Tunisian presidential candidate freed days before election
A Tunisian appeals court on Wednesday freed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui days before Sunday’s second-round runoff election, his lawyer told Reuters.
Explainer: How has the detention of a key candidate affected Tunisia’s election?
Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui was freed on Wednesday after spending the election campaign in a prison cell, though he managed to come second in the first round and now faces a runoff with independent lawyer Kais Saied on Oct. 13.
Iraqi Prime Minister announces three days of mourning for those killed in protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday announced three days of mourning starting Thursday for those killed in the protests, his office said in a statement.
Somalia auditor general slams government finances
The Somali government is keeping some donor funds offshore and none of the ministries have completed last year’s accounts, the auditor general said in a report published on Wednesday.
Egypt calls for emergency Arab meeting over Turkish offensive into Syria
Egypt called for an emergency meeting of the Arab League over Turkey’s offensive into Syria, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Turkey launches push into Syria, people flee as air raids, artillery hit border town
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday just days after U.S. troops pulled back from the area, with air strikes and artillery hitting YPG militia positions around the border town of Ras al Ain.
Factbox: Reaction to Turkey’s military advance into Syria
Turkey launched a military operation against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria on Wednesday.
Ecuador national strike raises pressure on defiant Moreno
Indigenous-led protesters began a national strike in Ecuador on Wednesday after President Lenin Moreno refused to step down or overturn anti-austerity measures that have triggered the worst unrest in a decade.
Germany’s Maas urges fight against anti-Semitism after synagogue shooting
The shooting attack at a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle on Yom Kippur has hit Germans in the heart, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, urging a tougher fight against anti-Semitism.
Rockets fired from Syria hit Turkey’s Nusaybin border town: Anadolu
Six rockets fired from Syria’s Qamishli landed in the center of the Turkish border town of Nusaybin, state-owned Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
