Sarah Carr reports:
University professors will launch strike action on March 23 if their demands for improved pay and conditions are not met.
In November the Teaching Staff of Egyptian Universities Club — a group which represents the interests of teaching staff in the absence of an official union — began a signature campaign expressing support for a committee empowered to negotiate with the government.
During its fifth annual meeting, held last Friday, the Club voted for strike action.
And in other news:
Over 1,000 students demonstrated at Cairo University Monday demanding the release of eight university professors who will hear the verdict of their military tribunals today.