Tag: Tunisia

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Tunisia signs border-policing deal with EU

Tunisia signs border-policing deal with EU

The European Union has signed a partnership deal with Tunisia's President Kaïs Saïed,...

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Tunisia frees students detained for satirical song

Tunisia frees students detained for satirical song

Two teenagers who were jailed in Tunisia due to a satirical song criticizing the...

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Tunisia opposition leader jailed for a year

Tunisia opposition leader jailed for a year

Opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been given a year in prison by a Tunisian...

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Tunisia opposition offices raided, leader detained

Tunisia opposition offices raided, leader detained

His detention was referred to as "blind revenge" by the leader of the opposition...

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World Bank halts Tunisia talks over migrants row

World Bank halts Tunisia talks over migrants row

Despite saying last month that African immigrants were a part of a plan to alter...

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Tunisia bans opposition protest as officials held

Tunisia bans opposition protest as officials held

The nation has been experiencing a worsening political and economic crisis, which...

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Tunisia leader reassures migrants after backlash

Tunisia leader reassures migrants after backlash

creating "demographic" changes in the nation and vowed to deport anyone in the country...

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Tunisia arrests more critics of the president

Tunisia arrests more critics of the president

Head of the well-known Mosaique FM, Noureddine Boutar was detained earlier this...

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Tunisia rejects 'interference' as arrests criticised

Tunisia rejects 'interference' as arrests criticised

Tunisians have been protesting against Mr. Saied's assumption of nearly entire authority...

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US urges more democratic inclusion in Tunisia

US urges more democratic inclusion in Tunisia

After the president shut down parliament in 2021 and granted himself nearly limitless...

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Tunisia policemen jailed over football fan's death

Tunisia policemen jailed over football fan's death

Before diving into the sea to flee the police, Laabidi reportedly yelled that he...

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Tunisia anti-terrorism police detain former PM

Tunisia anti-terrorism police detain former PM

After suspending the Ennahda-dominated parliament last year, President Kais Said...

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Tunisian leader celebrates expected referendum win

Tunisian leader celebrates expected referendum win

After a decade of the political impasse that followed the 2011 Arab Spring, he declared...

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Tunisian Jabeur honoured after Wimbledon heroics

Tunisian Jabeur honoured after Wimbledon heroics

Jabeur expressed her desire to motivate other Arab and African tennis players to...

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Tunisia president warns against vote 'interference'

Tunisia president warns against vote 'interference'

The president made the comments at a meeting with Farouk Bouasker, the head of the...

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Top union in Tunisia declares yet another national strike

Top union in Tunisia declares yet another national strike

The organization, which speaks for many employees in the public sector, has said...

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Police in Tunisia detain former PM Hamadi Jebali

Police in Tunisia detain former PM Hamadi Jebali

His family has called on President Saied to personally take responsibility for his...

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Tunisia is enraged after female judges were fired and slandered.

Tunisia is enraged after female judges were fired and slandered.

On Monday, the Judges' Association began a week-long protest against the Tunisian...

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Tunisia's president has dismissed 57 judges.

Tunisia's president has dismissed 57 judges.

Next month, Mr. Saied has pledged a referendum on a new constitution.

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Tunisia claims that ex-Prime Minister Jebali was detained.

Tunisia claims that ex-Prime Minister Jebali was detained.

However, the interior ministry now claims that it is looking into a factory on land...

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Tunisia's president intends to revise the country's constitution.

Tunisia's president intends to revise the country's constitution.

He didn't say how the constitution will be altered, but he did say it would bring...