Politics

Tunisia briefly detains politician hostile to president

Tunis – Tunisian authorities on Friday beat and briefly detained Seifeddine Makhlouf, according to a lawyer for the controversial... Read more

18 Sep, 2021

Politics

Tunisian president says country run by ‘mafia’

Tunis – Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said on Tuesday that the country is being run by a “mafia” and... Read more

15 Sep, 2021

Politics

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied says necessary to amend constitution

Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced plans to amend the constitution and form a new government months after... Read more

12 Sep, 2021

Politics

Jailed Tunisia MP goes on hunger strike

Tunis – A Tunisian MP arrested at the end of July after criticising the army and President Kais Saied has... Read more

9 Sep, 2021

Politics

G7 calls on Tunisia president Kais Saied to wind back power grab

Tunis – Ambassadors from G7 countries on Monday urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied to name a prime minister and allow... Read more

7 Sep, 2021

Politics

Stop ‘arbitrary’ policies, anti-torture group tells Tunisia’s Kais Saied

Tunis – The World Organisation Against Torture on Friday urged Tunisia’s President Kais Saied – who suspended the country’s parliamentary... Read more

4 Sep, 2021

Politics

Fear, acceptance mix in cradle of Tunisian revolution

Sidi Bouzid – Many people in Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution that launched the Arab Spring, see... Read more

30 Aug, 2021

Politics

Tunisia’s parliament speaker urges ‘peaceful struggle’ against president’s moves

Tunis – The speaker of Tunisia’s parliament Rached Ghannouchi called on Thursday for “peaceful struggle” against a return to “absolute... Read more

24 Aug, 2021

News

Tunisia president extends suspension of parliament ‘until further notice’

Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended his suspension of parliament “until further notice”, a month after sacking his... Read more

24 Aug, 2021

Politics

Fears for freedom as Tunisian President Kais Saied presses ahead with his purge

Tunis – Concern is mounting over freedoms in Tunisia as President Kais Saied presses ahead with a “purge” that... Read more

22 Aug, 2021