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Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt has reached a state in which its citizens have lost hope for change, sociologists warned. They blamed unemployment, poverty,…
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
World
January 13, 2011
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
London--An outbreak of violent unrest in Tunisia has punctured a taboo on challenging President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in public,…
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
World
January 12, 2011
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
Tunis--Troops deployed in the Tunisian capital Wednesday as the government sacked the interior minister and announced it would free protesters…
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
World
January 10, 2011
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
Brussels--The European Union led international condemnation on Monday of Tunisia's weekend crackdown on a wave of food protests which killed…
Tunisia tensions boil over as teenager dies in riot
World
December 25, 2010
Tunisia tensions boil over as teenager dies in riot
Tunis--A Tunisian teenager died on Friday and ten others were injured when protestors attacked a national guard post in a…
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt
November 23, 2010
Workers, not voters, worry Egypt’s government
Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak acknowledged this month that many of his compatriots have yet to benefit from faster economic growth…
Egypt aims to cut poverty rate to 15% by 2015
Egypt
September 29, 2010
Egypt aims to cut poverty rate to 15% by 2015
Egypt's Economic Development Minister said on Wednesday the country's poverty rate could be reduced to 15 percent from 20 within…
CAPMAS: 2.3 million Egyptians suffer from unemployment
Egypt
August 26, 2010
CAPMAS: 2.3 million Egyptians suffer from unemployment
Official statistics agency CAPMAS announced Thursday that the national unemployment rate had fallen from 9.12 percent of the population in…
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Egypt
August 13, 2010
Egypt’s divorce rates rising, says official agency
Divorce rates among Egyptians between the age of 18 and 29 have risen to a whopping 40 percent, according to…
Minister: Economy better since global crisis
Business
July 29, 2010
Minister: Economy better since global crisis
Economic Development Minister Othman Mohamed Othman at a press conference on Thursday said the Egyptian economy had improved since the…