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Tunisia’s military court handed Wednesday a three-year prison sentence to Maher Zid, a lawmaker in the suspended state legislature. Zid, who is uncounted for, was sued by former defense minister Ghazi Jribi after he accused him of corruption in relation to the acquisition of a number of US helicopters for the Tunisian armed forces. Zid […]
Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have advanced to the third and last round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. The four football names in the region topped their respective groups – underlining their dominion on football on the continent. Morocco earlier booked its place before the November fixtures. Algeria […]
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and its Tunisian counterpart BCT have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in many areas including fintech, Libya Herald reports. The MoU, according to the CBL, provides for the transfer of experience of Tunisia’s Central Bank in the field of developing financial transactions (Fintech), and the […]
Thousands of Tunisians tried to storm the country’s Parliament in capital Tunis in protest to what they branded a “coup” after President Kais Saied closed the legislature and suspended the immunity of lawmakers. Security forces positioned in the vicinity of the Parliament managed to keep the protestors at bay. Protesters among the supporters of the […]
Tunisia’s Premier Najla Bouden Wednesday indicated that her country is keen to make smart investment into education as part of efforts to get rid of extremism. “Tunisia is committed to supporting smart investment in education and training, exploring alternative sources of funding, and encouraging public-private partnerships to invest in the future of our children,” she […]
UGTT, Tunisia’s most powerful workers’ union, has called for a general strike for this Tuesday to denounce the stabbing of a high school teacher by a student in the costal town of Ezzahra, south of capital Tunis. Sahbi Ben Slama, a high-school History and Geography teacher was assaulted by a student who stabbed him multiple […]
Four Tunisian workers have lost their lives during an accident on the Bouri Offshore Field, about 120 kilometers north of the Libyan coast, Tunisia’s consul general in Tripoli told state-run agency TAP. Taoufik Guesmi told the agency their corpses would be repatriated either Sunday or today Monday. The men working for Tripoli-based Mellitah Oil & […]
A Tunisian court has issued an international arrest warrant against former President Moncef Marzouki accused of treason after he allegedly played a key role in the postponement of Francophonie Summit initially slated in the North African country for November this year. The communication office of the Tunis First Instance Court confirmed Thursday to State news […]
Tunisian Moeni Chaabani, current boss of Egyptian football club Al Masry and former head coach of Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis, has been nominated for the 2021 International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Coach of the Year award. The 40-year old former soccer player is the only coach in the Arab world to […]
Libya’s Premier Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has charged several countries including neighboring Tunisia, Belgium and Malta of stealing and seizing Libya’s money and assets, Libya Observer reports. Dbeibah leveled the charges during the Public-Private Partnership Workshop held early this week in Tripoli. For the Libyan Premier, the oil-rich country is unlikely to recoup its assets frozen in […]