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Tunisia slaps $16,000-fine on Al Jazeera for publishing 25 July referendum opinion poll results

HAICA, Tunisia’s media watchdog, has fined Qatar based al Jazeera with around $16,300 fine for publishing 25 July referendum opinion poll results that the institution believes will influence voters. In a statement issued Tuesday, HAICA, Webdo Tunis reports, poll results, which were aired on the July 12, 2022 episode of “Al-Hassad,” could influence the will […]

Ethiopia offers amnesty to 13,200 prisoners

The Ethiopian government has pardoned about 13,200 people who were previously charged with or convicted of terrorism and/or treason. According to state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate, more than 13,200 individuals took advantage in the past six months of a law passed by parliament in July allowing people convicted or facing charges of “treason, crime against the […]

Turkey to mediate in Somalia-Ethiopia port row

Somalia and Ethiopia will resume negotiations in Ankara on a port in Somaliland, a breakaway region where Addis Ababa offered recognition in return for using the Red Sea port. Relations worsened when Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding to use 20 km of coastal land for a port purpose. Somalia opposed the deal […]