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Tunisia: Appeals Court reduces sentence of former football federation chief on corruption convictions

The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal has affirmed the convictions of Wadii Jari, former president of the Tunisian Football Federation, while moderating his prison sentence to three years instead of the original four. The lower Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance had imposed a four-year jail term on Jari, […]

IMF to send team to Tunisia for further talks about credit facility

An International Monetary Fund team of experts will travel to Tunisia late this month to continue talks with authorities about the North African country’s request for a loan. “A small team of IMF experts plans to visit Tunisia this month for further discussions with the authorities to build on what I can describe as good […]

Morocco re-elected member of UN Committee on Child’s Rights

Moroccan law professor Hynd Ayoubi Idrissi has been re-elected member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for the third consecutive term. The re-election that took place during a vote held Monday in New York by States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is an international recognition […]