Tunisia Hands Heavy Sentences to Prominent Opposition Figures
As the North African nation continues to slide toward authoritarianism, a court sentenced about 40 people, including high-profile rivals of the president, to up to 66 years in prison.
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Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia: Economic indicators and trade with EU
This infographic provides insight into the economic performance of Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia compared with the European Union (EU) and examines the trade dynamics between them.
Brussels football match gunman had escaped from Tunisian prison
Tunisia had applied for extradition of Islamist gunman who shot dead two football fans but file got forgottenThe Islamist gunman who shot dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels last weekend had escaped from a Tunisian prison where he was serving a …
Belgium’s justice minister resigns after Brussels terror attack
Vincent Van Quickenborne stands down after it emerged Islamic extremist had been denied asylum and was sought for extraditionBelgium’s justice minister has resigned after it emerged that the Islamic extremist who shot dead two Swedes in Brussels this w…
Killing of two Swedish football fans in Brussels ‘probably lone wolf’ attack
Sweden and Italy called for tighter security at Europe’s borders after shooting by man identified in reports as Abdesalem LassouedA Tunisian man who killed two Swedish citizens in a terrorist attack in Brussels was “probably a lone wolf,” the Belgian p…
Athens Democracy Forum: Across Africa, Young Leaders Emerge
Six people, all 35 or younger, talk about what they are doing to shake up politics on the continent, and what inspired them to step up.
‘I had to drink my own urine to survive’: Africans tell of being forced into the desert at Tunisia border
As EU prepares to send money as part of €1bn deal, people trying to reach north African country detail border ‘pushbacks’‘It’s a torment’: refugee tells how his family died in desertMigrants from sub-Saharan Africa have spoken of their horror at being …
‘It’s a torment’: refugee tells how his family died in desert on quest for a future in Europe
Pato Crepin’s wife and six-year-old daughter were repeatedly pushed back by authorities in Tunisia, which has signed a €1bn deal with the EU‘I had to drink my own urine’: Africans tell of being forced back into desert at Tunisia borderPato Crepin had w…
EU states expressed ‘incomprehension’ at Tunisia migration pact, says Borrell
Foreign affairs chief in clash with Ursula von der Leyen as he issues broadside against ‘unilateral action’EU member states expressed “incomprehension” when the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, rushed into a migration pact with Tuni…
An Italian Island Reflects Giorgia Meloni’s Challenges on Migration
The prime minister is facing increased pressure from her right-wing coalition partners as the number of migrants trying to enter the country via Lampedusa soars.