Fri, 2022-06-24 00:15 TUNIS: The head of Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union confederation on Thursday rejected conditions set by the International Monetary Fund for a new loan to bail out the country’s struggling economy. “We reject the conditions set by the … read more
Fri, 2022-06-24 00:06 BEIRUT: Videos circulated by activists on social media on Wednesday showed a young man beating Lebanese and Syrian workers employed to pick cherries on his land in Majdel Akoura, northern Lebanon. The shocking footage also showed evidence … read more
Fri, 2022-06-24 00:00 TRIPOLI: The United Nations said Thursday it will broker new talks between rival institutions from war-torn Libya next week to try to break a deadlock on the rules for long-awaited elections. “(Parliament speaker) Aguila Saleh and President of the … read more
ID: 1656015029149423700 Thu, 2022-06-23 23:12 TUNIS: Tunisian police on Thursday arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, an ex-senior figure in the Ennahdha party which is the nemesis of current President Kais Saied, Jebali’s lawyer said. He could not say why … read more
Wed, 2022-06-22 23:44 RAMALLAH: Fourteen Palestinian security force members on trial over the killing of prominent activist Nizar Banat, whose death sparked rare protests against the Palestinian Authority, have been released on bail, multiple sources said on Wednesday. The group … read more