Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki laid into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that he said had plotted to destabilize the North African country. Marzouki, speaking to local HTV, said a “UAE operations room” was behind the alleged conspiracy, Middle East Monitor reports. “We reaffirm that we sense the existence of a conspiracy against Tunisia aiming […]
The UN Security Council decided on April 30 to extend the MINURSO mandate for six months, while it once again recognized the credibility of the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative to settle the Sahara conflict. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until 31 October 2019,” reads the text of resolution 2468. The […]
Noureddine Taboubi, the Secretary General of Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT, Monday laid into the government of President Kais Saied for succumbing to the International Monetary Fund and pledging to relinquish control of some state-run companies, including a bank and a factory. The government “recently made a commitment to the International Monetary Fund to sell […]
