Cabinet
Teachers call for protest on Saturday
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Teachers call for protest on Saturday
Egyptian teachers have called for protesting on Saturday at the cabinet building located on Qasr al-Aini Street in downtown Cairo.…
Government amends election laws
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Government amends election laws
In its meeting on Sunday, the cabinet endorsed amendments to laws governing the People’s Assembly, the Shura Council and electoral…
Teachers suspend strike for one week
Egypt
September 25, 2011
Teachers suspend strike for one week
Late on Saturday teachers protesting before the cabinet building announced they would suspend their open-ended strike for one week, following…
Thousands attend protest as teachers’ strike picks up speed
Egypt
September 24, 2011
Thousands attend protest as teachers’ strike picks up speed
Thousands of teachers demonstrated in front of the cabinet on Saturday against the slow pace of reforms in the Ministry…
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands
Egypt
September 22, 2011
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands
Hundreds of public bus drivers "marched" their buses in procession Thursday from the Public Transportation Authority's office in Nasr City…
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Members of 17 political parties and movements have marched to the cabinet building to protest the Emergency Law. They held…
Cabinet took the decision to export gas to Israel, says witness
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Cabinet took the decision to export gas to Israel, says witness
Former Prime Minister Atef Ebeid's cabinet assigned the East Mediterranean Gas Company (EMG) to export gas to Israel by direct…
Egyptian government vows not to use Emergency Law against political opponents
Egypt
September 14, 2011
Egyptian government vows not to use Emergency Law against political opponents
The Egyptian government on Wednesday pledged not to use the Emergency Law as a means of cracking down on political…
Poll: 69% of Egyptians believe regime trials are too slow
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Poll: 69% of Egyptians believe regime trials are too slow
Sixty-nine percent of Egyptians believe the trials of former members of ex-President Hosni Mubarak's regime are proceeding too slowly, according…
Cabinet think tank: Corporate bankruptcy up 235 percent
Business
September 11, 2011
Cabinet think tank: Corporate bankruptcy up 235 percent
Corporate bankruptcy in Egypt rose 235.3 percent during the first five months of 2011, with 57 companies declaring bankruptcy as…