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Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Egypt
September 21, 2011
Protesters block Suez-Ismailia Highway to protest death of young man
Hundreds of people blocked the Suez-Ismailia Highway on Wednesday after the death of a young man in Suez. According to…
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Coptic Church resumes examination of divorce requests
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Clerical Council for Personal Affairs resumed on Tuesday examining requests for divorce submitted by Copts, after…
Teachers strike continues into fourth day nationwide
Egypt
September 20, 2011
Teachers strike continues into fourth day nationwide
Teachers continued their strike in several governorates on Tuesday, escalating their demands to include the dismissal of the education minister.…
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Egypt
September 19, 2011
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Members of 17 political parties and movements have marched to the cabinet building to protest the Emergency Law. They held…
More public transport workers join strike
Egypt
September 19, 2011
More public transport workers join strike
The public transport workers' strike expanded as workers at several bus garages in Cairo joined on the second day. On…
Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious
Egypt
September 15, 2011
Unfulfilled economic and political demands keep Egypt’s laborers furious
The first two weeks of September have witnessed a massive wave of strikes, with many more planned for the rest…
Political forces divided over Friday’s ‘Dreadful Silence’ protest
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Political forces divided over Friday’s ‘Dreadful Silence’ protest
Political forces are divided over Friday’s protests calling for the cancellation of the Emergency Law, which was recently amended by…
Revolutionary group calls for rally to reject Emergency Law
Egypt
September 12, 2011
Revolutionary group calls for rally to reject Emergency Law
The Union of Revolutionary Youth on Monday called for a mass rally in Tahrir Square on Friday to voice the…
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Hundreds protest to elect university deans, increase research funding
Nearly 700 teaching staff from several Egyptian universities protested on Sunday outside the cabinet building in downtown Cairo, demanding the…
Minister: Attack on Israeli Embassy was a crime
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Minister: Attack on Israeli Embassy was a crime
The storming of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo was a criminal action and had nothing to do with the 25…