CAIRO: Egyptian authorities arrested 95 people including politicians and bloggers on Sunday for inciting unrest by calling for a general strike around the country, a security official said.“Ninety-five people have been arrested around the country, including in Cairo and Alexandria, for inciting unrest,” the official said, adding that workers had failed to heed the call to strike.

Among those detained are opposition leaders including journalist Mohammed Abdel Qudoos and Magdi Hussein who heads the Labour party, suspended since 2000. Bloggers and members of other opposition parties including the Nasserist and the liberal Ghad parties as well as from the protest movement Kefaya have also been detained.—AFP