Due to an unresolved dispute with the government, national solidarity sector workers declared they will shut down one public service in the country for two days each week, starting yesterday, April 11. The public health care services are expected to be closed on April 16 and 17, while specialist doctors will start an open ended

Current Situation:   “Warning Strikes”  The Federal Government is being faced with multiple ultimatums from the medical and petroleum sectors, which are to commence “warning strikes” throughout the next week.    On Friday April 6, doctors employed by the Lagos State Government, supported by the Medical Guild, announced the planning of a strike from April

Current Situation: Syrian forces on Thursday April 5 continued military operations throughout the country, this in spite of Assad’s pledge to immediately withdraw troops from towns and cities. The aforementioned agreement is supposed to be implemented by April 10, which was brokered by the UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan. However, in an April 5 speech,

The Youth and Popular Coalition for change reiterated its rejection and condemnation of the harsh methods applied by the security apparatus in dealing with a peaceful sit-in which was held lately in solidarity with arrested activists from Tafila. The rally will commence at al-Husseini mosque following midday prayers under the slogan “No to the trial

On Thursday night April 5, a grad rocket exploded in southern Israel in the city of Eilat (approximately 290KM south of Tel Aviv). The rocket fell near a residential neighborhood in the western part of the city. Since the ousting of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, the Sinai Peninsula has become an operational base for many

Late Wednesday night, April 4, a fight broke out in Tahrir Square between ‘thugs’ and a group of people they had previously confronted. Several rounds of ammunition were shot in the air, but reports have not indicated any injuries or property damage. Many shops in the area closed, however, due to the gunshots. Tahrir Square

The four hour strike on Wednesday, lasted from 08:30 to 12:30 (local time) and was in protest of salary cuts still affecting pilots. The pay-cuts of nine percent were allowed by their union for 2011, although was allegedly not agreed upon for 2012. Sporadic strikes could delay future flights, while the government continues to negotiate

Authorities in Bahrain on April 4 reportedly moved Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a well known activist who has been on a nearly two month hunger strike from his current prison cell to a police run hospital due to concerns over his health. The activist, al-Khawaja has become a symbol for the opposition movement and his release has

Along with ongoing conflicts throughout the Middle East and North Africa, Bahrain is in its second year of a Shiite uprising against the Sunni Al-Khalifa monarchy. Bahrain’s Shiites, who make up roughly 70% of the island’s 1.2 million inhabitants, are openly seeking greater political representation, equality, reforms, the fall of the King, and the ousting