Syndicates
University presidents decline order to resign
Egypt
August 5, 2011
University presidents decline order to resign
New Minister of Higher Education Motaz Khorshid, in a meeting with various university faculty members on Wednesday, said certain university…
Minister approves first independent syndicate for pensioners
Egypt
March 20, 2011
Minister approves first independent syndicate for pensioners
Manpower Minister Ahmed al-Borai approved the formation of a syndicate for pensioners. It is the first syndicate to be independent…
2010 Cinema and TV elections
Egypt
February 23, 2010
2010 Cinema and TV elections
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
Egypt
January 23, 2010
Egypt’s oldest surviving syndicate
Egypt's oldest syndicate is not a professional syndicate, but rather one of extended family members. The Syndicate of Al-Ashraf, decedents…
Maazouns demand syndicate, threaten protests
Egypt
December 20, 2009
Maazouns demand syndicate, threaten protests
About 100 maazouns (Islamic clerks mandated to document marriage contracts) staged a protest before parliament, objecting to what they called…
3 candidates in today’s Actors Syndicate election
Egypt
December 16, 2009
3 candidates in today’s Actors Syndicate election
Actors Syndicate elections start today at Al-Salam Theater Hall. Competing for president are Ashraf Zaki, who won last time with…