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As Egypt’s Labor Protests Increase, is an Organized Labor Movement the Solution?

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Mar 26, 2026

As Iran attacks, the US should provide air defense for Iraqi Kurdistan

Washington faces a choice: Continue to defer to Baghdad’s procedural objections while Iran conducts unimpeded strikes on Kurdish territory or acknowledge the strategic reality and take decisive action.

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As Egypt’s Labor Protests Increase, is an Organized Labor Movement the Solution?

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Mar 17, 2026

A crisis in Egypt could be a warning sign for the global economy 

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Khalid Azim

Market watchers should keep an eye on Egypt as an oil shock could cause financial turmoil.

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As Egypt’s Labor Protests Increase, is an Organized Labor Movement the Solution?

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Mar 11, 2026

Three lessons from Libya for the war in Iran

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Any outside power using force to attain a political outcome must define the end state it seeks, align coalition partners around a shared strategy, and establish credible escalation controls.

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Aug 1, 2012

As Egypt’s Labor Protests Increase, is an Organized Labor Movement the Solution?

By Nadine Abdalla

Following the evolution of socio-economic conditions in Egypt, it is evident that the situation has become critical, with social and labor protests increasing significantly over the past year. According to the Children of Earth Foundation for Human Rights  (Moaa’saset Awelad El-Ard le Hokok El-insan), Egypt has witnessed 1,370 protests in the period from May 2011 […]

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Jul 31, 2012

Top News: Court Case to Halt Constituent Assembly’s Activity Until Conclusion of Other Cases

By Egypt Source

Dr. Naguib Gabriel, head of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, brought a case before the Administrative Court to stop the work of the Constituent Assembly and its committees pending the ruling on the assembly’s validity. 

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Jul 30, 2012

Morsi Fulfills His First Election Promise, but Fails to Impress

By Nancy Messieh

As Egyptians have kept a watchful eye on President Mohamed Morsi’s first 30 days in office, this past weekend, he was finally able to cross one item off the election promise checklist. Turning an eye on Egypt’s garbage problem, Morsi’s project has been quite reminiscent of a clean-up initiative that took place in February, 2011. […]

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Jul 30, 2012

Is Egypt’s Constitution Here to Stay?

By Daniel Tavana

Earlier this afternoon, the Administrative Court postponed judgment on a recusal request made by Muslim Brotherhood lawyers in a case considering the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly. The postponement, which will now be heard on September 24, could significantly alter the trajectory of Egypt’s transition. After the first Assembly was dissolved in April, many thought […]

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Jul 30, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s Court Adjourns Ruling on Constitution-Drafting Assembly

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) decided Monday to postpone the court ruling over a petition filed by Muslim Brotherhood lawyers to 24 September. The petition calls for the recusal of the judges expected to rule on the validity of the second Constituent Assembly, to 24 September.

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Jul 27, 2012

Taking Down Walls is the New Tahrir for Some Activists

By Nancy Messieh

As the pull to Tahrir Square has waned, some political activists have been occupying some of their time with the task of taking down Cairo’s walls – literally. At the height of clashes between protesters and riot police, the military erected several walls in Cairo’s downtown streets, all of which lead to the Ministry of Interior. The walls, […]

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Jul 27, 2012

Top News: Egypt PM postpones cabinet announcement ‘for now’

By Tarek Radwan

In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, only 24 hours after newly-appointed Prime Minister Hisham Qandil stated that a new cabinet will be finalized on Friday and officially announced on Saturday, the office of Egypt’s prime minister said that the final announcement of the new cabinet will be postponed as consultations on the awaited selections […]

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Jul 26, 2012

An Interview with Political Activist Noor Nour [Faces of Egypt]

By Bahaa Hashem

No stranger to the world of Egyptian politics, Noor Nour has never strayed far from the country’s political controversies, all of which existed long before January 25, 2011. Today, he is a member of the No to Military Trials for Civilians movement, a prominent political activist, as well as a very active Twitter user with well over 56,000 followers. He graduated […]

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Jul 26, 2012

Top News: SCAF Holds Urgent Meeting

By Tarek Radwan

SCAF is currently holding an urgent meeting to discuss the country’s latest developments according to Ahram and Al Masry Al Youm. The meeting came as a surprise to many activists who said that they thought that SCAF’s role in Egyptian politics was over when they handed in authority to President-Elect Mohamed Morsy. 

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Jul 26, 2012

The People’s Revolution: A Struggle of Labels Between 1952 and 2011 / من يكسب صراع “الشرعية” بين ثورتي الجيش والشعب؟

By Haitham Tabei

It would seem that the struggle for power and legitimacy between the political forces, the revolutionary youth movements and the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) in Egypt has shifted from the squares and streets of the capital city, to events in history. The conflict has multiplied, moving from an attempt not only to control […]

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