Tunisian authorities have detained prominent journalist Zied El Hani over comments posted on social media, reviving alarms among press freedom advocates who say President Kais Saied’s government is intensifying its campaign against independent media nearly five years after his power grab. El Hani was taken into custody last week after appearing before the National Guard’s […]
The European Parliament has called on the Algerian regime to release immediately and unconditionally the 75-year-old novelist who was arrested at Algiers airport in November after saying, in an interview with a French TV channel, that western territories of today’s Algeria have been part of Morocco. The literary figure is facing charges of terrorism and […]
The long awaited opening of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf is finally over after the announcement by the rebels that the government could use it to “resume operations.” The two oil ports have a combined capacity of 560,000 barrels per day. The government has welcomed the move which is seen as a supporting gesture to […]
