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Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
Egypt

Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy

  The board of the Doctors Syndicate will call for a strike in all hospitals countrywide starting 1 October ,…
Cabinet secures LE1.3 billion for teacher salaries, minister says
Egypt

Cabinet secures LE1.3 billion for teacher salaries, minister says

The Cabinet announced Thursday that it has secured $1.3 billion to increase salaries for teachers in response to a sit-in…
Nation’s teachers congregate in Cairo, protest working conditions
Egypt

Nation’s teachers congregate in Cairo, protest working conditions

From Alexandria in the north to Aswan in the south, protesting teachers from numerous governorates descended upon the Cabinet for…
Industry and trade minister bans staff from striking during work
Egypt

Industry and trade minister bans staff from striking during work

Industry and Trade Minister Hatem Saleh has banned all ministry staff from attending strikes during working hours, so as not…
South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads
World

South Africa police fire tear gas as mine unrest spreads

JOHANNESBURG — South African police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse striking miners at a gold mine near…
South Africa charges miners with murder of fellow workers
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South Africa charges miners with murder of fellow workers

South African prosecutors on Thursday charged 270 mine workers with the murder of 34 striking colleagues shot dead by police,…
Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals
Egypt

Abu Qir clashes reveal tension between large projects and locals

ABU QIR — Raghab Masoud, a 27-year-old employee at Abu Qir power station, was on his way to work when…
Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa
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Mine ‘bloodbath’ shocks post-apartheid South Africa

  MARIKANA, South Africa  — The police killing of 34 striking platinum miners in the bloodiest security operation since the…
Transport authority workers threaten presidential palace protest
Egypt

Transport authority workers threaten presidential palace protest

Public Transport Authority workers who have been protesting for three days at the authority headquarters in Nasr City threatened to…
Sukari Gold Mine to resume operation Tuesday
Egypt

Sukari Gold Mine to resume operation Tuesday

Operation would be resumed fully on Tuesday in the Sukari Gold Mine after a nine-day hiatus, during which the workers…
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