Plummeting oil prices and dwindling revenues prompted the Algerian government to adopt austerity measures including tax hikes and subsidies cuts leading to protests, notably in the restive south and northeast of the country. Algeria, which has nurtured a system based on generous handouts to the population taking the form of subsidies to fuel, electricity, housing […]
The Indictments Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal has decided to extradite Walid Kalib, a Libyan national and an important figure in Fajr Libya, citing an agreement with the Tripoli based government but many believe that it is geared towards freeing the abducted staff of the Tunisian embassy last week. Kalib was arrested last month […]
Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party, the largest in parliament, has expressed “some reservations” about the new unity government formed by Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. “We have some observations and reservations on the new cabinet line-up,” said Chief of the party’s top body, the Shura Council. He made the statement following a meeting held by Ennahda Council […]
