1shorts Bound

Algeria: Prison time piles against former government leaders over more corruptionF

Two detained former prime ministers under Algeria's longtime ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika were handed additional prison sentences on Monday for corruption, local media reported. Ahmed Ouyahia and Abdelmalek Sellal were sentenced to six and five years respectively...
Read More

Tunisia: Opposition rallies against presidentF

About 2,000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied's recent steps to tighten his grip on power, labelling it "a coup d'etat".   Saied, who on July 25 sacked prime minister Hichem Mechichi, suspended parliament and granted...
Read More

Algeria: Retired General Ali Ghediri gets four years in prison for “undermining army morale”F

An Algiers court on Thursday sentenced a former presidential candidate and retired general to four years in prison for undermining army morale, the official APS news agency reported. Ali Ghediri had said he would stand in Algeria's April 2019 election against longtime...
Read More

Covid-19: Tunisia lifts nighttime curfew as virus cases fallF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday announced the lifting of a nighttime curfew in place since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but imposed vaccine certificates for public events.  The curfew, currently in place between midnight and 5:00 am, will end on...
Read More

No Results Found

The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.