Tunisian rapper Karim Gharbi, better known as K2Rhym, was sentenced to four years in prison in absentia Wednesday for allegedly buying voter signatures to qualify for upcoming presidential elections, a judicial spokesperson said according to reports by AFP. A court in Jendouba also fined Gharbi 5,000 dinars (around $1,600) and
stripped him of the right to vote, spokesman Alaedine Aouadi told AFP. Gharbi, who lives abroad and was the son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, had announced in a video at the end of July his intention to run in the presidential candidate scheduled for October.
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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