Strikes and protests continue despite army warning

CAIRO airport workers protesting for better pay, textile workers on strike to demand a corruption investigation and residents living by the Suez Canal pressing for the closure of a chemical factory allegedly dumping toxic waste into a lake shows the wave of unrest shaking Egypt has continued.

The protests and strikes defied a call two days ago by the military rulers to halt labour unrest.

The message was seen as a final warning before an outright ban on strikes and protests that could raise the tension level among Egyptians who are already growing more nervous by the day over uncertainties about the future.