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Activists, presidential hopefuls take to Tahrir Square on Labor Day
Egypt
May 1, 2012
Activists, presidential hopefuls take to Tahrir Square on Labor Day
In Cairo's Tahrir Square, around 1,000 labor activists, workers and unionists celebrated Egypt's second Labor Day since the abdication of…
Low-ranking officers, civilian employees of Interior Ministry protest for better rights
Egypt
May 1, 2012
Low-ranking officers, civilian employees of Interior Ministry protest for better rights
Just one day before Labor Day, the Interior Ministry is facing more internal dissent than any other government office. Two…
Workers plan to celebrate Labor Day with marches in Cairo, governorates
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Workers plan to celebrate Labor Day with marches in Cairo, governorates
A number of labor unions plan to celebrate Labor Day on Tuesday the first of May through marches and demonstrations…
Dozens flock to Tahrir to participate in Friday protest
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Dozens flock to Tahrir to participate in Friday protest
Dozens of protesters flocked to Tahrir Square on Friday morning to participate in a demonstration the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi…
Human rights report: 121 protests held in first half of April
Egypt
April 25, 2012
Human rights report: 121 protests held in first half of April
The number of protests in Egypt increased during the first half of April, with 121 protest held by various work…
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Recent protests caused railway passengers delay equal to 300 hours, authority says
Professional protests and labor strikes blocking railways over the last week have caused 7 million passengers delays amounting to 300…
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Egypt
April 24, 2012
Abu Ismail’s female supporters defend presence at sit-in
Female supporters of Salafi presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail have not abstained from sleeping inside tents erected in Cairo's…
Demonstrations before Cabinet headquarters in Nasr City
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Demonstrations before Cabinet headquarters in Nasr City
Demonstrations continued on Sunday in front of the Cabinet’s temporary headquarters in Nasr City. This comes at the time when…
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Hundreds of representatives from political groups protested Sunday at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, the Islamic body responsible for issuing religious decrees,…
Southwest Tunisian town’s outrage over unemployment
World
April 21, 2012
Southwest Tunisian town’s outrage over unemployment
Southwest Tunisia has some of the world's richest phosphate deposits, but a recent series of violent protests by jobless residents…