Tunisia’s minister of transport Monday fired Elyes Mnakbi, the CEO of national carrier, Tunis Air, who has refused to heed the decision, according to press reports. An official note from Minister Anouar Maarouf to Mnakbi, which circulated on social media, indicated that Belgacem Tayaa has been appointed as caretaker until a new CEO is appointed. […]
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reiterated on Tuesday its deep concern over the deterioration of the human rights situation in Algeria and the continued crackdown on the Hirak, denouncing “the use of violence to disperse peaceful demonstrations” and “the arbitrary arrests and detention of people who have exercised […]
Head of Russian Intelligence Service, Alexander Bortnikov, confirmed Tuesday that the Russian jet crash in Sinai was an act of terrorism and that a homemade bomb with the equivalent of “a kilo of TNT” destroyed the airplane. “One can say unambiguously that it was a terror act,” Bortnikov said, adding that Russian experts found out […]
