Al Gharbiyah (Egypt)

Brotherhood member still detained, despite court release orders

CAIRO: Mamdouh El-Mounir, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, who has spent over three months in detention in violation of court release orders, was issued another detention order on Saturday.El-Mounir, MB member from the Delta...

Release Dozens of Protestors Held Without Charge

Egypt should immediately release six men who have been detained for more than 90 days without charge since their arrests following a workers strike and street protests in Mahalla al-Kobra in April, Human Rights Watch said...

In Egypt, a Thirst for Technology and Progress

Not one exception? The young man who is part of the Facebook group devoted to the TV show “Friends”? “Facebook for me is just a way to keep in touch with friends,” said Yehia Hassaan, 18, a medical student in Tanta, about 60...

Egypt: Release Dozens of Protestors Held Without Charge

Source: Human Rights Watch (New York, July18, 2008) – Egypt should immediately release six men who have been detained for more than 90 days without charge since their arrests following a workers strike and street protests in ...

TE engineers go on strike demanding better pay

CAIRO: Telecom Egypt’s transmission engineers reportedly went on strike in several governorates on Sunday, objecting to the discrepancies in salaries between engineers within the company, press reports said on Monday. According...

Illiinois - Countrywide: Potentially Devastating (at Seeking Alpha)

by: Felix Salmon posted on: June 25, 2008 | about stocks: BAC / CFC I'm a huge fan of Tanta, but I think she's either being far too dismissive of Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan's lawsuit against Countrywide, or else...

Ismaili sign Tanta midfielder Saied

CAIRO: Ismaili have signed Tanta midfielder Ehab Saied on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, the Dervishes said on Friday.Saied is Ismaili's third signing in the close season following the arrival of Mohamed Omar and...

Bankruptcy Reform Act Finally Blows Sky High

The Debt Slave Act, better known as the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005 has at long last blown sky high. We will get to "how" in just a moment but first let's review some of the provisions of the bill. Lenders asked for and received...

Doctors’ fight to legalize strike action

CAIRO: The first hearing of a case concerning the right of doctors to strike was heard Tuesday by the State Council.The case, brought by members of lobby group Doctors Without Rights, was launched after Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said during a radio interview at the beginning of March that “public s

Tanta on Robert Shiller

Tanta at Calculated Risk has a great post on Robert Shiller's recent editorial in the New York Times. I've often taken exception to Shiller's arguments. I believe that too often he sees bubbles are serious defects in the economy, and they're the result of the moral failings of the public. Me? I...

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