Two officials of the Tunisian trade ministry have been arrested for taking kickbacks, a prominent lawmaker told the media Saturday. The officials, according to Badreddine Gammoudi, Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission for Administrative Reform, have been arrested for taking TND60,000 (around $18,000) from a businessman in the governorate of Mahdia. Gammoudi said the businessman was […]
King Mohammed VI pointed out Wednesday that the so-called Arab Spring which caused destruction, chaos and human tragedies turned out to be a calamitous autumn and that the Arab world is going through a difficult period. He also warned against the conspiracies which seek to destabilize the few countries that have managed to safeguard their […]
Tunisian President’s opponents took to the streets on May Day to decry what they describe as a dangerous slide into autocracy. The marchers chanted slogans calling for Saied’s departure and invoking memories of the 2011 revolution. Workers’ Day thus took a political turn against President Kaïs Saïed, who is accused of failing to curb poverty […]
