U.N CHIEF GUTERRES CALLS FOR COUNTRIES FUELING SUDAN'S WAR TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. (PHOTO).

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 U.N chief Guterres calls for countries fueling Sudan's war to be held accountable United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Wednesday for countries providing weapons to the warring parties in Sudan that are used to attack civilians to be held accountable. "What is happening in Sudan is absolutely horrible. The humanitarian situation in Sudan is devastating. The level of suffering of the Sudanese people is intolerable," Guterres told reporters ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York next week. Sudan's war, which erupted in April 2023 following a power struggle between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has displaced more than 14 million people and created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. "It is true that the conflict is fueled by a number of countries from the outside," Guterres said, Reuters reported. "In my opinion, there should be accountability for the k...

FORMER TUNISIAN PM LARAYEDH JAILED FOR 24 YEARS IN SYRIA JIHADIST CASE. (PHOTO).


 Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in Syria jihadist case


Former Tunisian prime minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on charges of facilitating Tunisian jihadists’ travel to Syria over the past decade, state media said, Reuters reported.


His party, the Islamist opposition Ennahda, says the case is politically motivated and part of a crackdown on dissent following President Kais Saied's seizure of broad powers in 2021, when he dissolved parliament and began ruling by decree.


Larayedh served as prime minister from 2013 to 2014 during a turbulent period following Tunisia’s 2011 revolution.


Larayedh, who has been detained since 2022, told the court during Thursday’s hearing: "I am innocent. I am being subjected to injustice, abuse and ingratitude." He can appeal against both the conviction and the sentence.


Following the 2011 revolution, hundreds of Tunisians travelled to Syria, Iraq, and Libya to join or fight alongside Islamic State groups. Ennahda faced strong criticism from its secular rivals for allegedly facilitating their travel during its time in power, an accusation it has always strongly denied.


The case involving Larayedh included seven other defendants, among them former officials from the Interior Ministry.


TAP state news agency quoted a judicial official as saying that their sentences ranged from three years to 24 years.

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