When African champions US Monastir step onto the court docket on Friday on the FIBA Intercontinental Cup (ICC), it may very well be captain Radhouane Slimane’s remaining probability to show himself on basketball’s world stage. In a profession spanning virtually 25 years, the 42-year-old, 6’9” (2-metre) energy ahead from Kairouan, …
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Right here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Center East protection this week. Escalating violence in Israel and Palestine, a drone assault in Iran, and an investigation right into a horrible chemical assault in Syria. Right here’s this week’s round-up, written by Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera Digital’s Center East and North …
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The Center East and North Africa common declined on the 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) – hitting a low of 38 out of 100 after years of stagnation. HOW DO COUNTRIES MEASURE UP ON CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR? CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2022The area continues to battle with authoritarianism, with …
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In Tunisia, virtually everybody agrees on one level: The financial system is the nation’s best vulnerability. Twelve years after its revolution, widespread financial dissatisfaction and blind adherence to counterproductive austerity measures dictated by the Worldwide Financial Fund (IMF) are nonetheless the first challenges to Tunisia’s prospects for constructing a resilient …
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CNN — Don’t be surprised if we hear more about Muslim women in sports this year. Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur is the No. 2 seed at the first grand slam of the 2023 tennis season – the Australian Open, which got underway on Monday. Jabeur turned heads in 2022 …
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Comment on this story Comment TUNIS, Tunisia — Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift marched on Saturday through the capital, responding to a call from opposition parties to mark 12 years since Tunisian protesters unleashed Arab Spring uprisings around the region. The …
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Tunis, Tunisia – The United States has slashed its military and civilian aid to Tunisia. A desperately needed $1.9bn International Monetary Fund loan continues to be delayed with the possibility of a US veto. And an almost $500m grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a US aid agency, is unlikely to …
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Press play to take heed to this text Voiced by synthetic intelligence. BERLIN — This yr, the variety of refugees arriving to Germany is nearly as excessive because it was in 2015 — when the federal government practically fell aside over it. When civil struggle broke out in Syria, refugees got here in lots …
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