Tunisia’s electoral authority has approved just two candidates to challenge President Kais Saied in upcoming elections in the struggling North African country. One of them was promptly arrested. A lawyer for businessman candidate Ayachi Zammel said he was taken into custody Monday in an investigation into allegations relating to falsification of signatures from registered voters. Tunisia’s electoral authority confirmed that only incumbent Saied and opposition figures Zammel and former parliament member Zouhair Maghzaoui could run for president.
The Nation's Weather for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
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NATIONAL SUMMARY
Rain and thunderstorms, some heavy, will occur across much
of Texas tomorrow. Across central Texas, slow-moving
thunderstorms can bring flooding downpours. Farther east,
spotty afternoon thunderstorms will pop up across portions
of the Southeast, mainly along the Gulf coast. More
widespread thunderstorms can occur in the Florida Peninsula.
Meanwhile, a zone... Читать дальше...
An incriminating admission by the brother-in-law of Honduras’ president just days after the Central American nation announced it would end its longstanding extradition treaty with the United States is feeding fears among Hondurans that the country’s legacy of corruption is continuing. President Xiomara Castro had inspired hope when she was elected Honduras’ first female leader in 2021. But as gang violence has continued to roil Honduras and a number of scandals have plagued Castro’s government, that... Читать дальше...
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