A 2002 World Bank report estimates that pollution causes 2.42 billion dollars worth of environmental damage each year, about five percent of Egypt’s annual gross domestic product. Living in Cairo Is the Same as Smoking a Pack a Day By … Continue reading →

The government recently rushed to resolve the strike of 27,000 workers at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Factory in this gritty industrial city, a sign of authorities’ unease over the increasing unrest among Egypt’s working class. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071002/ap_on_bi_ge/egypt_labor_unrest;_ylt=AnqRWL3Ptm0RQ35glwIDP..s0NUE Egypt workers strike … Continue reading →