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The class struggle in Egypt, rising since 2006, has reached a new pitch in the last few weeks. On Sunday 16 February, more than 10,000 workers from the Misr (Egypt) Spinning and Weaving Company textile mill in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kubra, north of Cairo, staged a mass demonstration against prices rices, low wages and the regime of Hosni Mubarak, joined by thousands more working-class people from the town. The Mahalla workers’ action was followed by similar, smaller-scale actions and protests by workers across Egypt.

Al qahirahUnited statesIsrael generalSuez canalAs suwaysNile deltaEgypt generalMahalla el kubraAl gharbiyahHosni mubarakGamal mubarakAnwar sadatMasri al youmHossam el hamalawyFederation of trade unionsWeaving company