unemployment
Egypt jobless rate up to 11.9 percent in first quarter
Business
May 25, 2011
Egypt jobless rate up to 11.9 percent in first quarter
Egypt's unemployment rates soared to 11.9 percent during the first quarter of 2011 - an increase from 8.9 percent from…
Labor organization: Egypt among Arab nations most affected by financial crisis
Business
May 10, 2011
Labor organization: Egypt among Arab nations most affected by financial crisis
Egypt is among the Arab countries most affected by the global financial crisis, according to a report from the Arab…
Amr Moussa denies deal with dissolved NDP, promises unemployment allowance
Egypt
April 30, 2011
Amr Moussa denies deal with dissolved NDP, promises unemployment allowance
Amr Moussa, Arab League secretary general and potential presidential candidate, said he has not made any deals with figures from…
Shenouda asks Egyptians to aid army in restoring calm
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Shenouda asks Egyptians to aid army in restoring calm
Egyptian Coptic Pope Shenouda III said he was glad that the armed forces are now in charge of the country…
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Suicide is not the solution to the unemployment faced by Egypt's youth, Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said in statements…
IDSC cites inflation, unemployment, corruption, insecurity as Egypt’s ‘main problems’
Egypt
January 23, 2011
IDSC cites inflation, unemployment, corruption, insecurity as Egypt’s ‘main problems’
Egyptian citizens suffer from four main problems, namely, rising prices, unemployment, official corruption, and feelings of insecurity, Maged Othman, head…
IMF calls on Egypt to abolish subsidies on petroleum products
Business
January 23, 2011
IMF calls on Egypt to abolish subsidies on petroleum products
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected an increase in Egypt’s inflation rate, which, the organization noted, would further burden…
Experts: Tunisia-style suicides in Egypt could spur change, if not revolution
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Experts: Tunisia-style suicides in Egypt could spur change, if not revolution
Desperate Egyptians setting themselves on fire like their Tunisian counterparts are unlikely to spur wide-ranging protests, but they might serve…
What Tunisia proved and disproved
Opinion
January 19, 2011
What Tunisia proved and disproved
The Tunisian uprising raises so many questions that it is difficult to focus on only one or two, but one…
Arab soul is broken, says Moussa
Egypt
January 19, 2011
Arab soul is broken, says Moussa
The secretary general of the Arab League on Wednesday linked the upheaval in Tunisia to deteriorating economic conditions throughout the…