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: Tunisia
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
Analysts: Tunisian Islamists maneuver for presidency
Analysed By: Asma Ajroudi Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party has said it will not back any candidate in the upcoming presidential election, in a move that could open the floor for its secular opponents to rule the country. However, experts say
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
Tunisian elections: Islamists fall from grace
Analysed By : Asma Ajroudi Political Islam suffered a blow in Tunisia this week, with Ennahda party coming second to the secular Nidaa Tounes in parliamentary elections. According to official provisional results released by the country’s electoral committee early Thursday,
Claims of Tunisian police brutality continue despite political change
Analysed By : Asma Ajroudi Four years after Tunisians ousted President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in a revolution triggered by police brutality, human rights advocates complain of continued abuse and torture. Leading rights groups, including Tunisia’s Organization against Torture (OCTT),
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
Tunisian forces kill six after standoff with militants
Tunisian security forces on Friday killed six people, including five women, after a standoff with Islamist militants near the capital, the authorities said. Interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told reporters at the scene that one militant was among the
Tunisia: 6 dead as police storm besieged house
Six people, including five women, were killed Friday when Tunisian security forces stormed a house where gunmen were locked in a standoff with police near the capital, the authorities said. One gunman was among the dead while another was hospitalised
Security forces member killed in firefight near Tunisian capital
A member of Tunisia’s security forces was killed in a firefight with a “terrorist group” at its hideout in a town near the capital Thursday, a police official said. “Our agent died of a bullet wound in the eye sustained
Tunisia breaks up terror group’s media arm
Tunisia said on Tuesday it broke up the media arm of Islamist militant group “Ansar al-Shariah,” which is also active in the neighboring Libya and is suspected behind the 2012 killing of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens in Benghazi. Tunisia’s interior
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