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Algeria: Imams Set up Union to Counter Salafists

Algerian imams have been authorized to set up their own trade union that will stand as the advocate and protector of the Sunni Islam practiced in Algeria and as a bulwark against other religious trends, mainly salafism. The mission entrusted to the union mainly consists in defending the material and moral rights of imams and […]

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 […]

Germany denies having facilitated Tunisian youths’ trip to Israel

Germany’s embassy in Tunisia has denied any involvement in the future trip of a group of Tunisian youths to Israel, a country the North Africa nation has been boycotting. Rumors have circulated that Germany has facilitated the issuance of visas for young Tunisians to take part in an EU-sponsored program in Israel, including visits to […]