Justice Minister Mohamed Ben Abdelkader

Tunisia: 3,000 police agents protest for better work conditions

Around 3,000 law enforcement agents marched towards the presidential palace Carthage Monday to claim better work conditions and risk premiums while social riots across the country are still going on. The protest has been in the pipeline since the November 2015 suicide attack in Tunis which killed 12 members of the presidential palace guard unit. […]

Tunisia: Terror Cell with Links in Algeria & Libya Busted

The Tunisian Interior Ministry Thursday announced it dismantled a five-member terror cell in contact with jihadists in neighboring Libya and Algeria. The cell according to the ministry included three young women aged between 17 and 28 while the two men are 19 and 31. The cell was active in the town of Sidi Bouzid (central […]

Moroccan Caftan Inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

The Moroccan Caftan was added on Wednesday in New Delhi to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 20th session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. This inscription is an international recognition of Morocco’s artistic genius and centuries-old know-how, as well as the Kingdom’s ability to safeguard, […]