June 9th, 2026 - 07:56 GMT
ALBAWABA- Thousands of striking teachers blocked major roads in Mexico City on Tuesday, bringing parts of the capital to a standstill just 48 hours before the Azteca Stadium is scheduled to host the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Mexico and South Africa. The demonstrations were led by a breakaway faction of the National Coordination of Education Workers (CNTE) union, which has intensified its campaign against the ...
![A billboard reading "participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/000_Nic6275874.jpg?itok=KbRgpbRr "A billboard reading \"participating in the constitution means YES for the 30th of June and the 25th of January\" is seen on Cairo’s ring road on December 16, 2013. [AFP]")
![U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz while Ambassador Adel Al-Jabeir listens, on December 9, 2013 in Riyadh. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/000_Nic6273197.jpg?itok=JRT9rk-S "U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel meets with Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz while Ambassador Adel Al-Jabeir listens, on December 9, 2013 in Riyadh. [AFP]")
![United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops stand guard at the Ras al-Naqura checkpoint on the Lebanese-Israeli border on December 16, 2013 following crossfire between Israeli and Lebanese forces the previous evening. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/lebanon/000_Nic6275715.jpg?itok=scYKPQfy "United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) troops stand guard at the Ras al-Naqura checkpoint on the Lebanese-Israeli border on December 16, 2013 following crossfire between Israeli and Lebanese forces the previous evening. [AFP]")
![US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) meets with Minister of Defense of Qatar, Hamid bin Ali Al-Attiyah, at the Defense Headquarters, on December 10, 2013 at Doha, Qatar. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/usa/000_Was8142783.jpg?itok=5OqthQyF "US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) meets with Minister of Defense of Qatar, Hamid bin Ali Al-Attiyah, at the Defense Headquarters, on December 10, 2013 at Doha, Qatar. [AFP]")
![Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at the site of a bomb explosion in the busy Kissa Khwani market in Peshawar in September. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/pakistan/000_TS-Del6251225.jpg?itok=dTo5s6LX "Pakistani men carry an injured blast victim at the site of a bomb explosion in the busy Kissa Khwani market in Peshawar in September. [AFP]")
![The ICRC is committed to responding rapidly and efficiently to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict or by a natural disaster occurring in a conflict area. [balneus]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Qatar/red_crystal_banner.jpg?itok=rihDWs9o "The ICRC is committed to responding rapidly and efficiently to the humanitarian needs of people affected by armed conflict or by a natural disaster occurring in a conflict area. [balneus]")
