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Tunisia’s Karoui arrest decried as ‘dangerous’

Bloomberg Two of Tunisia’s main parties criticised the arrest of a media mogul-turned presidential candidate on tax evasion changes and raised questions over the role of the judiciary in the North African nation’s politics. Nabil Karoui, the owner of Nessma TV and a self-proclaimed champion of the poor, was detained after the issuing of an arrest warrant in a case ...

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HK police use water cannons on protesters

Bloomberg Hong Kong police deployed water cannons for the first time after firing multiple volleys of tear gas at protesters as social unrest continued for the 12th weekend in the Asian financial centre. Police and protesters were involved in several standoffs in the western New Territories district of Tsuen Wan on Sunday. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a ...

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