World news about “Blockade” published by euronews.
Gaza: surviving the blockade For more than three years the people of Gaza have been surviving on a trickle of humanitarian aid. The blockade imposed by Israel to prevent rockets reaching… 18/06/2010
Israel outlaws West Bank settlement boycottsIt is now against the law for people in Israel to call for a boycott against products from West Bank Jewish settlements. The new ‘Law for Prevention of Damage… 12/07/2011
Greek coastguard intercept Gaza `peace flotilla`shipThe Greek coastguard intercepted a Canadian ship on Monday, which was part of the Gaza `peace flotilla.` The ship which was claiming to be carrying… 04/07/2011
Clashes as nuclear waste train nears German dumpViolence has erupted as environmental activists make a last-ditch bid to block a train carrying nuclear waste to a storage site in Germany. Demonstrators… 07/11/2010
Nuclear waste train in Germany despite protestsSome tried to block the railway line, others marched on the streets. In Germany, tens of thousands of people have been protesting against the arrival of a… 07/11/2010
Protesters cause chaos to nuclear waste train tripAnti-nuclear activists say they have successfully re-routed a highly radioactive train travelling from France to Germany. The exact itinerary of the convoy… 06/11/2010
More French fuel strife though major blockade endsA blockade at France’s biggest oil port has ended but protests against President Nicolas Sarkozy’s pension reforms look set to continue. Unions will stage… 25/10/2010
French fuel shortages set to continueFrench fuel shortages caused by strikes look set to last for several days despite police rushing picket lines to break a blockade. Riot squads forced open… 22/10/2010
French unions call more strikesFrench unions on Thursday called two more strike days over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s planned retirement reforms. General strikes and protests will be held… 21/10/2010
French unions to decide on future strike actionUnions are ramping up the pressure in France’s pension protests, with calls for further massive strike action next week. A meeting tonight will decide whether… 21/10/2010
Industrial action spreads in FranceA wildcat blockade of Marseilles airport this morning which has now ended added more chaos to disruptions in transport in France. It was just the latest… 21/10/2010
France faces a Tuesday of reform protest chaosIt’s the strikes at France’s refineries which are causing the most disruption, and public concern. Workers have been blockading the country’s 12 refineries… 18/10/2010
Anger and arrests as French students protestFrance’s long history of street protest has seen a new chapter written, with students blockading schools and clashing with police across the country. Popular… 18/10/2010
Truckers join French strike; fuel harder to findFrance is again the focus of increasing European anger at pension and retirement reforms, which has seen protests and demonstrations across the continent… 18/10/2010
Israel gives green light to more Gaza goodsIsrael has given further details of the easing of its blockade on Gaza, saying all civilian goods will now be allowed into the Palestinian territory. The… 21/06/2010
Israel to ease Gaza embargoIsrael has said it will ease the land blockade of Gaza to allow more goods into the Palestinian territory. Pressure has been mounting following a deadly raid… 17/06/2010
Turkey calls for end of Gaza blockadeTurkey says Israel must lift its three-year blockade of the Gaza Strip before it restores full diplomatic relations with its one-time ally. Ankara withdrew… 02/06/2010
Gaza animation depicts Israeli blockadeOne of the creators of the Oscar-nominated Waltz With Bashir has produced a short animated film on life in Gaza under the Israeli blockade, Closed Zone. 09/03/2009
Israel’s Gaza blockade hampers rebuilding processOver a month has passed since Hamas and Israel announced their unilateral ceasefires in Gaza. The situation has not changed for those who lost their homes… 02/03/2009
Destroyed smuggling tunnels still used by HamasThe border between Gaza and Egypt was one of the main targets, Israel says, for its air strikes and bombardments. Beneath the so-called Philadelphi… 19/01/2009
Hamas fighter dies in Israeli retaliatory air strikeAs the World’s Christians prayed for peace in the Middle East, a Hamas fighter was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the southern Gaza Strip. Officials say… 25/12/2008
Greek protest spreads to BerlinProtests at the killing of Athens teenager Alexandros Grigogorpoulos have spread abroad. About 15 self-proclaimed anarchists stormed the Greek embassy in… 08/12/2008
Life returning to normal at Bangkok airportAs passengers and protestors head for home officials at Bangkok’s international airport says life is returning to normal. It had been in the eye of the storm… 03/12/2008
