Tunisia TV host, MP held over comments on president, says lawyer
Tunis – Tunisian authorities on Sunday arrested a television journalist and an MP who appeared on his show for... Read more
4 Oct, 2021
Pro-president demo held in Tunisia capital
Tunis – At least 2 500 demonstrators held a show of support on Sunday in Tunisia’s capital for President Kais... Read more
3 Oct, 2021
Tunisia’s new PM faces economy battered by political turmoil
Tunis – Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy will be a top priority for the new government of prime minister-designate Najla Bouden, after... Read more
1 Oct, 2021
Algeria summons French ambassador over visa reduction
Algiers – The Algerian foreign ministry summoned the French ambassador on Wednesday to protest Paris’ decision to reduce the number... Read more
30 Sep, 2021
Tunisia president names Najla Bouden as country’s first female PM
Tunis – Tunisia’s president on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country’s first ever female prime minister-designate, two months... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Tunisia parties warn of violence after president’s power grab
Tunis – Four Tunisian political parties on Tuesday urged President Kais Saied to reverse a recent power grab, warning that... Read more
29 Sep, 2021
Thousands rally against Tunisian president’s ‘coup’
Tunis – At least 2 000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s recent... Read more
26 Sep, 2021
At least 113 Ennahdha members resign amid Tunisia political crisis
Tunis – More than 100 members of Tunisia’s Ennahdha party announced on Saturday their resignation from the Islamist-inspired party over... Read more
26 Sep, 2021
Tunisia union warns against president ‘concentrating powers’
Tunis – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union warned on Friday against threats to the country’s democracy after President Kais Saied... Read more
25 Sep, 2021
Tunisian police re-arrest MP hostile to President Kais Saied
Tunis – Tunisian lawmaker Seifeddine Makhlouf, an outspoken critic of President Kais Saied, has been re-arrested, for “undermining the dignity... Read more
23 Sep, 2021
