Boycott

The union representing Greek notaries on Tuesday called on its members to continue their boycott on foreclosures of first homes at courts on Wednesday.

Macedonia's opposition MPs returned to parliament on Tuesday after a 15-month boycott as part of the internationally brokered June 2 crisis deal.

A growing number of high school pupils in Macedonia are boycotting regular classes and attending alternative lectures and events held inside schools for a third day - in a dispute that shows no sign of going away.

They say they will continue the boycott until the Education Minister, Abdilaqim Ademi, agrees to meet them for talks.

The boycott began on Monday in a bid to stop plans for the externally-controlled exams that are intended to check high school pupils' skills and evaluate whether teachers have done their jobs properly.

The movement organising the boycott, High School Plenum, said it would continue the boycott for as long as the Education Ministry turns a deaf ear to its demands.

Hong Kong students Monday began a week-long boycott of classes, gathering in their thousands for what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against China's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.

Turkey’s exports to Israel declined by almost 10 percent in July due to the turmoil in the region, not because Turkish firms refused to sell goods to the country, the head of the country’s top exporters association said, criticizing the “unconscious” boycott of Israeli goods in protest at the Gaza violence.

Calls are growing for a boycott of Israeli products in Turkey, with a number of professional associations urging consumers to refrain from buying goods from a list of companies prepared following Israel’s recent Gaza operations.