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Tunisia: Tunisians fear one-party state if Essebsi becomes president

The presidential campaign atmosphere is rocking Tunisia as the parties continue to seek votes nationwide. The potential winner is 87-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi of the Nida Tunis party, a veteran politician who served under Ben Ali and his predecessor Habib Bourguiba. The party won the majority of seats in the recent parliamentary elections. Some of […]

Defection of Polisario chief propagandist widens cracks in separatist edifice

Polisario representative in the EU Oubi Bouchraya Bachir has jumped from the sinking ship of the Polisario confirming reports of infighting between the leaders of the Algeria-run separatist group. Bouchraya has orchestrated Polisario propaganda in EU capitals and took part in TV shows defending the Polisario and its paymaster Algeria following the recent inroads made […]

Coronavirus: 31 pregnant women tested positive in Morocco since pandemic outbreak

Thirty-one pregnant women have tested positive for coronavirus in Morocco since the beginning of the pandemic, the health ministry said Thursday.   Thirty of these pregnant women showed no symptoms of the disease, and one of them was tested positive while her health condition was rather severe, said director of Epidemiology and Disease Control at […]