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http://socialist-blog (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
From Against Wage-Labour 15 Apr 2008 MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt – Recent worker strikes in this textile town has turned into rioting as Egyptian police brutalize dissenting workers. Without union support, albeit unnecessary anyway, textile workers in Egypt are fighting back against Mubarak’s government with strikes and rallies.This particular textile factory is the largest in the Middle East and
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 11 (Reuters) - Egyptian police held a group of about 25 academics at a checkpoint on Friday as they headed for the troubled Nile Delta town of Mahalla el-Kubra, scene of a strike and ...
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Ten Percent (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Demonstrators outside Mahalla police station demanded the release of more than 150 people - including many children - that was arrested during protests the previous day. Photo by Per Bjorklund, Mahalla el Kubra, 2008-04-07. See 3arabawy for more reports. Excerpts- The Textile Workers’ League activists Kamal el-Fayoumi and Kareem el-Beheiri, as well as a number of the Mahalla detainees, are currently...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Source: Reuters (Adds prime minister's visit, concessions to workers) By Wael Gamal MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt, April 8 (Reuters) - Police shot dead a 15-year-old boy in the Nile Delta overnight -- the first ...
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Source: Reuters MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt, April 8 (Reuters) - Police shot dead a 15-year-old boy in a Nile Delta town overnight -- the first fatality in two days of clashes between police and workers backed by local ...
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Get Mash (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Reuters - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in the Nile Delta textile town of Mahalla el-Kubra for the second straight day on Monday and the protesters set fire to several shops, witnesses said. Read the full story
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in the Nile Delta textile town of Mahalla el-Kubra for the second straight day on Monday and the protesters set fire to several shops, witnesses said.
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worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
CAIRO (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in the Nile Delta textile town of Mahalla el-Kubra for the second straight day on Monday and the protesters set fire to several shops, witnesses said. Go to news source
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Source: Reuters CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) - Clashes broke out between police and protesters in the Nile Delta textile town of Mahalla el-Kubra for the second straight day on Monday and the protesters set fire to ...
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News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
Some 40 people have been injured and dozens of others arrested in clashes between protesters and Egyptian police in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kubra.Residents angry about high prices and double-digit inflation set fire to shops and two schools in the town Sunday after security forces scuttled plans for a strike at the city's state-owned textile factory, al-Alam satellite television reported.Workers...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
MORE than 100 people were injured in the Nile Delta textile town of Mahalla el-Kubra yesterday as Egyptian police fought street battles with workers who are on strike for more
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 04/06/2008
MAHALLA EL-KUBRA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egyptians angry with the government about high prices set fire to shops and two schools in a Nile Delta textile town on Sunday after police thwarted plans for a general strike and countrywide protests. Share This
