Tunisia has sentenced four women to jail after convicting them of buying signatures of endorsement for a would-be challenger to President Kais Saied in upcoming elections, a court spokesman said Friday, as reported by AFP.
Candidate registration for the October 6 presidential election began on
Monday and next Tuesday.
Saied critics from across the political spectrum have complained that new,
tougher endorsement requirements are making it nearly impossible to get on the
ballot paper.
Egypt is in advanced negotiations with South Korea to buy up to 100 FA-50 light attack aircraft, Egyptian Ambassador to
The MASI index, representing all listed shares on a free-float capitalization basis, continued its robust performance in the first quarter
Tunisia's Central Bank reduced its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5% on Friday, aiming
Diplomats in Libya have accused the Internal Security Agency (ISA) of forcing international NGOs to halt operations, AFP reported Wednesday.
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