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Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Teachers call for strike as school year rolls to a start
Several teachers’ movements on Tuesday called for a mass rally next Monday in protest of Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s "disregard…
Teachers escalate protests in several governorates
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Teachers escalate protests in several governorates
Teachers continued to protest in several governorates for the second day in a row, demanding better salaries and working conditions.…
Education Ministry employees continue sit-in
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Education Ministry employees continue sit-in
Employees of the department within the Education Ministry mandated with building state educational facilities on Sunday continued their sit-in for…
No niqabs, no cheating through blue-tooth
Egypt
January 26, 2010
No niqabs, no cheating through blue-tooth
Universities will not allow any student to sit for an exam while wearing the niqab without first obtaining a court…
Education: Resignations ‘won’t affect plans’
Egypt
January 21, 2010
Education: Resignations ‘won’t affect plans’
More than one Egyptian adviser to the Education Ministry has recently resigned in protest against the appointment of Ahmed Badr…
Swine flu fears dominate mid-terms
Egypt
January 18, 2010
Swine flu fears dominate mid-terms
Stringent measures laid down by the Health Ministry aimed at minimizing the spread of the H1N1 virus among school students…
Downtown Cairo shaken by protests
Egypt
January 11, 2010
Downtown Cairo shaken by protests
Veterinarian doctors staged a protest Monday in front of the Egyptian Medical Association's Cairo headquarters, demanding that President Hosni Mubarak…
Post-reshuffle confusion in ministries
Egypt
January 6, 2010
Post-reshuffle confusion in ministries
Confusion prevails at the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Transportation in the wake of a recent ministerial reshuffle.…