Tunisian court rejects bid to halt polluting fertiliser plant

A Tunisian court on Thursday rejected demands to suspend operations at a fertiliser factory in Gabes, ruling there was “no sufficient proof of harm” despite years of protests blaming the plant for rising health problems in the community.

Mounir Adouni, head of the Gabes bar association that filed the legal action, said the court found “allegations of pollution lacked technical and scientific evidence.”

The bar association will appeal…