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Truth Behind '500-Yr-Old Torah Scroll In Bashar al-Assad Basement' In Syria
3 months ago

Truth Behind '500-Yr-Old Torah Scroll In Bashar al-Assad Basement' In Syria

ABP News  

Claim: A 500-year-old Torah scroll was discovered in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's basement after he fled Syria. Amid speculation, it was later reported that Assad and his family sought asylum in Moscow, with Russia granting them refuge on humanitarian grounds In the wake of this political upheaval, a video began circulating online, claiming that a 500-year-old Torah scroll was discovered …

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Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisia's upcoming presidential race marred by candidacy constraints

Hindustan Times  

Tunisia has kicked off candidacy submissions for its upcoming presidential election on October 6, amid what experts say are significant constraints on hopefuls challenging incumbent President Kais Saied. Kharrat said many factors are "reducing the credibility" of the upcoming election, referring to the candidacy criteria, the delayed announcement of the election day, and a 2022 law punishing "spreading false news". …

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‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution

Al Jazeera  

Breakdance ‘battles’ between competing crews and a steep rise in the popularity of contemporary dance are fuelling a renaissance in Tunisia. “It was a lot more rural compared to Tunis, there were no cultural or dance initiatives there.” Slightly abashed, Chebbi confesses: “I only started dancing after I watched the film, Step Up.” The American film charts the love story …

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Children, infants missing after Tunis police clear makeshift refugee camps
10 months, 1 week ago

Children, infants missing after Tunis police clear makeshift refugee camps

Al Jazeera  

Police cleared two of the Tunisian capital’s irregular Black migrant camps, busing residents to an unknown location. Tunis, Tunisia – Hundreds of refugees and migrants camped in the centre of Tunis have disappeared, with reports suggesting that the group, including several infants, had been abandoned in the desert near Algeria. Yesterday at approximately 3 am, multiple police forces including special …

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Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tunisian Jews scale back annual pilgrimage to ancient synagogue because of security concerns

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Jewish Tunisians who organize an annual pilgrimage to one of the world’s oldest synagogues are planning a scaled-down event next month, citing concerns about security less than a year after a deadly shooting there shook their community. Thousands regularly make the journey to Djerba — the North African island where many of Tunisia’s remaining 1,500 Jews reside …

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Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi arrested in Tunis
1 year, 2 months ago

Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi arrested in Tunis

Al Jazeera  

Sassi was arrested after a raid on his family’s home on Wednesday night. Al Jazeera journalist Samir Sassi has been arrested by Tunisian “anti-terrorism” officers at his home in Tunis. According to Al Jazeera Bureau Director Lotfi Hajji, a team of lawyers spent nearly 12 hours after Sassi’s arrest to try to ascertain where he had been taken. Most recently, …

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Tunisian film producer Dora Bouchoucha: ‘Free speech is threatened’
1 year, 3 months ago

Tunisian film producer Dora Bouchoucha: ‘Free speech is threatened’

Al Jazeera  

One of the most respected figures in Tunisian cinema discusses her journey with Al Jazeera. We live in a culture where, as long as things are hidden behind a door, everything is fine.” Her approach and keen eye for talent have resulted in the stellar success of Tunisian directors like Raja Amari and Mohamed Ben Attia, who have seen their …

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Outrage at Israel’s US, European allies grows after Gaza hospital blast
1 year, 4 months ago

Outrage at Israel’s US, European allies grows after Gaza hospital blast

Al Jazeera  

Widespread protests across the Arab world may signal growing disillusionment with the US and other Israeli allies. “It’s disappointing for those of us who care about things such as liberal democracy and human rights to see those causes undermined like this,” Nafti continued, pointing out how Europe and the US’s actions in Israel had made it almost impossible to argue …

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Europe frets over migration; Tunisia moves refugees to departure points
1 year, 5 months ago

Europe frets over migration; Tunisia moves refugees to departure points

Al Jazeera  

Pact that promised Tunisia financial support in return for stopping migration is being debated in Europe. Al Amra, Tunisia – As European leaders met in Italy at the weekend to discuss the “migration crisis” on Lampedusa and how to limit arrivals, Tunisian police rounded up thousands of Black people from Sfax and bussed them to one of the principal departure …

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The best things to do in Tunisia in 2023
1 year, 6 months ago

The best things to do in Tunisia in 2023

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Visit the capital open image in gallery Tunis is one of the biggest cities in northwest Africa The main attraction …

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Tunisia president dismisses Najla Bouden, appoints new prime minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Tunisia president dismisses Najla Bouden, appoints new prime minister

Al Jazeera  

Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed al-Hachani, the Tunisian presidency said. Bouden, who was the first woman to head a government in Tunisia, was “terminated” shortly before midnight on Tuesday by the president who immediately appointed al-Hachani, a little-known former human resources director at Tunisia’s …

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A family’s deadly tale shows chaos at the Tunisian border where Black migrants face discrimination
1 year, 7 months ago

