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Doctors' strike in Egypt wins promise to double health spending

May 19, 2011

Doctors' strike in Egypt wins promise to double health spending

Strike's resolution could also strain the government budget and encourage a growing wave of destabilising labour disputes across the country, critics warn.Read article "Doctors' strike in Egypt wins promise to double health spending"

Suzanne Mubarak freed after she hands over millions in assets to Egypt

May 18, 2011

Former Egyptian president's wife freed by judge after she gave the Illicit Gains Authority power of attorney over a villa in Cairo and two bank accounts, worth up to $4 million.Read article "Suzanne Mubarak freed after she hands over millions in assets to Egypt"

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Egypt lifts security after border kidnappings

May 21, 2013

Officials say dozens of military and police armoured vehicles have crossed into Sinai, five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard.Read article

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Mubarak gives 6m government employees 15% pay rise

Feb 8 , 2011 | 11:40PM GST

Luis Cesar Nunes

Is that the Mubarak government will not fall this time? Apparently, even if Machiavelli were alive, he would have to rewrite the Prince, he had not foreseen that in situations like that a government could get away with. At that time there was not imperialism. Who ignores the power of the U.S. to maintain unpopular governments are having a lesson in these events. Recall that China also practiced internal censorship of the news of these events, with the intent to discourage democratic struggles.

Mubarak gives 6m government employees 15% pay rise

Feb 8 , 2011 | 11:40PM GST

Luis Cesar Nunes

Is that the Mubarak government will not fall this time? Apparently, even if Machiavelli were alive, he would have to rewrite the Prince, he had not foreseen that in situations like that a government could get away with. At that time there was not imperialism. Who ignores the power of the U.S. to maintain unpopular governments are having a lesson in these events. Recall that China also practiced internal censorship of the news of these events, with the intent to discourage democratic struggles.

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