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Tag: Tunis
Sonia Dahmani sentenced to 8 months in prison for criticizing Tunisian President
On Wednesday September 11, Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to eight months in prison on appeal for her critical remarks about President ... Read More
Netherlands poised to invest more in Tunisia (Mark Rutte)
Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte indicated Monday June 26 that the European country is keen to pump more investments in Tunisia, chiefly into renewable energy ... Read More
Tunisia launches probe into death of two people in train derailment
Tunisia’s State-run company managing railways, SNCFT, launched Wednesday an investigation into the death of two people after a train went off track near M'saken train ... Read More
Tunisian court condemns cleric to four years in prison for calling for jihad
The Court of First Instance of Tunis sentenced a Muslim cleric to four years in prison for calling youth to jihad during his preaches, “Tunisie ... Read More
Tunisia, South Korea ink multiple agreements
Tunisia and South Korea signed Thursday in Tunis several agreements in multiple areas including investment and trade, ahead of the second Economic Forum between the ... Read More
Hundreds of Kais Saied’s supporters hold protest against ‘traitors’
Several hundreds of Tunisians supporting President Kais Saied rallied Monday in capital Tunis to beef up backing to the unpopular leader and called out “traitors” ... Read More
Tunisian court hands one-year prison sentence to journalist for disclosing data on terrorism
Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday sentenced a local journalist to one year in prison on charges of disclosing data on a counter-terrorism operation in ... Read More
Japanese Premier to be absent at TICAD 8 summit in Tunisia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will miss the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit planned to take place late this month in ... Read More
Several Libyan oil sites now at a standstill after Fathi Bachagha was denied entry to Libya
Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Monday the halt of operations at two major oil sites, the Zouetina terminal and the Al-Charara field, after ... Read More
19 Tunisian politicians including Speaker of suspended Parliament summoned
The criminal court of the first instant tribunal of Tunis has published a list of 19 politicians including Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of the country’s suspended ... Read More