strikes
International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%
Business
October 25, 2011
International labor organization: Unemployment up more than 2%
Strikes and riots after the 25 January revolution caused unemployment in Egypt to rise about 2 percent, a director at…
Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign
Thousands of low-ranking policemen started a general strike on Monday across Egypt, demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy,…
Wednesday’s papers: Joy over Palestinian prisoners’ release and Tantawi speaks
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Joy over Palestinian prisoners’ release and Tantawi speaks
Tears, smiles, hugs and cheers fill newspapers’ pages Wednesday as pictures of the reunion between freed Palestinian prisoners and their…
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Doctors hold health minister responsible for colleague disappearance
Ahmed Atef, the coordinator of Doctors' Youth Coalition, mysteriously disappeared while on duty at Nile Hospital in Shubra, said Engy…
Egypt Telecom staff hold CEO hostage
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Egypt Telecom staff hold CEO hostage
Sources at Egypt Telecom have said that company employees on Wednesday held CEO Mohamed Abdel Rehim hostage in his office…
Sunday’s papers: Military rule criticized as teachers protest, professors strike and Copts march
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Military rule criticized as teachers protest, professors strike and Copts march
Protests organized by teachers and military-production workers, strikes led by university professors and a march by Coptic Christians on the…
Teachers renew protests, Brotherhood declines to participate
Egypt
October 8, 2011
Teachers renew protests, Brotherhood declines to participate
Scores of teachers have staged a protest in front of the Cabinet building in downtown Cairo objecting what they call…
Larger labor issues at play in transport workers strike
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Larger labor issues at play in transport workers strike
After a dramatic set of protests that included blocking a main downtown Cairo thoroughfare with parked buses, the more than…
Some striking bus drivers return to work
Egypt
October 4, 2011
Some striking bus drivers return to work
Public Transport Authority (PTA) drivers partially ended their strike Tuesday after a meeting with Mona Mostafa, PTA head, while others…
Public transport drivers threaten to operate buses for free
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Public transport drivers threaten to operate buses for free
Striking public bus drivers have threatened to transport the public for free and deprive the Public Transport Authority of income.…