Government spokesman Tuesday wished for the return of former and ousted President Ben Ali, currently living in exile in Saudi Arabia, causing much outcry and consternation among Tunisians. In an interview with a local radio, spokesman for the government Khaled Chouket campaigned for the return of the former President, ousted in 2011 following a revolution. […]
A son of the former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi has doubled down on his claim that ex-French president Nicolas Sarkozy was paid millions of euros in exchange for political and economic favors. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has told French broadcaster RFI that he was personally involved in giving Sarkozy suitcases containing about 5 million euros for […]
The global economic outlook is “darkening”, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, citing the war in Ukraine and the “commodity price shocks” it has caused among the main reasons. The IMF plans to publish later this month “a further downgrade” to its growth forecasts “for both 2022 and 2023”, […]
