Cabinet
ElBaradei calls on Sharaf government to resign
Egypt
November 17, 2011
ElBaradei calls on Sharaf government to resign
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei called on Prime Minister Essam Sharaf's interim cabinet to resign during a TV interview Wednesday, saying…
Factory worker demonstrations continue in front of cabinet
Egypt
November 17, 2011
Factory worker demonstrations continue in front of cabinet
Demonstrations continued on Wednesday in front of the cabinet building, as workers of the MOPCO, Agrium and Tanta Flax factories…
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
Egypt
November 14, 2011
To accommodate Islamists, govt may amend constitutional document
A cabinet source has said that the government intends to amend Deputy Prime Minister Ali al-Selmy’s constitutional principles document to…
Disabled protesters outside cabinet threaten self-immolation
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Disabled protesters outside cabinet threaten self-immolation
A dozen disabled people protesting near the cabinet building on Monday threatened to set themselves on fire unless an official…
Committee: More places of worship should be allowed in dense urban areas
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Committee: More places of worship should be allowed in dense urban areas
For every 50 families that belong to the same religious denomination, each should have the right to their own place…
Beblawy’s resignation insufficient to contain uproar, experts say
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Beblawy’s resignation insufficient to contain uproar, experts say
The resignation of a leading cabinet member is not enough to contain outrage stirred up by this week’s bloody attack…
Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Hundreds of imams and preachers from various governorates gathered on Sunday to protest before the Religious Endowments Ministry and cabinet,…
Public transportation driver dies from hunger strike
Egypt
September 30, 2011
Public transportation driver dies from hunger strike
Public transportation drivers said that one of their colleagues died Friday at the Public Transport Authority (PTA) hospital after a…
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Protesters with disparate grievances converge on government offices
Protesters representing a number of different causes, including working conditions and wages, converged on downtown Cairo on Wednesday, demonstrating outside…
Cabinet approves amendments to antitrust laws
Business
September 26, 2011
Cabinet approves amendments to antitrust laws
The cabinet has approved amendments to the antitrust law, granting the government the right to set prices of certain basic…