Tunisia: Health Minister Dies during Marathon against Cancer

Tunisian Health Minister Slim Chaker passed away Sunday after suffering from a heart failure during a marathon against cancer organized in Nabeul governorate. The official, 56, suffered from heart attack during the race organized by Nourane, a civil society organization. He was given intense health assistance at Grombalia hospital but as his condition was worsening […]

Libyan court postpones former NOC chairman’s appeal for second time

The South Tripoli Court of Appeals has once again postponed its ruling on the case of former chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, to September 7, reports say. Sanalla appealed in July before the judiciary his removal from the chairmanship of the NOC by Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh. He rejected Dbeibeh’s […]

Nigerians call for probe into deadly military mishaps blamed on poor training, unreliable intelligence

Calls for an investigation into the Nigerian military’s failures are growing louder among ordinary citizens in the West African country following yet another tragic military error that recently resulted in the death of at least 85 civilians. Many civilians — including children — have lost their lives ever since Nigeria’s security forces embarked on the […]