IDSC sit-in continues outside parliament
Egypt
March 26, 2010
IDSC sit-in continues outside parliament
Officers from the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) who are in the third day of their sit-in strike in…
Police suspend ‘trial’ of ruling party
Egypt
March 25, 2010
Police suspend ‘trial’ of ruling party
Security services clashed with members of a popular tribunal established to "try" the ruling National Democratic Party on charges of…
Islam Online Cairo staff to launch new website
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Islam Online Cairo staff to launch new website
The crisis plaguing Doha-based website Islam online has deteriorated in the wake of a decision by Qatar's minister of social…
Striking civil servants’ families protest outside parliament
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Striking civil servants’ families protest outside parliament
Employees from branches of the Information Center of the Cabinet of Ministers decided to turn their protest into an open-ended…
Amonsito workers continue protest
Egypt
March 16, 2010
Amonsito workers continue protest
Amonsito workers continued their sit-in Tuesday before the parliament building in Cairo for the sixteenth consecutive day, awaiting next Thursday's…
Pharmacists protest new agreement with Tax Authority
Business
March 16, 2010
Pharmacists protest new agreement with Tax Authority
The Pharmacists Syndicate crisis escalated on Monday after the syndicate's secretary general, Mahmoud Abdel Maqsoud, signed an agreement with the…
Amonsito workers’ children stage protests
Egypt
March 8, 2010
Amonsito workers’ children stage protests
The children of the Amonsito Company striking textile workers staged a protest on Monday before the Egyptian parliament building in…
Minister fails to resolve flax workers’ sit-in
Egypt
February 18, 2010
Minister fails to resolve flax workers’ sit-in
Manpower Minister Aisha Abdel Hadi on Thursday failed to resolve an ongoing sit-in organized by employees of the Tanta Flax…
Copts mark anniversary of Kosheh violence
Egypt
February 14, 2010
Copts mark anniversary of Kosheh violence
Around 3000 Christians gathered Friday at the Virgin Mary and Father Kyrillos Churches in Ezbet el-Nakhl to mark the tenth…
Commerce Syndicate members lobby Mubarak over bill
Egypt
February 7, 2010
Commerce Syndicate members lobby Mubarak over bill
An urgent meeting of the General Assembly of the Commerce Syndicate has decided to have its members sign a petition…