Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: TUNIS
Tunisian PM announces coalition cabinet
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid on Monday presented a new coalition government with a cabinet dominated by the secular Nidaa Tounes party but also including members from its Islamist rivals. “We have made changes … to widen the composition of
Tunisian Islamists reject new government ahead of vote
Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahda, which holds the second largest number of seats in parliament, said on Sunday it would reject a government proposed last week by Prime Minister designate Habib Essid, complicating his cabinet’s ratification. Parliament will vote this week
Tunisia arrests 3 Europeans in record drugs haul on yacht
Tunisian police seized five tons of cannabis on a yacht and arrested three European nationals, in a record drugs haul for the North African country, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. “Three tons were seized at first on Sunday and then
Tunisia policeman killed in suspected Islamist attack
Suspected Islamist extremists slit the throat of a Tunisian policeman south of the capital overnight, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday. Since the revolution of January 2011, Tunisia has seen a rise in Islamist extremism and tackling it is one
Tunisian secular leader Essebsi sworn in as new president
Veteran politician Beji Caid Sebsi was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday, giving the country a democratically elected leader four years after an uprising ousted autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Essebsi, a former official in Ben Ali’s government, won
Essebsi campaign claims Tunisia election victory
Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi’s campaign team said initial indications showed he had won Sunday’s run-off election by a clear margin over rival Moncef Marzouki, in an announcement that was contested by the rival campaign team of the incumbent
Essebsi ahead in Tunisia’s presidential race
Tunisia’s former prime minister Beji Caid Essebsi came top in the president race on Sunday but he remained short of winning the absolute majority needed to avoid a runoff, his campaign said. Essebsi, “according to preliminary estimates, is ahead and
Polls open in landmark Tunisia presidential election
Polls opened Sunday for the first landmark Tunisia presidential election since the 2011 revolution that sparked the Arab Spring. Among the 27 candidates, the hot favourite is former premier Beji Caid Essebsi, an 87-year-old veteran whose anti-Islamist Nidaa Tounes party
PM: Tunisia presidential vote offers hope to Arab states
Tunisia’s first presidential election since the 2011 revolution is a ray of hope for Arab Spring countries, Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said Saturday, on the eve of the historic poll. Sunday’s first multi-candidate presidential election is seen as the final
Tunisia appeal doubles jail terms of two police rapists
A Tunisian court sentenced two policemen to 15 years Thursday for the rape of a woman who was herself almost put on trial, in an appeal that doubled their initial penalty. Monia Bousselmi, a lawyer for the victim, hailed the
Tunisia dictator son-in-law returns, is jailed
The son-in-law of Tunisia’s deposed dictator has been sentenced to six months in prison on gun possession charges after returning from exile to face outstanding cases against him. After the verdict was pronounced late Tuesday, Slim Chiboub was taken to
Tunisia, France to cooperate on stopping jihadis
France’s interior minister says his country will work with Tunisia to stop their nationals from traveling to fight in Syria and Iraq. Bernard Cazeneuve announced new measures late Monday during a 24-hour visit to Tunisia that included meetings with Prime
Four Tunisian soldiers killed in suspected Islamist attack
Four Tunisian soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded on Wednesday in an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a bus carrying soldiers in Kef near the Algerian border, the Defense Ministry said. The attack came while Tunisia was
Fifth Tunisian soldier dies in bus shooting
The death toll from a gun attack by suspected militants on soldiers traveling in a bus in northwestern Tunisia rose to five on Thursday, the defense ministry said. The fifth victim “had severe wounds and died,” spokesman Rachid Bouhoula told
Tunisia vote ‘transparent and credible,’ EU observers say
Tunisia’s first parliamentary election since the Arab Spring revolution of 2011 was transparent and credible, the head of the EU observer mission said on Tuesday. “The Tunisian people have reinforced their commitment to democracy with credible and transparent elections that
Tunisian seculars claim lead in historic vote
As authorities continue to count ballots cast in Tunisia’s historic parliamentary elections, the country’s main secular coalition claimed an early victory over the once-dominant Islamist Ennahda party. While official results will not be revealed before Wednesday, Nida Tunis (Tunisia’s Call),
Tunisia election turnout at 60 percent
Voting polls in which Tunisians will elect their new parliament opened on Sunday, after two years of political turbulence that followed the ouster of long-term autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. With just an hour to go before polls closed, Al
Polls open in Tunisia general elections
Voting polls in which Tunisians will elect their new parliament opened on Sunday, after two years of political turbulence that followed the ouster of long-term autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. Polls opened at 7 am (0600 GMT) and were due
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