Maghreb is the Arab-speaking area of North Africa, comprising Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with a combined population of about 90 ...

The head of Tunisian station Nessma TV, Nabil Karoui (pictured), went on trial Thursday for "undermining" sacred Islamic values when his channel broadcast the animated film Persepolis, about Iran’s ...

The director of Tunisia's Nessma TV appeared in court briefly Monday 23 January before his trial was adjourned until April 19 Nabil Karoui is accused of "offending decent morals and causing public ...

Monday 23 January will be remembered as a grim day for freedom of expression in Tunisia. In addition to the trial of Nabil Karoui, general director of Nessma TV, accused of “violating sacred values” ...

It is when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says about Nessma TV “they were not Ben Ali’s favorite TV station” that one realizes it does not take much to manipulate the US diplomacy It is when ...

Tunisia's independent media regulator shuttered Nessma TV, owned by President Kais Saied's political rival. Quran Kareem, a religious radio station, was also closed ...

Tunisian police have arrested dozens of Islamists for an attempted attack on a TV station which had showed the award-winning film Persepolis. Officials said the activists had tried to set Nessma TV ...

9 May 2012 In a move drawing sharp criticism from free speech advocates, a Tunis court fined the Nessma TV head for showing "Persepolis". A Tunis district court Thursday (May 3rd) convicted Nessma TV ...

Maghreb is the Arab-speaking area of North Africa, comprising Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania and the disputed territory of Western Sahara, with a combined population of about 90 ...