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Tunisia’s weak economic performance compounded by late data releases
Tunisia’s political system is still compromised, but the economy is showing some signs of minimal recovery. However,...
Brief: Tunisia: The Lazy Governors
Funny news this week from Tunisia where the Presidency of the Republic announced the dismissal of two governors. They...
Tunisia: Wanted female insurgent captured by authorities in Kairouan
The Tunisian security services arrested on 29 October in Kairouan, a woman sentenced in absentia to 6 years in prison,...
Tunisia: New President Kais Saied takes oath of office
Tunis, Oct 23, 2019 - Tunisia's new President Kais Saied took the oath of office on Wednesday after his surprise...
Tunisia: Army kills suspected militant in Kasserine
Tunis, Oct 20, 2019 - An Al-Qaeda leader was killed and another wounded during an anti-terror raid in Tunisia on...
Tunisia: Some policy challenges facing President Kais Saied
Tunis, Oct 16, 2019 - Tunisia's president-elect Kais Saied has won a clear mandate to fight corruption and promote...
Tunisia: Kais Saied wins presidential election
Tunis, Oct 14, 2019 - Conservative political outsider Kais Saied has won Tunisia's presidential election by a...
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Nabil Karoui released from prison, campaign to intensify
Tunis, Oct 10, 2019 - Tunisian presidential hopeful Nabil Karoui said Thursday he will "wage battle and win" a...
Tunisia: Negotiations to form new government underway after election failed to produce single winning party
Tunis, Oct 7, 2019 (AFP) - Tunisia's parliamentary elections held on Sunday appear to have failed to forge a clear...
Tunisia: Legislative elections underway
Tunis, Oct 6, 2019 (By Caroline Nelly Perrot) - Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of...
Tunisia: Alleged lobbying contract by Nabil Karoui guarantees election victory of Kais Saied
Tunis - The publication by US authorities of a $1-million international lobbying contract to promote a jailed...
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Nabil Karoui still in jail
Tunis, Sept 27, 2019 - One of two presidential candidates to have won through to a runoff election in Tunisia has...
Tunisia: Former dictator Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabia
While the Tunisian people are preparing to chose their new president, former dictator from 1987 to 2011, Zine El...
Tunisia election authority confirms Nabil Karoui and Kais Saied for presidential runoff vote
Tunis, Sept 17, 2019 - Tunisia's electoral commission confirmed on Tuesday that a presidential runoff vote will pit...
Tunisia: First round of presidential election sees rise of outsiders
Tunis, Sept 16, 2019 - Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia's elections with just over a quarter of votes...
Tunisia: First round of presidential election ends with uncertainty and low turnout
Tunis, Sept 15, 2019 (By Caroline Nelly Perrot) - Two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia's divisive election...
Tunisia: Tunisians brace for elections this Sunday in an unusual political environment
Tunisia will hold on Sunday its second free presidential election by universal suffrage since the 2011 uprising that...
Tunisia: Islamist party Ennahdha version 2.0
By Caroline Nelly Perrot - Chastened by its early experiences of holding power in post-revolution Tunisia,...
Tunisia: Jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui on the campaign ‘trail by proxy’
Arrested just weeks before Tunisia's September 15 presidential polls, candidate Nabil Karoui has hit the campaign...
Tunisia: Despite running for presidential election, Nabil Karoui remains in custody
Tunis, Sept 3, 2019 - Tunisia's judiciary on Tuesday rejected an appeal to release media mogul and presidential...
Tunisia prepares for elections
Tunis, Sept 4, 2019 - Rushing to register candidates and train poll workers, Tunisia's electoral commission has raced...
Tunisia: Four killed in army-insurgent clash in Kasserine
Tunis, Sept 2, 2019 (AFP) - A national guard officer and three suspected jihadist militants were killed in a gunbattle...
Tunisia: One of these five will be Tunisia’s next president
Tunisia's electoral commission on Saturday announced a final list of 26 presidential candidates to stand in a...
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Tunisia: Despite his arrest, Nabil Karoui remains presidential candidate
Media magnate Nabil Karoui remains in the race for Tunisia's upcoming presidential election despite his arrest for...
Tunisia: Islamist media and a candidate TV banned from covering election campaign
Tunis, Aug 23, 2019 - Tunisian electoral and media authorities have banned three local outlets from covering the...
Tunisian election regulator cleans up list of candidates to presidential election
Tunis - Tunisia's electoral commission has rejected nearly three quarters of hopefuls for next month's presidential...
Legmi, Tunisia’s coveted date palm drink
By Anaelle De Araujo: As soon as the sun is up, people in southern Tunisia rush out to buy a glass or bottle of legmi,...
Tunisia: Abdelfattah Mourou of Islamist party Ennahdha to run for presidential election
Tunis, Aug 7, 2019 - Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party announced a presidential candidate for the first time...
Tunisia turns back Ivorian migrants to Libya despite safety concerns
Tunis, Aug 7, 2019 - The United Nations sounded the alarm Wednesday over the safety of 36 Ivorian migrants, including...
Tunisia braces for snap presidential election
Tunis, Aug 2, 2019 - Presidential hopefuls in Tunisia began registering their candidacies on Friday for snap September...
Tunisia: Army kills two insurgents near Bou Amrane
Two armed alleged jihadists have been shot dead in an "anti-terrorist" operation led by national guard and army units...
Tunisians bid farewell to President Essebsi
Tunis, July 27, 2019 (By Kaouther Larbi) - French President Emmanuel Macron and other foreign leaders attended Friday...
Tunisia: Elections likely to be held 15 September after death of President Essebsi
Tunis, July 26, 2019 (By Caroline Nelly Perrot) - Tunisia has less than two months to organise snap elections...
Tunisia: Death of President Essebsi forces change in election calendar
Tunis, July 25, 2019 - Tunisia is to bring forward a planned November presidential election by several weeks, the...
Tunisia: President Beji Caid Essebsi Dies at 92
Tunis, July 25, 2019 - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country's first democratically elected...
Maghreb: Libya warlord Haftar’s warplane breaches Tunisia air space
Beni Ghezayel, Tunisia, July 22, 2019 - A Libyan warplane of military commander Khalifa Haftar's forces made an...
Tunisia: Islamic State Group issues new threat against Tunisia
Tunis, July 17, 2019 - The Islamic State group has called for more attacks in Tunisia in a rare propaganda video...
Tunisia: Presidential candidate Nabil Karoui charged with money laundering
Tunis, July 8, 2019 - Tunisian media magnate and would-be presidential candidate Nabil Karoui has been charged with...
Tunisia: Prime Minister issues ban on niqab in public offices
Tunis, July 5, 2019 - Prime Minister Youssef Chahed decided Friday to ban the niqab Muslim face covering for women in...