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Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
Read full article: Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the oppositionTunisia’s President Kais Saied has won re-election in a landslide victory after a campaign season that saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys.
Tunisia's Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring's birthplace
Read full article: Tunisia's Kais Saied wins landslide reelection, entrenching his power in Arab Spring's birthplaceTunisia’s President Kais Saied has won reelection in a landslide victory after a campaign that saw opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys.
Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
Read full article: Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by presidentTunisia’s parliament has amended a law to strip power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election authority whose members are appointed by President Kais Saied.
The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests
Read full article: The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protestsThe presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protesters took their anger to the streets of their capital.
2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against critics
Read full article: 2 journalists in detention in Tunisia as authorities launch wave of arrests against criticsTwo Tunisian journalists are kept in pre-trial detention as authorities continued a wave of arrests targeting perceived critics of President Kais Saied's government.
Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrants
Read full article: Tent camps razed and activists arrested as Tunisia clamps down on migrantsTensions in Tunisia have ratcheted up as demonstrators seeking better rights for migrants staged a sit-in before European Union headquarters, capping a week in which Tunisian authorities targeted migrant communities from the coast to the capital with arrests and the demolition of tent camps.
Tunisia's ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentia
Read full article: Tunisia's ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentiaA court in Tunisia has sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied.
Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlines
Read full article: Tunisians vote in local elections on Sunday to fill a new chamber as economy flatlinesTunisians head to vote in local elections on Sunday to populate a new second legislative chamber focused on economic development.
Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents turn to the International Criminal Court seeking justice
Read full article: Families of imprisoned Tunisian dissidents turn to the International Criminal Court seeking justiceFamily members of imprisoned dissidents in Tunisia want the International Criminal Court to investigate claims of political persecution and human rights violations in their country.
Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid
Read full article: Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aidTunisia has announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years.
Tunisian president's remarks on Storm Daniel have been denounced as antisemitic and prompt an uproar
Read full article: Tunisian president's remarks on Storm Daniel have been denounced as antisemitic and prompt an uproarTunisian President Kais Saied’s remarks that have been denounced as antisemitic have prompted an uproar on social media across the world.
European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration
Read full article: European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migrationEuropean leaders and Tunisia’s president have announced progress in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea.
Mass expulsions and mistreatment of migrants reported in Tunisia as tensions spike in port city
Read full article: Mass expulsions and mistreatment of migrants reported in Tunisia as tensions spike in port cityTensions have spiked dangerously in a Tunisian port city after three migrants were detained in the death of a local man.
France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy
Read full article: France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedyMinisters from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes across the Mediterranean Sea.
European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration
Read full article: European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migrationEuropean leaders are holding out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid for Tunisia as well as investments in undersea data cables and renewable energy.
Tunisia's moderate Islamist leader sentenced in absentia to year in prison
Read full article: Tunisia's moderate Islamist leader sentenced in absentia to year in prisonA court has sentenced moderate Tunisian Islamist leader Rached Ghannouchi to a year in prison for allegedly referring to police officers as tyrants in what his party said early Tuesday amounted to a sham trial.
Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says
Read full article: Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister saysTunisia’s interior minister says a national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted an ancient synagogue in a premeditated act.
Tunisia orders top European trade union official expelled
Read full article: Tunisia orders top European trade union official expelledTunisian President Kais Saied has accused Europe's top trade union official of interfering with the North African country's “internal affairs” and ordered her to leave the country within 24 hours.
Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition
Read full article: Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on oppositionLawyers say that Tunisian authorities have arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival politicians and critics of the North African country’s increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied.
Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows
Read full article: Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vowsTunisians voted for a new parliament to the backdrop of a dire economic crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country — the cradle of Arab Spring protests a decade ago.
Disillusioned with democracy, Tunisians to elect parliament
Read full article: Disillusioned with democracy, Tunisians to elect parliamentTo the outside world, Saturday’s elections in Tunisia raise several red flags: Many opposition parties are boycotting them, foreign media are banned from talking to candidates and critics say it will be harder for women to compete.
Leaders of French-speaking countries hold summit in Tunisia
Read full article: Leaders of French-speaking countries hold summit in TunisiaLeaders of French-speaking countries are gathering on the Tunisian island off the Mediterranean coast for a summit amid a soaring cost-of-living crisis across Africa, Europe and the Middle East due to the war in Ukraine.
Tunisia hosts Japanese-African economic cooperation meeting
Read full article: Tunisia hosts Japanese-African economic cooperation meetingAfrican heads of state, representatives of international organizations and private business leaders are in Tunisia for the eighth iteration of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
Tunisian opposition party leader questioned by authorities
Read full article: Tunisian opposition party leader questioned by authoritiesThe leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party has been questioned by the country’s counterterrorism unit Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and terrorist financing through an association charity.
Tunisian president seeks more powers in new constitution
Read full article: Tunisian president seeks more powers in new constitutionTunisian President Kais Saied has unveiled a new draft constitution that would bestow broad powers on the president and limit the powers of the prime minister and parliament.
Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisis
Read full article: Public workers strike in Tunisia, signaling national crisisA nationwide public sector strike in Tunisia is poised to paralyze land and air transportation and other vital activities with the North African nation already in the midst of a deteriorating economic crisis.
Critics abound as Tunisia demands mandatory vaccination pass
Read full article: Critics abound as Tunisia demands mandatory vaccination passCOVID-19 vaccination passes have become obligatory for Tunisians, who will now be asked for proof they have received both vaccine doses to enter public spaces or keep working at state institutions, universities and certain private businesses.
Dueling Tunisian protests erupt over president's power grab
Read full article: Dueling Tunisian protests erupt over president's power grabProtesters angry at the Tunisian president’s seizure of broad powers have faced off against his supporters in competing demonstrations in the North African nation's capital of Tunis.
Tunisia's president extends decree giving him full power
Read full article: Tunisia's president extends decree giving him full powerTunisia’s president has prolonged the special powers he granted himself a month ago when he began ruling by decree after firing the prime minister and freezing parliament.
Tunisian leader: Young are paid to migrate, harm Europe ties
Read full article: Tunisian leader: Young are paid to migrate, harm Europe tiesTunisia's leader is claiming that some desperate youths are being paid to try to leave Tunisia illegally for Europe, saying the goal is to damage the country from within and hurt its ties with European nations.
Tunisia's leader wants corrupt tycoons to fund poor regions
Read full article: Tunisia's leader wants corrupt tycoons to fund poor regionsTunisia’s president is proposing that hundreds of tycoons suspected of embezzlement reach a deal with the state to finance public hospitals, schools and development projects in poor regions to avoid convictions.
Tunisia opens corruption probes of leading Islamist party
Read full article: Tunisia opens corruption probes of leading Islamist partyTunisian local media say prosecutors have opened investigations into alleged foreign campaign funding and anonymous donations to Islamist movement Ennahdha and two other political parties.
Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
Read full article: Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PMTroops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament and blocked its speaker from entering after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister and other top members of government.
France's Macron denounces Turkey's attitude in Libya
Read full article: France's Macron denounces Turkey's attitude in LibyaTunisian President Kais Saied, left, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron for bilateral talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, June 22, 2020. Tunisian President Kais Saied is for a two-day visit in France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that Turkey's attitude in Libya is unacceptable" as France sees Ankara as an obstacle to securing a cease-fire in the conflict-torn country. Macron spoke at an evening news conference with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Paris. Macron urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to end his countrys actions in Libya.