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[queenie40something]

Just read this but havent got any more details Channel 4 - News - Boy, 10, in Sharm holiday tragedy

[queenie40something]

More doom and gloom. A tourist bus leaving Sharm for Cairo crashed killing and injuring tourists including Brits see BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Tourists die in Egypt bus crash and IC Publications

[queenie40something]

see here AFP: Egypt suspends tour agencies after fatal coach crash

[queenie40something]

Gasoline will be increased by 50%, natural gas 58%, tobacco 10% and licence fees with also be increased affecting drivers. See Egyptian Government Passes Bill To Raise Fuel, Cigarette Prices | May 7, 2008 | AHN

[M Butler]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

More doom and gloom. A tourist bus leaving Sharm for Cairo crashed killing and injuring tourists including Brits see BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Tourists die in Egypt bus crash and IC Publications

I have a friend here in Cairo who has been attending to a couple of the tourists who were on the bus. I won't elaborate as it is not a pleasant story.

Margaret

[M Butler]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Gasoline will be increased by 50%, natural gas 58%, tobacco 10% and licence fees with also be increased affecting drivers. See Egyptian Government Passes Bill To Raise Fuel, Cigarette Prices | May 7, 2008 | AHN

Just another quick one liner.
People in Cairo are quite stunned by the latest price increases. It has been one thing after another for them.

Margaret

[queenie40something]

Hi Margaret - this even hit the major papers here as well. The bus was a total burnt out shell and the injuries suffered sounded very horrific.

[Lsab]

Originally Posted by M Butler

Just another quick one liner.
People in Cairo are quite stunned by the latest price increases. It has been one thing after another for them.

Margaret

My husband read on Al Jazeera website, that Mubarak raised wages in the public sector by 30% and a few days later raised petrol by 30%!! Sounds a bit Blair/Brown to me though guess they wouldn't have been so upfront!

[queenie40something]

Hi Linda - I know how bizarre to raise wages by 30% and then raise other daily necessities by up to 58%. I saw another report that this will now fuel more riots etc.

[queenie40something]

Here is the article about the price increases may provoke street riots AKI - Adnkronos international Egypt: Price increases may provoke street riots, say MPs