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Tunisia reopens case of two politicians murdered ten years ago
Tunisia: Government of Kais Saied now targets trade union leaders
A powerful Tunisian trade union Wednesday condemned the arrest of one of its top officials, saying it was linked to President Kais Saied warning workers against striking for "political ends". The arrest of Anis Kaabi, the UGTT's top official for highway workers, was...
Most Arab leaders were no-show in regional meeting in Libya, unwilling to deal with Tripoli
Major Arab states boycotted a ministerial meeting hosted by Libya's interim government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League's 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc's secretary general staying away. The snub underlines Arab divisions over the...
Tunisia: Opposition figure Seifeddine Makhlouf sentenced to prison by military court for “insulting police
Economy: Tunisia gets food donations from Libya
Migrations: Italy tells Tunisia to help reduce irregular migration in exchange of more legal migrant inflow
Tunisia: President faces public discontent over economy
Tunisia: Nine women sentenced to prison for plotting to kill government minister
Tunisia has jailed nine members of an all-women "terrorist" gang accused of plotting to assassinate a government minister, media reported Thursday. In the North African nation's first known case of an all-woman jihadist group, two of the ringleaders were jailed for 25...
Podcast: Sahel and North Africa week in review 7 Jan 2023
Greetings to our second episode of Week in Review and a quick summary of what we are tracking in the Sahel and in North Africa. Today is Saturday, the 7th of January 2023. This past week was somewhat subdued in the region largely due to the year-end holiday season and...
Tunisia facing daunting economic outlook, headed to IMF bailout
Tunisia lawyers protest tax hike on legal services
Tunisia looking to stabilize its economy with new development plan
The Tunisian government on Tuesday presented a three-year development plan that relies heavily on private sector investment, particularly in industry, and boosting phosphate production. The cash-strapped North African country is battling 10 percent inflation alongside...
Tunisia: President on the offensive to eliminate the opposition
The main coalition against Tunisian President Kais Saied said Tuesday his administration was using the judiciary to close down opposition to his rule, after several inquiries were opened against its members. In July last year, Saied sacked the government, froze...
Tunisia: Rough start of the year for commuters in Tunis, as tram and bus workers go on strike
Tunisian president fights back against critics after disastrous election results
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Wednesday played down massive abstention in this month's parliamentary elections and slammed critics who have accused him of dragging the country towards dictatorship. Just 11.2 percent of registered voters took part in the December...
Tunisian regime seeks to strip judges of immunity before charging them of terrorism
Tunisian prosecutors asked the top judicial body to strip 13 judges of immunity so they can be tried on terror charges, their lawyer said Wednesday, describing the case as "purely political". The move comes nearly seven months after President Kais Saied sacked 57...
Tunisia: While waiting for an international bailout, Tunisia looks to raise taxes to stay afloat
Tunisia electoral board sues media outlets for “attacking dignity of voters”
Tunisia deports migrants, rights group calls move “repressive and inhumane”
A Tunisian rights group condemned Sunday a "repressive and inhumane" government decision to deport a group of migrants who had been evacuated from a defunct refugee camp. The 25 men from Egypt, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan had sought asylum in Tunisia after fleeing...
Tunisia’s UGTT labor union urges action to end political stalemate
A powerful Tunisian trade union called Wednesday for a road map to "save" the country from a slide back to autocracy, after voters largely shunned last week's legislative elections. Just 11.2 percent of voters cast ballots Saturday for a new parliament stripped of...
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