Tunisia Bound

Tunisia: Weakened, Islamist leader Ghannouchi struggles to respond to presidential actionF

Tunisia's Ghannouchi says he wants democracy By Caroline Nelly Perrot, AFP Tunisia's parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi, in an interview with AFP, has called for a return to democracy after President Kais Saied's shock power grab at the weekend. Ghannouchi, also...
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Tunisian president accuses hundreds of businessmen of corruptionF

By Romain Fonsegrives: Tunisia's President Kais Saied accused 460 businessmen of embezzlement as he declared a crackdown on corruption, days after grabbing power in what his opponents have labelled a "coup".  Saied, who suspended parliament for 30 days and seized all...
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Tunisia: President fires more senior officialsF

By Caroline Nelly Perrot ; Tunisia lurched further into political uncertainty Wednesday, as President Kais Saied sacked more officials, days after he suspended parliament and assumed executive powers in what opponents labelled a "coup". Key civil society groups warned...
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Tunisia: Three political parties under investigation over alleged foreign fundingF

Tunisia's judiciary has opened an investigation into allegations political parties received foreign funding ahead of national elections held in 2019, the prosecutor's office told AFP on Wednesday.  Three parties are under investigation, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha...
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