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Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospital

In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, according to AFP journalists. In Tripoli, hundreds of demonstrators of all ages,  brandishing Palestinian flags and some covering...

Tunisia’s economy minister sacked amid unprecedented financial crisis

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the economy minister on Tuesday and appointed the finance minister to the role on an interim basis, the presidency announced without giving any explanation. In a brief statement published on its official website, the presidency...

Tunisia: Strike on Gaza hospital ignites protest in Tunis

Thousands of angry protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tunisia on Tuesday, also denouncing the US, after a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital killed at least 200 people. The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said at least 200 people died in the strike,...

Tunisia: Rally in Tunis to free jailed opposition leader Abir Moussi

Hundreds of supporters of Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of the Tunisian president, gathered on Sunday in the capital to protest her detention, AFP journalists said. Moussi, who has on multiple occasions accused Saied of carrying out "a coup", was arrested on...