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Waiting game at Islam Online
Egypt
March 23, 2010
Waiting game at Islam Online
As the labor dispute that has paralyzed the influential Islamic affairs and news website Islam Online entered its second week,…
Timeline: Greek woes
World
March 11, 2010
Timeline: Greek woes
Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in…
Hyde Park comes to Cairo
Egypt
March 9, 2010
Hyde Park comes to Cairo
It started in early February with the Tanta Flax and Oils Company workers sleeping, eating and praying on the sidewalks…
Greek unions in new strike call against austerity
World
March 4, 2010
Greek unions in new strike call against austerity
Athens--Greece's main private and public sector labor unions called a 3-hour work stoppage for Friday, stepping up opposition to new…
Protesters sleep on sidewalk in front of parliament
Egypt
March 2, 2010
Protesters sleep on sidewalk in front of parliament
Workers from Amonsito and Nubaria Engineering and Agricultural Automation Company were joined by demonstrators with physical disabilities Monday night in…
Egyptian fishermen protest ‘humiliation’ in Greece
Egypt
February 28, 2010
Egyptian fishermen protest ‘humiliation’ in Greece
Over 200 Egyptian fishermen in Greece have entered their fourth week of strikes against deteriorating financial conditions and what they…
Tanta Flax and Oils workers escalate protests
Egypt
February 18, 2010
Tanta Flax and Oils workers escalate protests
Workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company who are staging a sit-in before the Council of Ministers escalated their…
Tanta Flax workers’ demo – no end in sight?
Egypt
February 16, 2010
Tanta Flax workers’ demo – no end in sight?
A conflict at the privatized Tanta Flax and Oils Company has left some 850 workers with no source of income…