Tunisia's anti-corruption authority aired photographs dated on Thursday of ex-prime minister Hichem Mechichi declaring his properties at the agency's headquarters, reported Reuters. This was his first public appearance since...

The constitutionally-limited role of the president of the republic in Tunisia doesn't encourage involvement or intervention in day to day affairs; that is the role of parliament and the...

An old interview given by Tunisian President Kais Saied during his candidacy to the post confirms his predetermined intention to effect a coup against the constitution. This proves that...

The actions of Tunisian President Kais Saied constitute "a coup against the constitution and a paralysis of state institutions", Ennahda Party's Consultative Council said in a statement today. Publishing...

Bahrain has shown "absolute support and full confidence" in the recent measures taken by the President Kais Saied, the Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, announced yesterday. Following a phone...

Tunisia's Ennahda movement called yesterday for the exceptional measures taken by President Kais Saied to be an "opportunity for reform", Anadolu has reported. "If this is done, it could...

The Association of Tunisian Judges yesterday confirmed that the Supreme Judicial Council is the only body empowered by the Constitution to hold judges accountable and able to decide on...

Tunisian President Kais Saied yesterday said that "certain parties" are working to infiltrate "the state, and the Ministry of the Interior in particular". A presidential statement said Saied visited...

The decisions taken by Tunisian President Kais Saied to sack the government, suspend parliament and impose a curfew have aroused lengthy discussions and debates in various parts of the...

When Tunisia's President Kais Saied took over executive powers on 25 July, the former constitutional law professor justified his action by pointing out the failure of successive governments due...

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) urged President Kais Saied to expedite the appointment of a prime minister and form a government to face the urgent challenges the country...

Tunisia’s president sacks 30 officials in 10 days

Tunisia's former president Dr Moncef Marzouki stressed that the worst mistake made by the current President Kais Saied is that he caused division among the people and opened the...

The 25th of July 2021 was a watershed moment in the history of democracy in Tunisia, not only because it coincided with Republic Day celebrations but it was also...

Seven Arabic speaking countries told the African Union (AU) yesterday that they reject granting Israel observer status in the bloc, Anadolu reported. Israeli Ambassador to Addis Ababa Aleli Admasu presented credentials...

Temporarily suspending the constitution; having the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court take an oath before the court; preparing a road map that includes holding early presidential elections; and...

The West's silence regarding the situation in Tunisia shows their support for autocratic regimes including those in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, who stand behind the coup, former Italian Prime...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi supports the exceptional measures recently taken by his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, the country's Foregn Minister, Sameh Shoukry, announced yesterday. "Egypt is confident in...

The fate of ousted Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi has become a matter of growing concern since no one knows his whereabouts, member of the International Federation of Jurists Anwar Al-Gharbi...

Tunisia's powerful labour union on Tuesday urged the president to rapidly announce a new government some nine days after he seized executive control in a move his opponents called...

I am not sure about the credibility of the photo of former Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi that appears to confirm that he was assaulted in the presidential Carthage...

Parliament Speaker and leader of Ennahda Movement, Rached Ghannouchi's adviser has denied social media reports that he had been placed under house arrest. Social media users had reported that...

The military court in Tunisia yesterday cancelled arrest warrants against a lawyer and four members of parliament from the Dignity Coalition bloc. Arrest warrants issued against lawyer Mahdi Zagrouba,...

Tunisian President Kais Saied praised brotherly and friendly countries, which he did not name, for the support they provided to the country at the security and economic levels. This...

Academics in Tunisia have today called for an end to the exceptional measures announced by President Kais Saied, which they said are "clearly" showing "early signs" of "a deviation...

There is no doubt that the coup led by President Kais Saied in Tunisia has caused a major tremor in Arab societies yearning for freedom and democracy. They could...

Tunisian lawyers yesterday announced the establishment of the Lawyers for the Protection of Rights and Freedoms, "to monitor violations and abuses of individual and public rights, and to confront...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday stressed the importance of respecting the rule of law, and guaranteeing freedom, during a call with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, Turkish diplomatic...

Tunisian President Kais Saied yesterday dismissed two ministers from the former cabinet. According to a presidential statement, the former Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support, Ali Kooli, was...

Interview with Rafik Abdel Salam

The establishment of a Constitutional Court in Tunisia has been hindered since 2014. It is a judiciary institution that was supposed to have been established no more than one...

Tunisian security forces reportedly detained lawmaker Faycal Tebbini on Monday for allegedly insulting an activist on social media, reports Anadolu Agency. Tebbini, a member of the Farmers' Voice Party,...