Tag: Strike

Taxi strike targeting Uber brings chaos to Spanish cities

MADRID: Spanish taxi drivers blocked major city streets including Barcelona's Gran Via and Madrid's Castellana on Monday in a protest to pressure the government...

More violence rings out in Nicaragua after nation-wide strike

MASAYA: Violent clashes in Nicaragua flared on Friday night at a church in the capital where several people were seriously injured, following months of...

Strike begins in Nicaragua after five die in protest violence

MANAGUA: A day after five people were killed in violence surrounding protests against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a 24-hour opposition-called strike began on Friday. Four...

Workers’ strike halts cargo handling at Karachi port terminal

Workers of Karachi Port’s South Asia Terminal on Monday evening went on a strike, affecting the operations of the anchorage, a private media outlet...

Warplanes strike Syrian opposition-held southwest: monitor

BEIRUT: Warplanes struck an opposition-held area in Syria's southwestern Deraa province on Tuesday, a war monitor and local activists reported, a military escalation in...

Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries say US strike kills 22 of their fighters

BAGHDAD: Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces, a grouping of mostly Iran-backed Shi'ite paramilitaries, said on Monday a US air strike on the Iraqi border with...

Messi strike helps 10-man Barca earn draw as Ronaldo goes off...

MADRID: Lionel Messi weaved his magic to keep 10-man Barcelona's unbeaten season alive as a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou on Sunday left...

Macron says to strike Syria “in due course”

    French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday he would decide whether to hit Syrian regime chemical arms capabilities when he judged it "the most useful"...

Palestinians hold general strike to mourn victims in Gaza violence

The West Bank and Gaza Strip witnessed Saturday a general strike as a national mourning over the deaths of 15 Palestinians who were killed...

Pharmaceutical Association announces strike from Mar 5 if demands not met

RAWALPINDI: The pharmaceutical traders announced on Sunday to go on a strike from March 5 to protest against amendments in the drug acts. Talking to...

Occupied Kashmir shuts down to mark Afzal Guru’s death anniversary

ISLAMABAD: A complete shutdown was observed in India-held Kashmir (IHK) on Friday to mark the fifth death anniversary of Afzal Guru, who was executed in...

LHC CJ takes notice of lawyer’s murder in Ferozewala

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali on Thursday took notice of a senior lawyer's murder in Ferozewala police precinct. According to...

Romelu Lukaku to strike balance in Manchester United role

HUDDERSFIELD: Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku believes he has finally begun to strike a balance between scoring goals and contributing to the team’s cause...

Thousands of German car plants workers to strike over pay, working...

FRANKFURT: Some of the biggest names in Germany's auto industry – BMW, Daimler, Audi and Porsche – were contending with mass strikes on Friday...

German industrial workers stage second 24-hour strike over wages

FRANKFURT: Industrial workers in Germany began the second day of 24-hour strikes over pay and working hours on Thursday, affecting companies including carmakers Volkswagen...

Shutter-down strike observed in various cities against millers

KARACHI: The Sindh Taraqi Passand Party, announced a shutter-down strike in several cities and towns in Sindh against sugar mills for not providing the due...

Lawyers strike, sit-in enters day 4

MULTAN: The lawyers continue staging protests and a sit-in for the fourth day today against the shifting of courts to the new judicial complex. The...