Safa Ben Said
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - 07:59
Tunisian blogger Yassine Ayari was sentenced to one year in prison on Tuesday by the First Instance Military Court of Tunis. Ayari was charged with defaming military officials in Facebook posts.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 12:28
Protesting vendors demanded the reopening of the Ras Ajdir border crossing, closed February 25 by Libyan authorities, according to the online publication African Manager.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 - 13:07
Religious officials in Tunisia are divided over the recent arrest of a Salafi imam, who was detained earlier this week amidst what critics say is a government effort to control local mosques.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 11:15
Minister of Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou told radio station Shems FM security forces did not target specific people and instead responded to the prosecutor’s decision to retrieve a state-owned property.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 08:09
The commission will review alleged human rights violations during the regimes of Tunisia’s first two presidents, Habib Bourguiba and Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, as well as cases from the 2011 revolution.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 06:39
The staff aboard U.S.S. Elrod, a guided missile frigate, will conduct joint training operations with the Tunisian Navy in maritime safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 12:36
On Monday the trial of two policemen charged with raping a woman in September 2012 was again postponed, and is now rescheduled for February 13.