Egypt: al-Sissi promises peaceful Parliamentary elections

Al-Sissi Monday promised to ensure a peaceful unfolding of the parliamentary elections set for October and November. The Egyptian president who has been running Egypt without any elected parliament is under international fire which criticizes him of ruling the country with iron hand and failing to materialize his promise to organize free, fair and democratic […]

Tunisia: Electoral body trims candidacies, detains only nearly quarter

The Tunisian electoral body, ISIE, announced Wednesday it retained only 26 bids out of the 97 received for September 15 snap presidential elections, pending appeals. The ISIE said at a press conference in capital Tunis the 26 are those that fulfilled requirements. The country’s heavy weights among whom Prime Minister Youssef Chahed touted as frontrunner, […]

Tunisia arrests four citizens for housing illegal migrants

A court of the Tunisian second city of Sfax indicated Wednesday that four Tunisians have been arrested and indicted for housing illegal migrants, local media ‘Tunisie Numerique’ reports. The spokesman of the Court of First instance of Sfax reportedly indicated 33 illegal migrants were arrested and four other Tunisians also detained for housing them. The […]