Tunisia
Govt vows to urgently tackle joblessness
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Govt vows to urgently tackle joblessness
Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration Aisha Abdel Hady promised, in a press statement on Monday, to provide urgent solutions…
Activists hope 25 January protest will be start of ‘something big’
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Activists hope 25 January protest will be start of ‘something big’
Over 80,000 Egyptian Facebook users have confirmed they will be attending nation-wide protests on 25 January.The event is associated in…
Tunisia disproves Arab world’s greatest myth
World
January 22, 2011
Tunisia disproves Arab world’s greatest myth
Tunisia's Sidi Bouzid uprising and resulting "Jasmine Revolution" was the first successful case of popular upheaval toppling a ruling regime…
The Tunisian uprising in London
Egypt
January 22, 2011
The Tunisian uprising in London
London--“Wipe off David Cameron’s smile, let's go Tunisian style.” This was the chant of student protesters marching in London this…
Egypt’s labor stronghold urges participation in 25 January protest
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Egypt’s labor stronghold urges participation in 25 January protest
Members of various political movements in the Gharbiya governorate organized a protest on Friday near the headquarters of the ruling…
My days in Tunisia
Opinion
January 22, 2011
My days in Tunisia
I began writing these words under curfew in the heart of the Tunisian capital, one day after the Tunisian popular…
Al Jazeera TV makes waves with Tunisia coverage
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Al Jazeera TV makes waves with Tunisia coverage
When street protests ousted the Tunisian president, 26-year-old Egyptian Sabah first heard about it in a call from a friend…
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Opinion
January 21, 2011
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Egypt is not Tunisia. In Egypt, a middle-aged man tried to light himself on fire in front of the parliament…
Tunisian FM says government will allow Islamist party
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Tunisian FM says government will allow Islamist party
Tunisian Foreign Minister Kamal Morjane said that the government does not mind establishing an Islamic party in Tunisia under a…
State’s union control keeps Egyptian labor quiet
Egypt
January 21, 2011
State’s union control keeps Egyptian labor quiet
A recurrence of Tunisia's uprising in unlikely to occur in Egypt because the country lacks a strong independent labor movement,…