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Tunisian court orders detention of leading Islamist opposition figure GhannouchiF

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been remanded in custody following his arrest earlier this week, his Ennahdha party said Thursday, denouncing his "unjust imprisonment". Ghannouchi, 81, a former speaker of parliament, was arrested on Monday after...
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Morocco ups campaign to capture more migrants crossing seasF

Morocco's navy has intercepted 552 migrants attempting to reach Europe over 10 days in both the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, a military source told state media on Thursday. Morocco in northwest Africa is a transit country for many migrants trying to get to...
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Fifteen Tunisian migrants missing in MediterraneanF

Fifteen Tunisian migrants are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean during an attempt to reach Europe, authorities said Wednesday. The boat carrying 19 Tunisians sank Monday night, said a statement by Tunisia's National Guard, which oversees the...
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Tunisia: Profile of jailed opposition leader Rached GhannouchiF

Islamist-inspired Ennahdha opposition party arrested on Monday, once towered over Tunisia's politics but many now blame him for the country's ills. The reputation of the 81-year-old veteran politician, once seen as a kingmaker following the 2011 Arab Spring revolt...
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Migration Crisis: Latest NewsF

Aug 8, 2023

Four dead, 51 missing in shipwreck off Tunisia At least 11 migrants have died in a shipwreck off Tunisia's coast and...

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