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Sudan protest groups calls for strike starting next Tuesday
Middle East
May 25, 2019
Sudan protest groups calls for strike starting next Tuesday
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A coalition of Sudanese protest and opposition groups on Friday called for two days of strikes in…
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
Middle East
May 2, 2019
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
TUNIS (Reuters) – Fuel distribution workers in Tunisia began a three-day strike on Thursday to demand higher wages, leading to…
Argentina: Thousands launch anti-austerity strike
World
May 1, 2019
Argentina: Thousands launch anti-austerity strike
Tens of thousands of Argentines protested against President Mauricio Macri’s austerity drive on Tuesday after labor unions began a 24-hour partial…
Egypt’s Court of Cassation sentences 27 policemen to 3 years in prison
Egypt
March 13, 2019
Egypt’s Court of Cassation sentences 27 policemen to 3 years in prison
The Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld a court ruling sentencing 27 police officers in South Sinai to three years…
Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay
Middle East
January 17, 2019
Tunisia’s largest union starts nationwide strike over pay
TUNIS (Reuters) – Rail, bus and air traffic stopped in Tunisia on Thursday after the powerful Tunisian General Labor Union…
Bangladesh police, garment workers clash in protests
World
January 9, 2019
Bangladesh police, garment workers clash in protests
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh police fired tear gas and swung batons as thousands of garment workers demonstrated for…
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
Middle East
January 5, 2019
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
BEIRUT (AP) — Parts of Lebanon’s public and private sectors have gone on strike called for by the country’s…
Kashmir shut down amid anger, strike over killings
Middle East
December 16, 2018
Kashmir shut down amid anger, strike over killings
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A security clampdown and a strike sponsored by separatists fighting against Indian rule shut most of…
Damascus accuses Israel of first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade
Middle East
December 1, 2018
Damascus accuses Israel of first Syria strikes since air defence upgrade
Damascus Friday accused Israel of striking Syria, in what a monitor said were the such first missiles to hit…
Syria says downs ‘hostile targets’ in suspected Israeli attack
Middle East
November 30, 2018
Syria says downs ‘hostile targets’ in suspected Israeli attack
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian air defenses shot down “hostile targets” on Thursday, state media said, in an area regional…