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Activists, presidential hopefuls take to Tahrir Square on Labor Day
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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