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Video: African conference map shows Israel in the place of Egyptian territory in 2020, stirs outrage
Egypt
April 22, 2018
Video: African conference map shows Israel in the place of Egyptian territory in 2020, stirs outrage
Massive controversy and outrage dominated Egypt’s social media outlets in the wake of the circulation of video footage of a…
Violent protests resume in Tunisia after two days of calm
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Violent protests resume in Tunisia after two days of calm
Violent protests erupted again on Sunday in two areas of the capital Tunis and another town after a relatively calm…
UAE has information Tunisian women may commit ‘terrorist acts’, Tunisia says
Middle East
December 25, 2017
UAE has information Tunisian women may commit ‘terrorist acts’, Tunisia says
The United Arab Emirates has information that Tunisian women or women traveling on Tunisian passports might commit “terrorist acts” in…
Switzerland lifts freeze on ousted Mubarak’s financial assets
Egypt
December 21, 2017
Switzerland lifts freeze on ousted Mubarak’s financial assets
The Swiss Federal Council (SFC) decided on Wednesday to suspend the administrative freeze on Egyptian assets affiliated to former President…
Egyptian short film ‘Wanas’ wins Bronze award at Carthage Film Festival
Cinema/TV
November 15, 2017
Egyptian short film ‘Wanas’ wins Bronze award at Carthage Film Festival
Egyptian short film “Wanas” (Affability) won the Bronze Tanit award for short films at the Carthage Film festival (CIFF) in…
Suspected Islamist arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament
Middle East
November 1, 2017
Suspected Islamist arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament
A suspected Islamist militant was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building…
Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Middle East
May 14, 2017
Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Several thousand Tunisians marched through central Tunis on Saturday to protest against a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen…
Rival Libyan factions ‘agree’ on political solution to end conflict
Middle East
December 6, 2015
Rival Libyan factions ‘agree’ on political solution to end conflict
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on…
Cruise companies suspend stopovers in Tunis after attack
World
March 19, 2015
Cruise companies suspend stopovers in Tunis after attack
Two Italian cruise companies, whose passengers were among the victims of a deadly attack on a Tunis museum, on Thursday…
Man who set himself on fire in Tunisian capital dies
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Man who set himself on fire in Tunisian capital dies
A Tunisian cigarette vendor who set himself alight in a street of the capital Tunis has died from the severe…