TUNIS: A Tunisian court on Friday handed down lengthy prison sentences against former officials, including former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, a senior figure in the opposition Ennahda party, on charges of facilitating the departure of militants to Syria over the past decade.
TAP state news agency quoted a judicial official as saying that the sentences are for 18 to 36 years, and apply to eight people.
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Tunisia court jails former officials including former PM Larayedh
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Tunisia court jails former officials including former PM Larayedh
- The sentences are for 18 to 36 years, and apply to eight people
3 French tourists drown when their boat capsizes in Oman
- Three tourists died, and two suffered minor injuries
- Police say that investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident
DUBAI: Three French tourists drowned in Oman after the boat they were in capsized in waters off the sultanate’s capital city of Muscat, police said Tuesday.
The Royal Oman Police said the ship carried 25 French tourists, as well as a tour guide and a boat captain, when it capsized in the Gulf of Oman. It said three tourists died and two suffered minor injuries.
The police said in a short statement that “investigations are still ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident.”
Oman, on the eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, draws tourists from around the world for its diving and natural beauty.
معلومات أولية تشير إلى انقلاب قارب على بعد 2.5 ميل بحري من ميناء السلطان قابوس بولاية مطرح، يضم فوجاً مكوناً من خمسة وعشرين سائحا من جنسية فرنسية بما فيهم المرشد السياحي وقبطان القارب، نتج عنه وفاة ثلاثة سائحين وإصابة اثنين بإصابات خفيفة جرى التعامل معهم من قبل طواقم الإسعاف… pic.twitter.com/bjnXrpDUz0
— شرطة عُمان السلطانية (@RoyalOmanPolice) January 27, 2026
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