As UN-sponsored ceasefire in Yemen nears end, Houthis under pressure to lift siege of Taiz
The first round of talks between representatives of the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Presidential Council started in Jordanian capital Amman last week and ended on Sunday without any resolution on the issue of the siege
Medical lab scientists in Ireland demand parity in wages and recruitment
Adhering to the request of the Labor Court, the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association (MLSA) has agreed to continue talks with the authorities and the employers to negotiate their demands for fairer wages and better career development opportunities
Tunisia’s largest trade union calls for national strike against President Saied’s economic policies
The government led by President Kais Saied has proposed massive cuts in basic subsidies and a freeze on wages of public sector employees to fulfill the main conditions for a fresh USD 4 billion loan from the IMF
Los Angeles Police obstructs democratic right to protest
The LAPD has refused has refused to grant a permit for a march on the 9th annual Summit of the Americas, organized by the People’s Summit
European Union reaches agreement to ban Russian oil imports
The sanctions will immediately impact two-thirds of Russian crude oil imports which are transferred via the sea. Following opposition by Hungary, the remaining one-third which is supplied through the Druzhba pipeline is temporarily exempt
Progressives in Denmark call to vote ‘No’ in upcoming EU defense opt-out referendum
In the backdrop of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, pro-EU sections have pushed to abolish Denmark’s defense opt-out policy and to integrate the country into the EU’s defense formations and military maneuvers
Thousands of extremists allowed to storm al-Aqsa during so-called “march of flags”
Israelis observe “the day of unity of Jerusalem” to commemorate the occupation of the old city in 1967 and carry out the provocative March of Flags throughout occupied East Jerusalem to mark the occasion
Berlin housing rights conference demands immediate socialization of large real estate holdings
Housing rights groups in Berlin are dissatisfied with the unnecessary digressions in the work of the commission established to deliver the mandate of the Berlin referendum held in September 2021 for expropriating properties of big landlords