The US Army launched this weekend a drone strike targeting jihadists in southern Libya. According to the US military’s Africa Command, the attack killed two militants belonging to Al Qaeda’s branch in northwestern Africa wherein mix of Al Qaeda and other extremist groups operate. These terror groups are also active in the Sahel region of […]
As many as 73 Tunisian lawmakers have signed a petition seeking to unseat the speaker of parliament, Rached Ghannouchi, who managed to secure his position in July after a similar motion failed. The petition according to two of its signatories, Mongi Rahoui and Zouhaier Maghzaoui, is ready but has not been submitted to the parliament […]
The Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has voiced deep concern over the continuing deterioration of the respect for fundamental rights in Tunisia, including attacks on the rights of trade unions and workers. In a press release issued Wednesday, the EESC workers group denounced the expulsion of Esther Lynch, the European […]
