A Tunisian appeals court commuted the prison sentence of a TV broadcaster from one year to eight months on Friday, this according to reporting by AFP.
Borhen Bssais was initially handed a 12-month sentence under a decree
punishing "spreading false information" and "defaming others or damaging their
reputation".
Bssais was arrested on May 11 and charged with "attacking President Kais
Saied through radio broadcasts and statements between 2019 and 2022".
Ali Obaid Al Dhaheri, Head of the United Arab Emirates’ National Intelligence Service met with Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of
A Tunisian court has sentenced lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani to an additional two years in prison for remarks
France is appealing to Algeria to pardon acclaimed author Boualem Sansal, after an Algerian appeals court upheld his five-year sentence
Egypt’s Agiba Petroleum Company, a joint venture between EGPC and Italy’s Eni, has discovered a new oil field,
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