Egypt
Striking civil servants’ families protest outside parliament
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…
Daimler charged with bribing foreign officials including Egyptians
March 24, 2010
Daimler charged with bribing foreign officials including Egyptians
Washington—The US Justice Department has accused car manufacturer Daimler AG of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to…
Qalyubia governor: Depriving 3rd children ‘unconstitutional’
March 24, 2010
Qalyubia governor: Depriving 3rd children ‘unconstitutional’
Adli Hussein, governor of Qalyubia, said he rejects the decision by Minister of Social Solidarity Ali el-Moselhy last February to…
ElBaradei to announce his platform
March 24, 2010
ElBaradei to announce his platform
Mohamed ElBaradei held his first meeting yesterday with members of his National Association for Change, a broad opposition coalition pushing…
Ezz Steel workers threaten to strike over low pay
March 24, 2010
Ezz Steel workers threaten to strike over low pay
Workers from the Ezz el-Dekheila Steel Company threatened to organize a strike on Thursday to coincide with a meeting of…
Telephone workers stage demos south of Cairo
March 24, 2010
Telephone workers stage demos south of Cairo
Workers of the Maasara Telephone Equipment Manufacturing Company staged demonstrations on Tuesday, accusing the government of ignoring their demands. The…
ElBaradei gets down to business
March 24, 2010
ElBaradei gets down to business
Perhaps it’s fitting that Mohamed ElBaradei’s most recent arrival in Egypt was an almost polar opposite of his previous visit.…
Wednesday’s papers: ‘Obliterated’ peace, national budget
March 24, 2010
Wednesday’s papers: ‘Obliterated’ peace, national budget
Al-Ahram leads with news from the conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C. The state-owned paper…