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Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
Egypt
November 20, 2016
Sugar factory workers strike, demanding share in profits
For the second week in a row, workers in Hamool beet sugar factory (Delta Sugar Company), in Kafr el-Sheikh governorate,…
South Korea’s Park faces resignation calls at huge protest rally
World
November 12, 2016
South Korea’s Park faces resignation calls at huge protest rally
South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting pressure to step down on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched…
Egypt imposes big security clampdown, protests fail to materialize
Egypt
November 12, 2016
Egypt imposes big security clampdown, protests fail to materialize
Egypt imposed a big security clampdown in its cities on Friday, as mass demonstrations to protest against austerity measures failed…
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
World
November 5, 2016
Tens of thousands protest in South Korea, call for president to quit
Tens of thousands of South Koreans protested in central Seoul on Saturday in one the largest demonstrations in the country's…
Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Business
October 1, 2016
Jordanians protest multi-billion dollar gas deal with Israel
Thousands of protesters staged a protest in Amman on Friday to demonstrate against a US$10 billion gas deal between Jordan…
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt
September 24, 2016
School year kicks off in Egypt amid tightened security
Egypt's new school year started on Saturday amid tightened security measures at high schools and universities, with security personnel deployed…
Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest
Egypt
September 24, 2016
Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest
An Egyptian court has sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of LE100,000 Egyptian pounds for…
Egypt’s consulate supports family of worker killed in Italy
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Egypt’s consulate supports family of worker killed in Italy
Officials from Egypt’s consulate in Milan visited the family of Abdel Salam al-Sayyed Danaf, 52, who was run over by…
Dozens block Corniche to protest shortage in infant formula
Egypt
September 1, 2016
Dozens block Corniche to protest shortage in infant formula
Dozens of people blocked traffic along the Nile Corniche on Thursday to protest against the shortage of infant formula in…
Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
World
August 27, 2016
Bolivian miners lift roadblock after deputy minister beaten to death
Protesting Bolivian miners on Friday abandoned a roadblock where a day earlier they kidnapped a government deputy minister, who was…