Tunisia Bound

Tunisia: President Saied annoyed by the opposition abroad, calls them traitorsF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday accused unnamed politicians of using refuge overseas to "plot" against the state, implicitly targeting one of his predecessors based in France.   "Tunisia is a free and independent state and there can be no interference in its...
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Tunisia cracks down on Islamist mediaF

US criticizes Tunisia press crackdown The United States on Thursday criticized Tunisia's shuttering of a television station and urged a clear pathway to restore democratic rule. Authorities on Wednesday confiscated equipment of Zitouna TV, which is considered close to...
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Tunisia: President Saied appoints fellow academic to run governmentF

By Aymen Jamli: Tunisia's president on Wednesday named geologist Najla Bouden as the country's first ever female prime minister-designate, to form a government with limited executive clout after the president seized wide-ranging powers two months ago.   The university...
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Tunisia: Opposition rallies against presidentF

About 2,000 Tunisians rallied in the capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied's recent steps to tighten his grip on power, labelling it "a coup d'etat".   Saied, who on July 25 sacked prime minister Hichem Mechichi, suspended parliament and granted...
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