labor demonstrations
Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests
Egypt
May 14, 2010
Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests
Demonstrators in front of parliament announced they were considering escalating their protests due to the recent temperature increase, which has…
Sunday papers: Labor day on strike
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Sunday papers: Labor day on strike
Labor day celebrations took up much of the coverage in today's newspapers. According to Al-Shorouq, workers from five separate companies…
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Kareem el-Beheiry was 20 years old when he first took part in a labor strike in December 2006."I didn't know…
Tuesday’s papers: Minimum wage and nuclear power
Egypt
April 13, 2010
Tuesday’s papers: Minimum wage and nuclear power
The proceedings of Sunday's meeting of the leadership of the National Democratic Party (NDP) dominate the newspapers today. The meeting--the…
Islam Online Cairo staff to launch new website
Egypt
March 24, 2010
Islam Online Cairo staff to launch new website
The crisis plaguing Doha-based website Islam online has deteriorated in the wake of a decision by Qatar's minister of social…
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Egypt
March 10, 2010
Sleeping on concrete: A tale of three protests
Workers of the Amonsito textile factory entered the tenth day of their sit-in outside the gates of the Shura Council,…