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Egypt claims gold medals in judo at African Games
Health & Fitness
August 21, 2019
Egypt claims gold medals in judo at African Games
The Egyptian judo team dominated the 2019 African Games held in Rabat as the team claimed four gold medals and…
Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s moderate Islamists are hoping the genial Beethoven fan they have nominated to run in next month’s…
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Middle East
August 8, 2019
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
Tunisia’s moderate Ennahda VP Mourou to run in presidential elections
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Tunisia’s moderate Ennahda VP Mourou to run in presidential elections
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s biggest political party Ennahda named a candidate for presidential elections on Tuesday, the first time the…
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
CARTHAGE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisia bid farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
Middle East
July 26, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy…
Libyan warplane lands on road in southern Tunisia
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Libyan warplane lands on road in southern Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Libyan warplane landed on Monday on a road in the southern Tunisian town of Beni Khadash,…
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary…