Currently, there is serious labor unrest in Egypt, a country where strikes are against the law.
See related story on rising prices in Egypt.
BBC Middle East- September 7th 2008
Cairo rockslide search continues
Rescuers in Cairo continue their search for survivors after a rockslide hit dozens of homes in Egypt's capital, killing at least 31. - September 5th 2008
Rice in talks with Libya's Gaddafi
Condoleezza Rice meets Col Gaddafi in Libya in the latest step towards improving relations between the former enemies. - September 5th 2008
Heritage plan for Iraqi marshes
The United Nations launches an initiative to have the marshlands of southern Iraq listed as a world heritage site. - September 5th 2008
Iraq to quiz US over spying claim
Iraq is to ask US officials for an explanation after a new book suggests the US has been spying on senior members of the Iraqi government. - September 4th 2008
Sunni fighters to get Iraqi pay
The US military says it will hand responsibility for paying members of Sunni Arab groups fighting al-Qaeda to the Iraqi government. - September 4th 2008
Iraq economic outlook 'improves'
Iraq's economic prospects have improved, thanks to better security, increased oil output and exports, says an IMF review. - September 5th 2008
Hezbollah says it shot helicopter
Hezbollah in Lebanon acknowledges it was responsible for the shooting down of a Lebanese army helicopter. - September 4th 2008
Syria sets basis for Israel talks
Syria has sent a list of proposals to Israel aimed at laying the groundwork for direct peace talks, Bashar al-Assad says. - September 4th 2008
Seven killed in Dubai air crash
Seven people have been killed in a helicopter crash on an oil rig off the coast of Dubai, oil company officials say. - September 3rd 2008
Belgian de-miner dies in Lebanon
A UN peacekeeper in Lebanon dies while clearing unexploded arms left from the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- September 7th 2008
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