Ex-Shiite party leader calls Iraq democratization a failure

Ex-Shiite party leader calls Iraq democratization a failure

CAIRO, Egypt - Nadim al-Jabiri, a former leader of the Fadhila party in the alliance supporting the current Iraqi administration, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Cairo on Dec. 5. Nadim al-Jabiri is now an adviser to the Shiite political party.

TUNISIA-TUNIS-INTERIOR MINISTRY-NEWS CONFERENCE

TUNISIA-TUNIS-INTERIOR MINISTRY-NEWS CONFERENCE

(220624) -- TUNIS, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fadhila Khelifi (R), spokeswoman for Tunisian Interior Ministry, speaks at a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 24, 2022. The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced on Friday the acquisition of intelligence on serious threats to the president Kais Saied. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

TUNISIA-TUNIS-INTERIOR MINISTRY-NEWS CONFERENCE

TUNISIA-TUNIS-INTERIOR MINISTRY-NEWS CONFERENCE

(220624) -- TUNIS, June 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Fadhila Khelifi, spokeswoman for Tunisian Interior Ministry, speaks at a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 24, 2022. The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced on Friday the acquisition of intelligence on serious threats to the president Kais Saied. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

Tunisia to start subsidy cuts in 2023: minister

STORY: Tunisia to start subsidy cuts in 2023: minister DATELINE: June 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of customers buying baguette, spaghetti and oil at a supermarket STORYLINE: Tunisia will implement a new subsidy system next year to reduce subsidies for basic materials gradually, Minister of Trade and Export Development Fadhila Rabhi said on Tuesday. The spending on subsidies in Tunisia is expected to reach 4.2 billion Tunisian dinars (around 1.39 billion U.S. dollars) in 2022, compared to 3.2 billion dinars in 2021 and 730 million dinars in 2010, Rabhi said at a press conference. The new system will be implemented from 2023 to 2026, and the subsidy will be directed to people and families on low incomes, she added. Rabhi stressed that this reform aims to set up a fair support system and rationalize the consumption of subsidized materials. Tunisia is seeking a 4-billion-U.S. dollar loan from the IMF to avoid bankruptcy. To this end, the North African cou

Ex-Shiite party leader calls Iraq democratization a failure

Ex-Shiite party leader calls Iraq democratization a failure

CAIRO, Egypt - Nadim al-Jabiri, a former leader of the Fadhila party in the alliance supporting the current Iraqi administration, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Cairo on Dec. 5. Nadim al-Jabiri is now an adviser to the Shiite political party. (Kyodo)