Tunisia Bound

Tunisian regime starting to use judicial harassment to attack criticsF

A Tunisian judge on Thursday issued an international warrant to summon Paris-based former president Moncef Marzouki for questioning, state TV reported.  President Kais Saied in October ordered the justice ministry to open an inquiry into 76-year-old Marzouki, days...
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As Tunisia runs out of cash, president calls on people to pitch in, not in direct TV speech but in cabinet meetingF

President Kais Saied urged Tunisians on Thursday to help replenish state coffers and overcome the country's financial crisis. "I call on Tunisians both in Tunisia and abroad to find the necessary funds," he said at a cabinet meeting. He did not give details of how...
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North Africa’s skilled workers looking to leave their countries in drovesF

Subscriber access:  Algeria is experiencing a mass exodus of medical doctors and other skilled professionals, challenging its efforts to contain the Covid-19 crisis and deal with the other emerging crises. The public sector is the most affected, with doctors, nurses...
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Return to authoritarianism fuels anger in the Arab worldF

By Ezzedine Said A military coup in Sudan has dealt another blow to democracy in the Arab world, months after a power grab by the president of Tunisia, where the 2011 Arab uprisings were born. For some, the latest setbacks spell the end of the democratic experiment in...
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