Two Tunisian television personalities, broadcaster Borhen Bssais and political commentator Mourad Zeghidi, were detained under accusations of "spreading false news," their lawyers reported.
The arrests on May 12 followed comments made by the pair online and through various media outlets.
At the opening of their trial on Wednesday, both Bssais and Zeghidi maintained that their actions were part of their journalistic duties.
They face potential imprisonment of up to five years under Decree 54, a legislation that criminalizes the dissemination of false information via communication networks, ostensibly to prevent harm or defamation.
To combat cross-border crime, Morocco and Saudi Arabia signed three new agreements in Riyadh on Wednesday, focusing on bolstering collaboration
Officials from the foreign ministries of Egypt and Turkey convened this week to discuss Somalia, Libya, and broader cooperation in
According to reporting by the EU Observer the EU appears set to rebuild its presence in Africa’s Sahel region
Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty arrived in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for talks with top officials. He said Cairo
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