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NHRC head mediates lawyers-judges dispute
Egypt
June 28, 2010
NHRC head mediates lawyers-judges dispute
Moqbil Shaker, vice president of the National Human Rights Council (NHRC), began mediating on Monday between Egypt's lawyers and judges…
Fayoum villagers protest water cuts
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Fayoum villagers protest water cuts
Hundreds of residents of the village of Sanhur in the Fayoum Governorate gathered to protest five consecutive days of water…
Education Ministry employees continue sit-in
Egypt
June 27, 2010
Education Ministry employees continue sit-in
Employees of the department within the Education Ministry mandated with building state educational facilities on Sunday continued their sit-in for…
Friday Market traders block ring road
Egypt
June 24, 2010
Friday Market traders block ring road
Merchants from Cairo's Friday market, which was set ablaze on Tuesday as the result of a car accident, blocked the…
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
Egypt
June 23, 2010
Merchants threaten protest following market blaze
Merchants at Cairo's Friday market, which was set ablaze on Tuesday after a car fell from an overpass and exploded…
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Egypt
June 21, 2010
Monday’s papers: Delayed appeals and throttled protests
Most of Monday's newspapers, including state-run papers Al-Ahram and Al-Akhbar, lead with news that the Tanta Misdemeanors Appeal Court has…
UK Egyptians protest alleged police killing
Egypt
June 20, 2010
UK Egyptians protest alleged police killing
Some 30 Egyptian activists staged demonstrations in front of the Egyptian embassy in London for two hours on Saturday to…
Commercial syndicate to protest insufficient resources
Business
June 20, 2010
Commercial syndicate to protest insufficient resources
The ٍSyndicate of Commercial Professions in Egypt called upon its members yesterday to take part in a nation-wide protest on…
Zeitoun cell and Naga Hammadi trials adjourned
Egypt
June 20, 2010
Zeitoun cell and Naga Hammadi trials adjourned
Lawyer protests sweeping the country for the past two weeks have caused many courtroom delays, including the adjournment of two…
Sorour mediates lawyers-judges negotiations
Egypt
June 16, 2010
Sorour mediates lawyers-judges negotiations
Peoples Assembly speaker, Ahmed Fathi Sorour, met with President of the lawyers syndicate Hamdi Khaleefa yesterday and is scheduled to…