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Tunisia lawyer critical of president receives two-year prison sentence
Al Mayadeen
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July 1, 2025
Sonia Dahmani was arrested last year after making televised remarks that questioned Tunisia’s approach to undocumented African migrants. Sonia Dahmani, a prominent Tunisian lawyer and vocal critic of President Kais Saied, was sentenced to two...
Iranian short film “Raana” wins at Social World Film Festival
Tehran Times
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July 2, 2025
TEHRAN – The Iranian short film “Raana” written and directed by Ahmad Monajemi won an award at the 15th Social World Film Festival, which was held from June 22 to 29 in Sorrento, Italy. Competing in the short films section of the festival,...
Tunisia: PM highlights importance of expanding cooperation in RE and transport in meeting with EBRD President
Zawya
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Seville - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri during her meeting on Monday in Seville with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Odile Renaud-Basso, expressed her desire to expand and diversify cooperation...
Tunisia: International Conference on Financing for Development opens in Seville
Zawya
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Seville - The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) officially opened Monday in Seville, Spain. The event seeks to reform financing at all levels, mainly by promoting the reform of the international financial...
Tunisian girl set to be repatriated after social media love marriage ends in divorce
GEO TV
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June 29, 2025
KARACHI: Sinda Ayyari — the Tunisian woman who travelled all the way to Karachi after a social media romance, married a man from Lyari, and subsequently got divorced — has been handed over to the Tunisian Embassy by Women Police Station...
Rufai passing tragic loss for football world – Bovi
Punch
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July 4, 2025
Comedian and actor Bovi Ugboma reflects on how sport shaped his life, pays tribute to late goalkeeper Peter Rufai, relives the heartbreak of USA ’94, and more in this interview with OLAMIDE ABE Have you ever been actively involved in sports at any...
FNE at Mediterrane Film Festival 2025: Russell Crowe Makes Surprise Appearance at Closing Ceremony
The Film New Europe
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VALLETTA: Russell Crowe made a surprise appearance to pick up Mediterreane Film Festival’s Malta Film Legend special award at the closing ceremony of the festival held in the iconic Fort Manoel on 29 June 2025. Malta Film Commissioner Johann Grech...
Russell Crowe Recalls Intensity of Filming Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’
Recently Heard
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July 2, 2025
There’s a second in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator when Russell Crowe’s enslaved Roman common Maximus, contemporary from eviscerating 5 foes in brief order, throws his arms within the air and asks a shocked enviornment, “Are you not entertained? Are you...
EditorialWhat Ons Jabeur's 'disconnect' from tennis will mean for Arab sport
The National News
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Many tennis fans, particularly in the Arab world, were heartbroken the opening day of Wimbledon, when Ons Jabeur, one of the sport’s top female athletes, was forced to retire early from her first-round match on Monday against Viktoriya Tomova. It...
Tunisia and Saudi Fund for Development review cooperation prospects
Zawya
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Tunis – Boosting bilateral cooperation between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, along with financing several development projects, was the focus of a high-level meeting held Friday at the Government Palace in the Kasbah. The meeting brought together...
Tunisia: Protest after opposition's Moussi taken to remote jail
The New Arab
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June 30, 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) estimates that more than 50 journalists, lawyers, and activists are currently detained on political grounds in Tunisia. [Getty] In northwestern Tunisia, dozens arrived on Sunday to the remote prison of Bulla Regia to...
Tunisia: PM arrives in Sevilla to take part in 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development
Zawya
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Sevilla – Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri arrived Sunday in Seville, Spain, to take part in the 4th United Nations International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), scheduled from June 30 to July 1, 2025. She was seen in at...
Reform of Article 96 of the Penal Code : Toward a More Balanced Justice Between Accountability and Administrative Security
Tunisie Numerique
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July 1, 2025
The General Legislation Committee of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) adopted, during its meeting on June 30, 2025, an amended and consensual version of Article 96 of the Tunisian Penal Code. This reform, which will be...
Athletics – Diamond League: with the participation of Bouzayani, TV program of the Eugene meeting
Tunisie Numerique
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July 1, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The 2025 edition of the Diamond League continues, with many world records to be broken on the evening of Saturday, July 5th in Eugène, USA. The various events, including the 3000m steeplechase race, which will...
Cinetopia 2025: ‘Where the Wind Comes From’ is more than just a road trip movie
The Michigan Daily
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July 1, 2025
At the end of director Amel Guellaty’s debut feature, “Where the Wind Comes From,” our protagonist, Mehdi, writes a letter to his best friend Alyssa after their days-long, spontaneous road trip throughout the film. “I feel like everything goes...
Southeast Queens honors Juneteenth with live music, community and calls for justice
QNS - New York
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July 1, 2025
Hundreds of Southeast Queens residents celebrated Juneteenth at the 5th annual Juneteenth in Queens Celebration at Roy Wilkins Park in Jamaica, on Thursday, June 19. Celebrants donned festive t-shirts and sang, danced, and ate as they enjoyed a...
Denial: Walid El Tounsi denies rumors of his death circulating on social media
Tunisie Numerique
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July 1, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Recently, several pages and accounts on social media have spread a false rumor about the death of Walid El Tounsi. In response to this announcement, the manager of the artist made an official statement to...
'Funniest film ever made' is all-time classic with 96% rating and streaming now
Daily Express
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July 1, 2025
The 'funniest film ever made' is an all-time classic with a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (Image: Pierre Vauthey/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images) It's an all-time classic with a 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes that's been repeatedly called "the...
13th WAFCON: Super Falcons ready for Tunisia – Coach
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 30, 2025
The Super Falcons are showing real hunger ahead of the 2024 WAFCON, according to coach Justin Madugu. The Super Falcons beat rivals Ghana 3-1 in a final warm-up game in Morocco Sunday. “The match gave us the opportunity of having the full squad...
Tributes paid to legendary Cleethorpes singer and TV star Anne Gordon
GrimsbyLive
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July 1, 2025
A star from a bygone age of television entertainment from Cleethorpes will be remembered for her "superwoman" powers, singing talent and love of her family. Sadly, great grandmother to four, Anne Gordon, formerly Anne Trevor, died aged 84 years...