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Tunisia: Presidential hopeful Nabil Karoui’s candidacy still valid

Tunisia’s electoral body, ISIE, has announced on the basis of article 27 of the constitution that Nabil Karoui will still run for the presidential elections despite his arrest Friday for money laundering. Forces from the interior ministry nabbed the candidate of Qalb Tounes (Heart of Tunisia) at Beja, in Beja governorate. The media mogul has […]

COVID-19: Morocco seeking Sputnik, Johnson & Johnson vaccines

Moroccan authorities are seeking to get the Russian Sputnik V vaccine and the US single shot Johnson & Johnson covid-19 vaccine after the Kingdom received 8.5 million doses including 6 million jabs from AstraZeneca and 2.5 million from China’s Sinopharm. The Moroccan scientific advisory panel has given its green light for the Russian and American […]

Tunisia : Ennahda gives way to Nidaa Tounes

Despite warnings that the crucial parliamentary elections could be sabotaged by jihadist groups, Tunisians came out in their numbers to vote. The process which was peaceful throughout the country is being hailed as a very important step towards democracy. Official results are not yet announced but Ennahda has already admitted that it has lost to […]