Tunisia Bound

Tunisia's prime minister quit Wednesday after less than five months in office, threatening fresh political deadlock as the North African nation battles the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Elyes Fakhfakh's resignation came as a political row deepened...

Tunis, July 14, 2020 - A young Tunisian woman was sentenced to six months in jail by a Tunis court on Tuesday over a parody posted on Facebook linking the Koran and COVID-19. Emna Charki, 27, was found guilty of offending religion and "incitement to hatred" in a May 4...

Tunis, July 13, 2020 - Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, the largest in parliament, called Monday for consultations to appoint a new prime minister, a move opposed by President Kais Saied. Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh was sworn in in February after winning...

Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the south of the country on Saturday against unemployment and the death of a young man they say was killed by soldiers earlier this week. Protesters in the town of Remada demanded that President Kais Saied visit their region to...