Mubarak gives 6m government employees 15% pay rise

By artappraiser on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 10:37pm |

By Hugh Naylor and Chris Stanton, The National, February 8, 2011

CAIRO // The Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, yesterday approved a 15 per cent pay rise for six million government employees.

The move comes after the regime failed to make progress in landmark talks with Islamists, and with opposition leaders continuing to demand that he leave office immediately.

The decision, made during the first full meeting of Mr Mubarak's newly formed cabinet, appeared to be an attempt to shore up his support base....

Note: The National also has a Feb. 8 editorial suggesting that Mubarak needs to resign now. The paper is owned by the state of Abu Dhabi; the editor in chief is Hassan Fattah, a name some might know from Iraq war coverage.

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http://www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/middle-east/mubarak-gives-6m-government-employees-15-pay-rise