Politics Bound

By Ezzedine Said Tunisia's main labour union holds a vast public sector strike Thursday to demand salary hikes and concessions on looming reforms, upping pressure on a president already facing a string of crises. Up to three million workers could observe the strike,...

By Paul Raymond Flights were cancelled, public transport ground to a halt and government offices were closed in a nationwide strike by Tunisia's main trade union Thursday, piling pressure on a president already facing multiple crises. The powerful UGTT confederation...

Opinion by Arezki Daoud: The Islamo-conservative party, Ennahda, is in a tough spot. On the one hand it warns against dropping references to Islam in the upcoming referendum on a new constitution. But on the other hand, it is calling for a boycott of said referendum....

A coalition of 10 rights groups Friday condemned a decree by Tunisian President Kais Saied firing scores of judges, describing it as a "deep blow to judicial independence". The June 1 presidential decree saw Saied award himself the power to fire judges, and he duly...