Tunisia Bound

Tunisia: Enjoying popular support, President Saied reasserts his authority, ups pressure on his opponentsF

Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended his suspension of parliament "until further notice", a month after sacking his prime minister and granting himself greater powers in a shock intervention that opponents decried as a coup. In a statement issued by the...
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Tunisian president scores big wins with military support and Islamist party doing soul searchingF

Ennahda party looking for new directions Tunisia's Ennahdha party ready for 'self-critique' Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Thursday it was ready for "self-critique", days after president Kais Saied suspended parliament and sacked the prime minister....
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Covid-19 in the Maghreb: More restrictions in Morocco, peak infection in Tunisia and panic in AlgeriaF

Coronavirus: Latest global developments Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: - China outbreak – Millions of people are confined to their homes in China as the country tries to contain its largest outbreak in months with mass testing and travel...
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Tunisian police arrest more parliamentarians critical to the presidentF

Tunisian security forces have arrested two MPs from an Islamist party opposed to a power grab by President Kais Saied, their party said Sunday. Maher Zid and Mohamed Affes of Al-Karama have been placed in provisional detention in connection with a military...
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