Examples of using A general strike in English and their translations into Arabic
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On the first anniversary of the operation, in 1988, the Islamic Jihad called for a general strike against Israel.
On 17 April, the Golan Heights Druze marked the Syrian Independence Day with parades, rallies and a general strike.
As noted in paragraph 36, a general strike in September 2006 paralysed construction at the mine for several weeks.
The demonstrations were accompanied by a general strike in Majdal Shams, Masada, Bukata and Ein Kinieh.(Ha'aretz, Jerusalem Post, 11 February).
On 9 February 1994, a general strike was observed in the occupied territories in celebration of the monthly anniversary of the beginning of the intifadah.
The workers were threatening a general strike if the management failed to grant them conditions equal to those applied in other hospitals within Israel.
There was a general strike on 17-20 May 1994 with the participation of what was announced to be 402 local trade unions in the health services.
On 8 and 9 April, a general strike was observed in Kalkiliya in protest against the death of a Palestinian detainee on 8 April.
The world, flabbergasted, discovers that France has gone crazy. A general strike, affecting everything except electricity and the press, brings the country to a halt.
Manuela Williams describes this as the"peak" event in a series of violent attacks leading up to the declaration of a general strike by the Arab Higher Committee.[13].
In 2009, a general strike on Facebook was organized, where activist Esraa Abd Elfattah called for a peaceful strike on April 6th, 2009 and most Egyptian citizens responded to the call.
The Committee called for a general strike, but it was only partially observed.(Jerusalem Post, 28 June 1994;
On 8 June 1994, a general strike was staged throughout the occupied territories in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners who were being held in Israel.(The Jerusalem Times,
The protesters called for a general strike planned for 6 March.
On 25 August, a general strike was declared in Majdal Shams. On 26 August the residents of the town burned tyres in the village and paraded through the main street waving Syrian flags.
On 13 November, Kosovar Albanians responded in large numbers to the call for a general strike in support of the prisoners, and there were gatherings across Kosovo in more than 25 towns and cities.
Stones and incendiary bottles were thrown at an army vehicle in Tulkarm where a general strike was staged in solidarity with Palestinian security prisoners.(Ha ' aretz, Jerusalem Post, 10 July).
In January and February 2007, under the Lansana Conté Presidency, a general strike was called by the country ' s main trade unions to protest against corruption, bad governance and falling standards of living.
Strikes, protests paralyse Hong Kong: Protesters brought much of Hong Kong to a standstill yesterday after calls for a general strike led to the cancellation of more than 200 flights and the suspension of train services.
Palestinian sources reported that a general strike in protest against the Government ' s decision to confiscate Arab-owned land in East Jerusalem was broadly observed in Jerusalem, in Ramallah, Al-Bireh and several other localities.
