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Egypt
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Politics
9/24/2011 3:37:30 PM
Egypt's council of ministers is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss teachers' and other strikes and to redraft parliamentary electoral law. The ruling military council sent the law back to the cabinet for redrafting
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Egypt
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Politics
9/24/2011 3:04:01 PM
Teachers in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor march across the ancient city, joining the nation-wide school teachers strike action which peaked Saturday in tens of thousands marching in downtown Cairo
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Egypt
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Politics
9/24/2011 1:46:05 PM
Aidst teacher strikes all across Egypt, today, Saturday, Aswani teachers demonstrate in solidarity with a march on Cabinet in Cairo to continue pressing for basic demands
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Egypt
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Politics
9/24/2011 12:11:05 PM
Huge numbers of teachers and their supporters, estimated to exceed 100,000, totally block downtown Cairo as they march on the Cabinet headquarters
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Egypt
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Politics
9/23/2011 3:30:01 PM
Activists to demand the annulment of emergency law and show support for striking workers, teachers and doctors
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Egypt
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Politics
9/21/2011 6:58:20 PM
Cabinet approves plan to offer temporary teachers permanent contracts; 600,000 to receive promotions and bonuses
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Egypt
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Politics
9/21/2011 6:17:20 PM
Strikes in a wide array of sectors have rattled the political climate in Egypt, spurring commentators and workers alike to foresee and comment on a possible general, nationwide strike
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Egypt
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Politics
9/21/2011 1:29:10 PM
As Egypt's teachers' strike enters its fifth day, educators show no sign of backing down as the government claims they have no money
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Egypt
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Politics
9/20/2011 6:25:57 PM
The teachers complain of low pay and the lack of investment in education, leading to badly-equipped classrooms and poor learning environments
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World
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International
9/20/2011 2:49:26 PM
Anger over government austerity measures spreads to Spain's education system, as public secondary school teachers in Madrid go on strike to protest staff cuts
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Egypt
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9/19/2011 6:52:54 PM
A branch of the UK's National Union of Teachers tells Egypt's striking teachers theirs is a struggle without borders
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Egypt
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Politics
9/19/2011 5:08:00 PM
The teachers' strike continues through the first week of school, with thousands of teachers involved despite ongoing threats of prosecution under the anti-strike legislation
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Egypt
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Politics
9/19/2011 4:32:58 PM
Moussa says steps have been taken to improve teachers' financial situation and dignity as strikers demand higher wages and promised productivity bonus
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Egypt
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Politics
9/19/2011 9:43:00 AM
More teachers across the country boycott classrooms on the second day of a national strike that aims to force government to deliver on months-old promises
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World
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Region
9/18/2011 1:12:26 PM
Boys and girls chant slogans against Gaddafi and teachers hang an effigy of the fugitive leader as many Libyan children started their first school year without the "brother leader" dictating the curriculum.
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Business
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Economy
9/17/2011 5:38:49 PM
Egypt's government approved an incentives raise for teachers that is less than in other public sectors, leaving them unsatisfied and many are striking tomorrow, Sunday, against a badly-deteriorated education system
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Egypt
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Politics
9/17/2011 2:43:32 PM
Several strikes hit Egypt as teachers struggle for better working conditions and doctors fail to reach an agreement with government over healthcare expenditures
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Egypt
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9/10/2011 4:40:43 PM
Despite being threatened, thousands of teachers block a Cairo downtown street to call for an open-ended strike if the government does not do right by them, which might push back the start of the 2011 school year in Egypt
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Egypt
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Politics
9/10/2011 2:47:52 PM
Teachers protest in front of ministerial council for pay equal to other professions in the country the sacking of Minister of Education Gamal El-Din
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Egypt
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Politics
8/28/2011 2:57:03 PM
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf met with members of Libya's National Transitional Council to discuss the future of Egyptian-Libyan relations after the fall of Gaddafi
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