A nationwide call for a day of protest against price increases and curbs on freedom across Egypt on Sunday failed to draw any response, a security official said. "There is no sign of protest anywhere.

Egypt's president declared a 30 percent salary rise for all government employees Wednesday, a day after the country's largest opposition group backed calls for a general strike to protest increasing food prices.

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has called on anyone who can resolve the nationwide problem of price hikes to come forward with ideas