Algeria
Algeria begins to cancel air services agreement with UAE
Algeria has begun the process of cancelling its air services agreement with the United Arab Emirates, signed in Abu Dhabi in May 2013, state media said on Saturday.
Tunisian court sentences presidential candidate Zammel to 20 months in prison
1 min Mena Today
A Tunisian court sentenced on Wednesday the presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to one year and eight months in prison on charges of falsifying popular endorsements, Zammel's lawyer told Reuters, three weeks before the presidential vote.
"The verdict is politically motivated" © Mena Today
A Tunisian court sentenced on Wednesday the presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel to one year and eight months in prison on charges of falsifying popular endorsements, Zammel's lawyer told Reuters, three weeks before the presidential vote.
"The verdict is politically motivated, unfair and aims to undermine his chances in the presidential race", Abdessattar Massoudi, Zammel's lawyer, said.
Zammel was arrested two weeks ago.
Reporting by Tarek Amara
Related
Libya
US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says
The U.S. has arrested a person suspected of playing a central role in the 2012 attack on its consulate in Benghazi, Libya, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Friday.
Tunisia
Tunisian police arrest member of parliament who mocked president
Tunisian police arrested lawmaker Ahmed Saidani on Wednesday, two of his colleagues said, in what appeared to be part of an escalating crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied.
Subscribe to our newsletter
