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Sharqiya educators questioned over strike
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Sharqiya educators questioned over strike
Officials are questioning 25 teachers and administrative employees from the Sharqiya Education Ministry over recent strike action. According to Sayed…
Update: Ultras protest in downtown Cairo; block metro
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Update: Ultras protest in downtown Cairo; block metro
Days before a court is set to rule in the case over last year’s football violence, Ultras Ahlawy protested at…
Army builds wall on Qasr al-Aini as clashes continue
Egypt
November 25, 2012
Army builds wall on Qasr al-Aini as clashes continue
Clashes between protesters and security forces continued for a seventh day around Tahrir Square, as the Armed Forces constructed a…
Nile University crisis still unresolved, says board chairman
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Nile University crisis still unresolved, says board chairman
Abdel Aziz Hegazy, chairman of the Nile University Board of Trustees, on Thursday said that the ministerial committee recently…
Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression
Egypt
August 24, 2012
Journalists, culture workers hold sit-in for freedom of expression
A number of journalists, writers, actors and political figures held a sit-in on Wednesday denouncing the recent constraints put…
Transport authority workers end sit-in after meeting Morsy delegate
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Transport authority workers end sit-in after meeting Morsy delegate
Dozens of Public Transportation Authority workers ended their sit-in Saturday at the authority’s headquarters in Nasr City after meeting…
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Railway blockages cost govt LE726 million since uprising
Protests and labor strikes that have blocked railways over the last 18 months have cost the state more than LE726…
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…
April 6 leaves Tahrir sit-in, Abu Ismail supporters stay
Egypt
July 3, 2012
April 6 leaves Tahrir sit-in, Abu Ismail supporters stay
The April 6 Youth Movement decided on Tuesday to end the sit-in they have been staging in Tahrir Square for…