Tunisian civil servants hold nationwide strike for higher salary

Noureddine Tabboubi (C), Secretary-General of Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), takes part in the general strike in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 22, 2018. More than 690,000 public service employees on Thursday took part in a general strike across 24 provinces in Tunisia, Tunisian national radio reported. Organized by Tunisian General Labor Union, the general strike paralyzed the entire civil service system, including ministries, as well as central and regional administrations. (Xinhua/Adele Ezzine)