strikes
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around…
Syria activists: Despite truce, strikes near Damascus kill 8
Middle East
July 25, 2017
Syria activists: Despite truce, strikes near Damascus kill 8
Syrian opposition activists and a paramedic group say that airstrikes in a Damascus suburb have killed eight people, including children.…
Tunisian job protests hit oil and gas output
Middle East
May 9, 2017
Tunisian job protests hit oil and gas output
Protests over jobs and development in southern and central Tunisia have halted production at or shut the fields of two…
Bashir denies Egyptian involvement in strikes in South Soudan
Egypt
February 24, 2017
Bashir denies Egyptian involvement in strikes in South Soudan
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has denied any involvement by the Egyptian army in strikes against the opposition in South Sudan.Bashir…
EgyptAir offers 50% discounts on tickets until August
Egypt
May 16, 2016
EgyptAir offers 50% discounts on tickets until August
EgyptAir is to offer ticket discounts of up to 50 percent for both domestic and international flights between May 23…
Kuwait oil, gas workers end three-day strike: local newspaper
Business
April 20, 2016
Kuwait oil, gas workers end three-day strike: local newspaper
Kuwaiti oil and gas workers have ended a three-day strike that had temporarily cut the OPEC member's crude production by…
Admin court rules in favor of right to strike
Egypt
December 6, 2015
Admin court rules in favor of right to strike
The State Council’s Administrative Court issued a statement explaining a recent verdict on workers' rights Sunday, which is seen by advocates…
Mahalla workers end strike as govt promises resolution
Egypt
November 1, 2015
Mahalla workers end strike as govt promises resolution
Hundreds of workers at Egypt’s state-run Misr for Spinning and Weaving Company in Gharbiya ended an 11-day strike over delayed…
Swedish reporter briefly arrested covering Mahalla demos
Egypt
October 28, 2015
Swedish reporter briefly arrested covering Mahalla demos
A Swedish reporter was briefly detained on Tuesday while covering protests by Egyptian textile workers in Mahalla condemning the withholding…
Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Minister moves to meet protesting workers as bonus strikes escalate
Escalating protests and strikes by workers at government-run companies over the decision to withhold a 10 percent bonus due since…