Protesters in front of parliament seized the opportunity presented by the meeting of the cabinet, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, to draw his attention and that of other ministers to their protest through loud noises, such as throwing stones at iron gates and playing oboes and trumpets. The protesters say they have lost their voices and their cheers were in vain. The sidewalk in front of parliament filled with more protesters recently, when inhabitants of one building in Abdeen organized a protest against a water bill, which was estimated at LE86,000. Protesters raised banners saying, "We need the honorable members of parliament to save us from the injustice of the National Authority for Drinking Water." The group Citizens against High Prices has expressed its solidarity with the building's inhabitants. Mahmoud Asqalany, head of the movement said he filed a report with the attorney general against the company for its many alleged financial violations, and that many MPs are standing in solidarity with him and the group and plan to present motions in parliament. In other news, workers from telephone factories refused to end their strike after they received four months back pay because their demand to restart the factory has not been met. Physically challenged women protesting in front of parliament sent a telegram to Suzanne Mubarak, head of the National Council for Women, demanding that she intervene to solve their problems. Finally, el-Husseini Hamdi, coordinator of the Nubareya workers protest threatened to block the desert road at KM 48 if the government does not respond to its requests after Labor Day. Translated from the Arabic Edition.
