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Tunisia: While waiting for an international bailout, Tunisia looks to raise taxes to stay afloatF

Tunisia's finance minister unveiled a budget Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the deficit back to near five percent of GDP, as the cash-strapped country awaits an international bailout. The 2023 budget comes as the North African country grapples with...
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 Tunisia electoral board sues media outlets for “attacking dignity of voters”F

Tunisian rights groups on Tuesday accused the electoral authority of "threatening" press freedom, after it sued bloggers and media outlets for alleged violations during a poll on a new constitution. Last week, the ISIE elections authority filed 24 legal complaints...
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Tunisia’s UGTT labor union urges action to end political stalemateF

A powerful Tunisian trade union called Wednesday for a road map to "save" the country from a slide back to autocracy, after voters largely shunned last week's legislative elections. Just 11.2 percent of voters cast ballots Saturday for a new parliament stripped of...
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Tunisia: Political crisis worsens with arrest of former PM LaarayedhF

Tunisian police have arrested former prime minister Ali Laarayedh, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Tuesday, accusing authorities of trying to divert attention from calls for President Kais Saied to quit. The arrest of the Ennahdha number two comes just days...
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