| 5,565,912 |
31.20168 |
29.94458 |
Egypt |
|
A striking worker at the Sumed Arab Petroleum Pipeline Factory set himself on fire Monday afternoon after writing his will. Workers at the factory have been on strike for over 40 days. They demand to be contracted and granted benefits which contracted workers receive |
| 5,565,915 |
31.20168 |
29.94458 |
Egypt |
|
Around 150 demonstrators gathered in Victoria, Alexandria, on Monday evening for a demonstration in solidarity with imprisoned activist Hassan Mustafa. |
| 5,565,919 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Calm prevails outside Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Al-Muqattam following clashes between demonstrators, security men |
| 5,565,922 |
30.9761 |
31.1669 |
Egypt |
|
Striking microbus drivers continued to block roads and ralways across Mahalla on Monday, in protest against the ongoing diesel crisis in the city. |
| 5,565,925 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
A small protest took place in front of the High Court building in Cairo on Tuesday, organised by members of Tawfik Okasha's Al-Fara'een television channel and supporters from his hometown. The protesters said they want the Prosecutor General to rescind the six month sentence handed to Okasha in a case regarding an unpaid divorce settlement between him and his ex-wife Reda Al-Qardawy, but they also support Okasha more generally in all his legal cases.Protesters prevented the Daily News Egypt from covering the event, alleging the journalist worked for "foreign hands". Last year Tawfik Okasha was accused of insulting the president on 30 separate charges. |
| 5,565,928 |
30.06667 |
31.3 |
Egypt |
|
Al-Azhar University students are calling for change in student dorms after a week of protesting and marching against poor living conditions in the dorms.Amr Al-Faramawy, the coordinator of Al-Azhar Students' Movement, said some of the girls who were holding a hunger strike to push forward their demands were taken to a hospital on Tuesday after their health deteriorated. |
| 5,565,932 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Clashes erupted in the working class neighbourhood of Shubra on Monday night, leaving three dead and 26 injured, according to the Ministry of Health, in a street fight between two families. |
| 5,565,935 |
30.08843 |
31.28351 |
Egypt |
|
Hundreds of bakers block entrance to Egyptian supply ministry on Tuesday to protest government scheme to reduce flour subsidies and penalise violators. |
| 5,566,083 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Hundreds of protesters on Friday headed to the High Court of Justice in downtown Cairo to protest the prosecutor general's action against several activists. Demonstrators protest arrest of political activists, opposition figures against backdrop of acts of violence at Muslim Brotherhood headquarters in Al-Muqattam |
| 5,565,939 |
29.33778 |
31.20556 |
Egypt |
|
Hundreds of Muslim villagers in Egypt's south have attacked Christian-owned stores in search of a girl whose family claims was abducted. The villagers assaulted the stores Tuesday and surrounded two churches in the city of al-Wasta in Bani Suef province in Egypt's south. Security forces guarded the churches. No casualties were reported.The college-aged girl disappeared around one month ago. The crowd accused local Christian of kidnapping her. |
