Tunisia
Tunisia announces 'national dialogue,' without opposition
Saied, a former law professor elected in 2019 amid public anger against the political class in the North African nation, sacked the government on July 25 last...
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Teenage Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez drowns in training
The accident occurred when the boat she was sailing with her twin sister Sarra capsized in high winds in training.
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Tunisia's President Saied declares 'war' on food profiteering
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced that he was launching a 'relentless war on speculators and criminals,' accusing them of seeking to 'strike at social peace and security,' in a presidency statement.
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Tunisia police blockade dissolved judicial watchdog
The United States, for its part, said it was "deeply concerned" by Saied's action.
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Hundreds protest in Tunisia on anniversary of revolution
Several hundred anti-Saied protesters gathered near the city centre on Friday, shouting, 'the people want the coup d'etat to fall', referring to President Kais Saied's power grab, as dozens of police looked on.
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North African climate change threatens farming, political stability
The North African nations of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia are among the 30 most water-stressed countries in the world, according to the World Resources Institute.
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Tunisia film festival opens with 'taboo' abortion movie
The festival showcases 57 diverse films from 45 Arab and African countries, with screenings not only in cinemas, but in prisons and military barracks too.
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Tunisia, Morocco hoteliers eye an end to COVID downturn
After two ruined seasons in a row, operators in Tunisia and Morocco are licking their wounds and hoping the lifting of travel restrictions will spell better days.
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Tunisia president appoints new govt nearly 3 months after power grab
State television broadcast a swearing-in ceremony of the cabinet headed by Najla Bouden, the North African country's first ever female prime minister.
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Tunisia president names Najla Bouden as country's first female PM
"The President of the Republic Kais Saied charged Najla Bouden with forming a government as quickly as possible," said a statement from his office published on Facebook.
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Tunisia's Saied issues decree strengthening presidential powers
Under the current system most of the executive power was in the hands of the government, and the measures announced by Kais Saied clearly tip the balance in favour of the presidency.
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Tunisia wins Africa men's volleyball title for a record 11th time
The tournament's top two teams, Tunisia and Cameroon, qualify for the 2022 International Volleyball Federation-Volleyball Men's World Championship as the African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB) representatives.
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G7 calls on Tunisia president to wind back power grab
Elected in late 2019, President Kais Saied invoked the constitution to extend his authority, dismissing prime minister Hichem Mechichi and freezing parliament.
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Tunisian president extends suspension of parliament indefinitely
In a statement issued by the presidency late on Monday, Saied also extended an order freezing immunity for lawmakers and said he would address the Tunisian people in the coming days, without providing further details.
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US urges Tunisia to return to 'democratic path'
Saied on 25 July sacked premier Hichem Mechichi and suspended parliament for 30 days. He ordered a graft crackdown targeting 460 businessmen and an investigation into alleged illegal funding of political parties.
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After power grab, Tunisia's Saied declares graft crackdown
Saied slammed the "bad economic choices" made in recent years, during a meeting with a leader of the employers' federation UTICA.
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Tunisia in political turmoil as president sacks more officials
Late Tuesday, 63-year-old Saied, a former law lecturer who was a political newcomer when he won a landslide 2019 presidential election victory, issued decrees sacking a long list of senior government officials, including the army's chief prosecutor.
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Tunisians worry about outcome of president's power grab
But away from the legislature and the police roadblocks on the wide boulevards of Tunis, there are few outward signs of an intense political crisis -- and many have welcomed the president's orders.
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Police shut Al Jazeera TV's Tunis office
"Around 15 policemen, some in uniform others in civilian clothes, entered our offices and asked us to leave," Al Jazeera director in Tunis Lotfi Hajji told AFP.
