Searches carried out in a warehouse in the industrial zone of Aït Melloul near Agadir led to the seizure of 4.9 additional tons of drug intended for international trafficking, carefully packed in metal tanks carried by trucks parked in one of the industrial units, said a press release from the National Police (DGSN), adding that the total quantity of the […]
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted on Tuesday a draft resolution on the repatriation of illicit funds to their countries of origin which was tabled by Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and adopted by the African group, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad on Wednesday. The resolution was adopted at the end of the Council’s 46th […]
President Kaïs Saïed promised to pardon the youths arrested during last January’s protests once the final judgments are rendered “so that they do not fall victim to those who want to involve them in their conflicts.””Prison must be a punishment deprivi…
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on Wednesday accused of financing his failed 2012 re-election campaign illegally, less than three weeks after being convicted of corruption and influence-peddling. Prosecutors allege that Sarkozy’s party, then known as the UMP, splurged nearly double the 22.5 million euros ($27 million) permitted under electoral law on extravagant campaign rallies, and then used […]
The Parliamentary Committee on the Organisation of Administration and Affairs of the Armed Forces held a meeting Thursday to review the bill No. 002/2021 on support and coordination of the State’s efforts in the field of governance and fighting corruption. Members of the committee stressed the need to define the mission of the national coordination charged with creating a five-year […]
The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (French: SNJT) has prepared a platform called “Tunisia Checks” to spot fake news, particularly on social media and websites, SNJT President Yassine Jelassi said Wednesday. During a panel discussion on the dangers of fake news and the role of journalists in this area, Jelassi called on the public and mass media to join efforts […]
(TAP) - The budget deficit dropped from 3,368 million dinars (MD) at the end of May 2020 to 1,422 MD at the end of…
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(TAP) - The National Company of Tunisian Railways (SNCFT) on Friday evening announced that the traffic of night trains carrying phosphates and goods on…
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