, the company operating the Ain Sokhna port, filed charges against striking workers on Monday,...