The Tunisian Interior Ministry Wednesday said it has seized arms and cash en route to troubled neighboring Libya from Turkey. Khaled Hayoun, spokesman for the ministry told local media Shems FM that security forces have seized arms and that investigations revealed that the shipment was coming from Turkey and meant for Libya. The weapons and […]
Italian oil company Eni has started gas production in the Algerian Menzel Ledjmet East (220 km southeast of Hassi Messaoud) despite security fears exacerbated following last month hostage crisis that ended in a bloodbath in the North African country. Indeed, some 40 foreign workers, who were taken hostage by Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda […]
Tunisia is backpedaling to authoritarian rule following President Kais Saied’s power grab, a déjà vu for many Tunisians. But rights groups in particular are worried about their hard-won freedom as the crackdown on them intensifies. Last month, authorities prevented rights activists from staging protests against President Saied in a move that invokes fears of the […]
