US envoys press Tunisia president on democracy
Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed US concerns over threats to democracy in the North African... Read more
14 Aug, 2021
Egypt offers ‘full support’ for Tunisian president
Tunis – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Tuesday threw his country’s “full support” behind Tunisian President Kais Saied, who... Read more
4 Aug, 2021
Tunisia over worst of Covid-19 wave but must speed up jabs: WHO
Tunis – Tunisia -which has seen the world’s worst Covid-19 death toll – may be over the peak of the... Read more
3 Aug, 2021
Two more Tunisia MPs critical of president arrested
Tunis – Tunisian security forces have arrested two MPs from an Islamist party opposed to a power grab by... Read more
2 Aug, 2021
Tunisia’s Rached Ghannouchi suffers ‘malaise’ amid political turmoil
Tunis – Rached Ghannouchi, the 80-year-old leader of turmoil-wracked Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired party Ennahdha, suddenly became unwell on Saturday while... Read more
1 Aug, 2021
In Tunis cafes, cynicism saps opposition to president’s power grab
Tunis – Under a blazing Tunis sun, cafe owner Radhi al-Chawich is chatting amicably with customers when he lets... Read more
31 Jul, 2021
LATEST | Tunisian MP critical of president’s power grab arrested
Tunis – Tunisian security forces on Friday arrested a member of parliament who condemned President Kais Saied’s power grab as... Read more
30 Jul, 2021
After power grab, Tunisia’s Kais Saied names interior minister
Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Thursday appointed a former national security adviser as interior minister, days after... Read more
30 Jul, 2021
Tunisia’s political crisis fuelled by endless economic pain
Tunis – Spiralling prices, stagnant wages, jobs lost to the pandemic: anger over deep economic woes in debt-hit Tunisia... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
Tunisia in political turmoil as president sacks more officials
Tunis – Tunisia lurched further into political uncertainty on Wednesday as President Kais Saied dismissed more officials, days after he... Read more
29 Jul, 2021
