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For Syrian demos, artists work overtime
World
July 21, 2012
For Syrian demos, artists work overtime
Every Friday in Qusayr, Syrians protest against Bashar al-Assad, so every Thursday, a group of young artists meet in a…
Mahallah workers continue strike for seventh day
Egypt
July 21, 2012
Mahallah workers continue strike for seventh day
Misr Company for Spinning and Weaving workers continued striking Saturday for the seventh day in row as the cabinet continued…
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Egypt
July 14, 2012
Amnesty calls for immediate release of socialist party detainees
Amnesty International called Friday for the “immediate and unconditional release” of three Egyptian Social Democratic Party members detained by military…
Foreign employees held in glass factory protest released
Egypt
July 12, 2012
Foreign employees held in glass factory protest released
Suez policeman freed on Thursday five foreigners detained by employees of a glass manufacturing factory east of the Gulf of…
Abu Ismail calls for protest supporting Morsy on Friday
Egypt
July 11, 2012
Abu Ismail calls for protest supporting Morsy on Friday
Salafi preacher and former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail called on all Egyptians to gather in Tahrir Square Friday…
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
The Electricity Ministry has prepared a report for President Mohamed Morsy on the steps necessary for implementing Egypt’s controversial nuclear…
Egypt women speak up against sexual violence
Egypt
July 7, 2012
Egypt women speak up against sexual violence
Egyptian women are speaking up against sexual violence after harrowing tales of mob attacks in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square prompted…
Metro workers threaten hunger strike
Egypt
July 5, 2012
Metro workers threaten hunger strike
Metro workers continued their sit-in at the Shohadaa (Martyrs) metro stop on Thursday and threatened to begin a hunger strike…
Normal traffic in Tahrir, dozens protest constitutional amendments
Egypt
June 30, 2012
Normal traffic in Tahrir, dozens protest constitutional amendments
Tahrir Square remained quiet on Saturday morning after the previous day's mass protest calling on the military to handover power.…
Hundreds in Tahrir resume sit-in, demand full power handover
Egypt
June 26, 2012
Hundreds in Tahrir resume sit-in, demand full power handover
Hundreds of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square resumed a seven-day sit-in on Tuesday amid a festive atmosphere that has been…