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Tunisia: Ben Ali and wife handed fresh sentences

February 10, 2017 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Ousted Tunisian First Lady Leila Ben Ali and her husband convicted in absentia several times for stealing millions in cash and jewellery belonging to state; […]

Tunisia: 76 people sentenced for killing of soldiers

October 14, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

A court in Tunisia has handed prison sentences to 76 people convicted for the killing of eight soldiers in 2013, a judiciary official said. Out […]

Tunisia: State in War against Terrorism, Chahed

September 2, 2016 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Tunisian Prime Minister Thursday declared the state is at war against terrorism and vowed that the state will mobilize all means to win the battle. […]

Tunisair to Cut 1,000 Jobs – Transport Minister

August 30, 2016 Pawla Nibramich 0

Tunisair, the state-owned carrier, has announced on Monday that it will lay off 1000 of its employees as part of reform plans. According to the […]

UN to increase financial assistance to Tunisia

October 26, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Tunisia will see its UN financial assistance nearly doubled this year and next year, a UN top officer in Tunisia said. Mounir Thabet, UN Coordinator […]

Tunisia: Top cabinet member resigns over leniency on corruption

October 7, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Tunisian junior Minister in charge of Relations with the Parliament, Lazhar Akremi, resigned on Tuesday for “personal motives,” according to the Tunisian Prime Minister’s office, […]

Senegal : Reduce my presidential mandate to 5 years, President Sall

March 19, 2015 Steven Addamah 0

President Macky Sall of Senegal has revealed that he is planning to organize a referendum in May next year to reduce the presidential mandate by […]

Tunisia : New anti-terrorism law to be voted

June 6, 2014 Geraldine Boechat 1

The rise of terrorism in Tunisia has forced the law makers to convene a meeting limited only to the subject. Members of the constituent assembly […]

Tunisia’s “Corruption ban” to be uplifted for economic revival

May 13, 2013 Steven Addamah 0

Tunisia’s president has called for the imposed travel ban on citizens suspected of corruption, which is estimated to be affecting 0,4% of businessmen to be […]