A family’s deadly tale shows chaos at the Tunisian border where Black migrants face discrimination

Associated Press  

When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin regained consciousness after collapsing in the desert, the sun had already set. Nyimbilo believes Matyla and Marie are among more than a dozen Black migrants Libyan border guards say they’ve found dead in the desert border area of the North African nations since Tunisian authorities began conducting mass expulsions in early July. He blasted the influx …

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'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border
1 year, 7 months ago

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tunisian authorities had violently forced …

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Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism, amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores. President Kais Saied, Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader, …

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Why is Tunisia expelling Black refugees?
1 year, 7 months ago

Why is Tunisia expelling Black refugees?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands have been expelled from Tunisia as tensions between local residents and Black migrants and refugees grow. In early July, Tunisian authorities forcibly expelled hundreds of Black migrants and refugees from Sfax, Tunisia’s second-largest city. Al Jazeera found many of them days later without food or water, wandering through the desert “no man’s land” on the border between Tunisia and …

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Black refugees stranded in Tunisian desert witness death, misery
1 year, 8 months ago

Black refugees stranded in Tunisian desert witness death, misery

Al Jazeera  

About 70 refugees, including women and children, are stuck in a ten-metre buffer zone they call ‘point zero’. These refugees were rounded up by Tunisian security forces in the coastal city of Sfax and brought here last week – a remote buffer zone at Tunisia’s border with Libya, with no access to healthcare or any type of humanitarian support. “Not …

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HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees
1 year, 8 months ago

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people were rounded up from Sfax and driven to the militarised Tunisia-Libya border zone this week. A global human rights group has urged Tunisia to stop its expulsion of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants and for humanitarian services to be provided to those languishing at the North African country’s border with Libya. “Not only is it unconscionable to …

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Jailed Tunisian opposition leader’s health deteriorating: Wife
1 year, 9 months ago

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader’s health deteriorating: Wife

Al Jazeera  

Sahbi Atig has been hospitalised in intensive care after 25-day hunger strike in protest of his imprisonment. An opposition leader’s health is deteriorating rapidly in a Tunisian jail after an almost monthlong hunger strike, his wife says Sahbi Atig, a member of the Shura Council for the moderate opposition Ennahdha party, was arrested on May 6 after security forces prevented …

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Middle East round-up: More fighting in Sudan, despite ceasefire
1 year, 9 months ago

Middle East round-up: More fighting in Sudan, despite ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

Fighting shows few signs of slowing down in Sudan, Turkey’s presidential election campaign enters its final stretch, and a warning about future extreme temperatures in the Middle East. Here’s your round up of our coverage, written by Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera Digital’s Middle East and North Africa editor. Courting Nationalists in Turkey With the clock ticking towards Sunday’s presidential run-off …

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Police question two Tunisian journalists after controversial show
1 year, 9 months ago

Police question two Tunisian journalists after controversial show

Al Jazeera  

Activists and media protest as the journalists are interrogated for criticising the security forces. The case relates to a complaint filed by one of Tunisia’s powerful security unions over comments made by El Mekki on May 15 on Gharbi’s Midi Show on Mosaique FM radio. “The Midi Show is one of the last radio programmes to voice and host opposition …

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Middle East round-up: Erdogan in pole position in Turkey
1 year, 9 months ago

Middle East round-up: Erdogan in pole position in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Erdogan’s the man to beat in Turkey, Palestinians mark the Nakba’s 75th anniversary, and Sudan’s fighting continues. And yet, despite most polls predicting that his rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu would come out on top in last Sunday’s presidential election, it was Erdogan who beat his challenger by about four percentage points, narrowly missing out on the 50 percent plus one needed …

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‘Dangerous precedent’: Tunisian police target books
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Dangerous precedent’: Tunisian police target books

Al Jazeera  

Two books are confiscated, and a publishing house’s stand is closed down at the Tunis International Book Fair. Tunisian authorities have seized two books at a book fair and temporarily closed down a publishing house’s pavilion, moments after the president had told reporters about the importance of combatting rigid thinking. The seizure came right after Saied told reporters at the …

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Tunisian authorities close opposition Ennahdha party HQ
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisian authorities close opposition Ennahdha party HQ

Al Jazeera  

The move comes a day after party leader Ghannouchi was arrested as part of a continuing crackdown on Tunisia’s opposition. Tunisian authorities have closed the headquarters of the opposition Ennahdha party, a day after leader Rached Ghannouchi was arrested, party officials have said. Ennahdha, a self-styled “Muslim Democrat” party, was the largest in Tunisia’s parliament before President Kais Saied dissolved …

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Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisia’s President Saied reappears after health rumours

Al Jazeera  

Opposition had raised concerns that Saied was ill after the president didn’t appear for almost two weeks. Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a video posted on his official Facebook page, dismissing “mad” reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements. The North African country’s main opposition coalition had earlier pressed the government to explain …

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