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Tunisia president’s former top aide jailed in absentia: Reports
Tunisian President Kais Saied’s former chief of staff was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday to prison over audio recordings critical of him, local ... North Africa -
Polls open in Tunisian vote boycotted by opposition
Polls opened on Saturday in a Tunisian parliamentary election that is being boycotted by political parties which have accused President Kais Saied of ... North Africa -
Tunisia police clash with protesters in second night of protests
Protestors clashed with police in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Saturday, for the second night after a man died from injuries sustained during a ... North Africa -
Young Tunisian dies after being shot by customs officer during raid
Tunisian prosecutors opened an investigation on Thursday into the death of a young suspected cigarette smuggler who was shot by a customs officer in ... North Africa -
Morocco recalls ambassador to Tunisia over Western Sahara
Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied received the head of the Polisario Front movement that is ... North Africa -
Tunisian administrative court suspends president’s dismissal of 50 judges: Lawyer
A Tunisian court has halted President Kais Saied’s dismissal of around 50 judges, a lawyer said on Wednesday, underscoring the continued independence ... North Africa -
Tunisian officials say new constitution passed in vote with low turnout
A new Tunisian constitution giving far more power to President Kais Saied passed in a referendum with a 30.5 percent turnout, the electoral commission ... North Africa -
Tunisians vote on constitution expanding president’s power
Tunisians vote on Monday in a referendum on a new constitution that critics of President Kais Saied fear will maul the democracy that emerged from a ... North Africa -
Tunisian president amends proposed constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied published an amended version of a draft constitution late Friday in an attempt to ward off criticism after the original ... North Africa -
Tunisia president defends constitution amid criticism
Tunisia’s president said on Tuesday his proposed constitution would not restore authoritarian rule, hitting back at criticism from across the ... North Africa -
Tunisian constitution panel head blasts president’s draft
The head of Tunisia’s constitution committee blasted a proposed constitution published by President Kais Saied, local media reported on Sunday, ... North Africa -
Tunisia publishes draft constitution ahead of July referendum
Tunisia on Thursday published the draft of a new constitution giving vastly more powers to the president, a text set to go to referendum on July ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s interior ministry confirms threats to President Saied’s life, foils attack
Tunisia’s interior ministry said on Friday it had information about serious threats to the life of the president and that it had foiled what it called ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s President Saied confirms no state religion in new charter
Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed Tuesday that a draft constitution to be put to a referendum on July 25 will not enshrine Islam as the ... North Africa -
Tunisians protest against constitution referendum as opposition grows
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tunis on Saturday in opposition to a referendum on a new constitution called by President Kais Saied ... North Africa -
Tunisian judges to strike for a week in protest over purge
Tunisia’s judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against a purge of their ranks, amid growing tensions over the ... North Africa -
Tunisia police block protests against Saied referendum
Tunisian police scuffled with protesters against President Kais Saied on Saturday as around 100 people demonstrated against a planned July ... North Africa -
Tunisian president purges judges after instituting one-man rule
Tunisia’s president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he ... North Africa -
Tunisian president decrees a referendum for new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied issued on Wednesday a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new constitution on July 25, the official gazette said, ... North Africa -
European Union disburses 300 million euro loan to Tunisia
The European Union said on Wednesday it had disbursed a 300 million euro ($319.74 million) loan to Tunisia, at a time when the North African country ... Economy -
Tunisian parties vow to fight President Saied’s ‘autocratic rule’
Tunisia’s political parties pledged to fight President Kais Saied’s decision to exclude them from key political reforms including the drafting of a ... North Africa -
Thousands in Tunisia protest against president, demand democratic return
Thousands of Tunisians protested on Sunday against President Kais Saied, demanding a return to the normal democratic order and rejecting his ... North Africa -
Tunisian president Kais Saied’s backers rally to demand clampdown on opposition
Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated to support President Kais Saied on Sunday and to back his rewriting of the constitution that opponents say will ... North Africa -
Tunisia probes leaked ‘presidential aide’ recordings
Prosecutors in Tunisia have opened an investigation to determine the authenticity of recorded conversations purported to involve a former top aide ... North Africa -
Tunisia’s president Saied announces ‘national dialogue,’ while keeping out opposition
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced the launch of “national dialogue” to help resolve a political crisis following his controversial power ... North Africa -
Tunisian opposition announces alliance against President Saied
A veteran Tunisian opposition figure announced Tuesday the creation of a new alliance to “save” the country from deep crisis following President Kais ... North Africa -
Tunisia president decrees he will name electoral chief
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday assigned himself the power to appoint the head of the electoral commission.Saied, according to an official ... North Africa -
Tunisian protesters accuse President Kais Saied of ‘failed dictatorship’
Tunisians on Sunday protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of imposing one-man rule in the North African country after he dissolved ... North Africa -
Tunisia to compensate revolution’s dead and wounded: President
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced compensation on Sunday for the families of those killed and wounded in the 2011 revolution that brought ... North Africa -
Tunisian president says voting in elections will be for individuals not for lists
Voting in Tunisian parliamentary elections that are expected to be held in December will take place in two rounds, and people will vote for ... North Africa