Tunisia Bound

UNESCO set to give Algerian Rai music and Tunisian Harissa heritage statusF

The French baguette, Algerian Rai music and Tunisia's harissa condiment are among this year's contenders for recognition as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, which started deliberations Monday in Morocco. The United Nations' cultural agency is examining 56...
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Tunisia: Dozen policemen get only 2 years in prison in case involving death of young manF

Twelve Tunisian policemen were jailed for two years Thursday for manslaughter in the case of a 19-year-old football fan who drowned in a stream while trying to escape them. The death of Omar Laabidi in March 2018 has been seen as a case representative of the excessive...
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Human Rights: Saudi Arabia jails Tunisian midwife for a retweetF

The sister of a Tunisian woman jailed by Saudi Arabia for retweeting a post about Lebanon's Hezbollah movement on Friday urged Tunis authorities to intervene on her behalf. Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia considers the Shiite group, which is backed by its archfoe Iran, a...
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Tunisia: Company offering divorce service under attack for “undermining family values”F

Tunisia's bar association claimed Monday a company offering a three-step pathway to divorce undermines family values, and launched legal proceedings against the firm. Billboards appeared last week across the capital Tunis advertising Talaq ("Divorce" in Arabic), "the...
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