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Tunisia launches wide-ranging national consultation on reforms
Tunisia on Saturday launched a wide-ranging national consultation that will feed into drafting a new constitution, the North African country's ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s Ennahda party says senior official detained by security forces
Tunisian security forces have detained a senior official from the biggest party in the suspended parliament for the first time since President Kais ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s influential union calls for early elections, says democracy under threat
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union called for early elections on Saturday, saying it was concerned for the country’s democratic gains because of the ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s president promises ‘dialogue’ on changing political system
Tunisia's president said on Tuesday he would launch a “national dialogue” on changing electoral law and the political system, but gave no detail on ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s UGTT union welcomes govt formation, seeks dialogue with President Saied
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union welcomed the formation of a new government and called on President Kais Saied to start a participatory dialogue ... North Africa -
Tunisia president approves new government: Statement
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Monday said in a statement he had approved a new government selected by Prime Minister Najla Bouden.For the latest ... North Africa -
Supporters of Tunisian president protest ‘coup’ accusations
Thousands of supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied rallied in the capital on Sunday to show their backing for his suspension of parliament and ... North Africa -
About 2,000 people gather to protest against Tunisian president: Report
About 2,000 people have gathered in Tunisia to protest against President Kais Saied, Reuters reports.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News ... North Africa -
Tunisia lifts nighttime curfew as COVID-19 cases fall, imposes vaccine certificates
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday announced the lifting of a nighttime curfew in place since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but ... Coronavirus -
Tunisian police re-arrest MP hostile to President Saied
Tunisian lawmaker Seifeddine Makhlouf, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, has been re-arrested, for “undermining the dignity of the army,” ... North Africa -
Tunisians protest against President Saied’s seizure of powers
Several hundred demonstrators gathered in Tunis on Saturday to protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied’s seizure of governing powers in July, ... North Africa -
Borrell tells Tunisia’s Kais Saied of EU concerns after power grab
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Friday expressed the bloc’s concerns to Tunisia’s President Kais Saied who suspended parliament and dismissed ... North Africa -
Young Tunisian wounded in 2011 Arab Spring burns self alive
A young man wounded in Tunisia’s 2011 revolution has burned himself alive after the government failed to provide any compensation, his family told AFP ... North Africa -
Tunisian President Kais Saied extends parliament suspension until further notice
Tunisian President Kais Saied extended on Monday the suspension of parliament until further notice, the presidency said.He also extended the ... North Africa -
Saudi Arabia to provide Tunisia with additional COVID-19 aid: SPA
Saudi Arabia will provide Tunisia with additional aid to help the government tackle the COVID-19 crisis, King Salman said in a phone call with the ... Coronavirus -
Tunisian President Saied announces intention to form new government
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced that he intends to form a new government in the next few days after suspending parliament and removing the ... North Africa -
Tunisian interior ministry appoints nine senior security officials
Tunisia’s interior minister on Thursday appointed nine senior officials including a new intelligence chief, days after the country’s president Kais ... North Africa -
Tunisian president Kais Saied needs clear plan to navigate looming fiscal crisis
At the Sidi Bahri market in Tunis, shoppers were pleased with the president’s attacks on corruption and high prices since he seized control of the ... North Africa -
Tunisia launches vaccine ‘open day’ against Delta variant-driven spike
Tunisia on Sunday launched a COVID-19 vaccination drive for the over-40s, after receiving more than six million doses from abroad to combat surging ... Coronavirus -
Tunisia president says he will not become a dictator after arrest of MP blogger Ayari
Tunisia’s president promised on Friday he would not turn into a dictator and rejected accusations he had staged a coup, as two parliament members were ... North Africa -
Nationwide poll finds 87 pct of Tunisians support President Saied’s decisions
A total of 87 percent of Tunisians support President Kais Saied’s recent decision to suspend parliament and fire the prime minister, a poll by a ... North Africa -
Tunisia market traders: Economic woes set stage for crisis, support President Saied
In the tourist bazaar in the Old City of Tunis, embroidered scarves, clay pots and ornaments spill out from store fronts into the narrow alleyways. ... Features -
The world reacts to the ongoing situation in Tunisia
World leaders and influential groups have responded to the situation in Tunisia after President Kaid Saied suspended parliament and sacked Prime ... North Africa -
Tunisia protests before and after suspension of parliament: In pictures
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied froze parliament and ejected the Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi after mass protests on Sunday.For the latest headlines, ... North Africa -
Abir Moussi: MP whose criticism of the Islamist Ennahda party contributed to its fall
On June 30, Tunisian MP Abir Moussi, the 46-year-old woman in charge of the Free Destourian Party, was slapped in the middle of a parliamentary ... North Africa -
What is Article 80 and how did Tunisia’s president use it to back his decisions?
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday announced the suspension of the country’s Parliament and immunity of all deputies and sacked Prime Minister ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s Kais Saied responds to coup claims: ‘Revise your constitutional lessons’
Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that his decisions were an implementation of the text of the constitution and not a coup attempt as ... North Africa -
Watch: Here are the 3 presidential decisions as announced by Tunisia’s Kais Saied
Tunisia's President Kais Saied decided on Sunday to freeze the Tunisian parliament, suspend the immunity of all members of parliament, and dismiss ... Features -
Tunisian President Kais Saied draws security powers into dispute with PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Sunday that his powers as commander of the armed forces also cover the internal security forces, not only the ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s president, UGTT union speak out against Ramadan curfew to curb coronavirus
Tunisia’s president and a powerful labor union on Friday urged the government to review the 7pm curfew it has brought in to slow COVID-19 infections, ... Coronavirus