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Detained Tunisia ex-minister suspected of ‘terrorism’

Tunis – Detained Tunisian ex-justice minister Noureddine Bhiri of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, who is refusing food or medication... Read more

4 Jan, 2022

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Detained Tunisian politician hospitalised ‘in critical condition’

Tunis – Detained Tunisian politician Noureddine Bhiri has been rushed to hospital in a “critical condition”, activists and lawmakers... Read more

3 Jan, 2022

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Tunisia launches national consultation on reforms

Tunis – Tunisia on Saturday launched a wide-ranging national consultation that will feed into drafting a new constitution, the North... Read more

2 Jan, 2022

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Calls mount for word on detained Tunisia politician’s whereabouts

Tunis – Appeals mounted on Saturday for word on the whereabouts of detained Tunisian politician Noureddine Bhiri, a leader of... Read more

2 Jan, 2022

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Tunisia ‘wallows in uncertainty’ as Saied pushes ahead

Tunis – Opposition voices silenced and an economy on the brink: experts say Tunisia is “wallowing in uncertainty” as... Read more

1 Jan, 2022

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Senior Ennahdha party official held in Tunisia, says lawyer

Tunis – Plainclothes officers in Tunisia’s capital on Friday arrested a senior official of the Ennahdha party which played a... Read more

31 Dec, 2021

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Italian minister talks migration with Tunisian president

Tunis – Italy’s top diplomat Luigi Di Maio discussed clandestine migration with Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday, in his... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Business

Cash-strapped Tunisia to borrow $7bn more in 2022

Tunis – Debt-ridden Tunisia unveiled a 2022 budget on Tuesday that will see it borrow almost $7 billion more, as... Read more

29 Dec, 2021

Countries

Tunisians rescue 48 illegal migrants at sea

Tunis – Tunisian coastguards have rescued 48 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe from neighbouring Libya in a makeshift boat,... Read more

26 Dec, 2021

Countries

HRW says Tunisia using ‘repressive’ laws against critics

Tunis – Human Rights Watch warned on Thursday that Tunisian authorities are using “repressive” dictatorship-era laws to snuff out criticism... Read more

24 Dec, 2021