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France refuses to extradite former Tunisian President Marzouki sentenced to four years in prison

Ex-Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki has revealed French authorities have turned down Tunisia’s request to extradite him after he was condemned to four years in prison in December on charges of plotting against the North African country. Marzouki indicated that he has been subjected to an international arrest warrant issued by Tunisian authorities. The former […]

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Racist Couple Seeks Political Asylum in France

The Filali couple, Dounia and her husband Adnane, active on social networks serving the interests of some countries, advocates anti-Semitism & apology of terrorist groups, seeks political asylum in France, while their trade is based solely on white slavery and accessories. In a story published by Liberation daily, anti-semitic, anti-France and racist messages, which were […]

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Covid-19: Mauritanian president tested positive

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has tested positive for Covid-19, the official news agency announced Tuesday. “Medical examinations carried out on Monday by Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, after contracting a cold, showed a positive result and a contamination with Covid-19 with mild symptoms,” the Ami agency said. Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, […]

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Former US envoy advises Tunisian leader to refrain from following footsteps of late Ben Ali

Former US ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray has urged the President Kais Saied  not to take a leaf out of ex- autocratic Ben Ali’s book, noting that the incumbent Tunisian leader has a disdain for democratic institutions and disregard for the economy. “In August, I warned that Saied seemed to be following in Ben Ali’s […]

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Libyan Prime Minister has resumed duties after break for presidential elections

Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah chaired a government council meeting on Thursday to mark his official return to office, after taking time off to run in the aborted presidential election. The political situation is “critical,” Dbeibah said, as Libya has failed to hold a presidential election scheduled for Dec. 24 – the first by […]

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Ex-Tunisian leader Moncef Marzouki handed four-year prison sentence for treason

A court in Tunisia sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to four years in prison in absentia for working against the interests of the North African country. Marzouki, who has been outside the country for several months, has been subject to an arrest warrant issued against him in early November following his indictment for treason, on […]

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Libyan elections increasingly likely to be postponed

With two days to go, many Libyan officials agree that the presidential election, which is supposed to mark the end of a laborious transition process, could not take place on December 24, mainly because of the lack of an official list of candidates and persistent disagreements between rival camps over the legal basis for the […]

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UNESCO Global Geoparks: Marrakech Chosen to Host 10th International Conference

The Moroccan city of Marrakech has been selected to host 10th International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks scheduled for September 2023. The decision was made by the Executive Board of the Global Geoparks Network during its held in Jeju island, South Korea, Dec.12-16. Brazil, Mexico and France were also bidding for the 10th international conference […]

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Militia group seizes power in Libya, cancels Dec. 24 elections

A powerful militia group in the Libyan capital Tripoli seized power on Wednesday night and cancelled the scheduled Dec. 24 elections, reports say. Forces belonging to Al-Samud brigade have taken control of the headquarters of the ministry of defense and the Presidential Council (PC), Tunisie Numerique reports citing local TV Al Ghad. “Presidential elections will […]

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Pfizer vaccine protects against 70% of severe Omicron cases, study finds

The vaccine of the American laboratory Pfizer is globally less effective against Omicron but protects at 70% against severe cases, according to a study presented Tuesday and carried out in South Africa, which detected the new variant in November. There are many uncertainties about the nature of this new form of Covid-19. Scientists’ initial observations […]