Tunisia

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki yesterday called on citizens to protest and call for the "departure of the incumbent President Kais Saied." "We must end this funny period from...

Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur refuses champagne gift

President of Tunisia's Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, confirmed yesterday that his party does not fear accountability, adding that ten months have been spent "searching for evidence to convict Ennahda...

Hundreds of supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday demonstrated in the capital Tunis in a show of support for his "exceptional" measures, Anadolu Agency reported. Supporters waved...

The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) announced on Friday its rejection of any: "Conditional formalistic dialogue that marginalises the active national political and social forces." This came in a...

Former Tunisian President, Moncef Marzouki, on Thursday, warned against the danger of internal fighting among Tunisians as a result of Tunisian President Kais Saied's measures, Anadolu News Agency reports....

Tunisian prosecutors have opened an investigation to determine the authenticity of leaked recordings wherein President Kais Saied's former top aide Nadia Akacha is allegedly criticising him and the way he ran...

Tunisia's Popular Current party called for the drafting of a new constitution that guarantees rights and freedoms and enshrines the separation of powers in the country. In a statement...

The Tunisian presidency announced on Wednesday that the "National Committee for the Establishment of a New Republic" will be responsible for carrying out reforms in the country, Anadolu has...

Tunisia's Ennahda movement has blamed the country's authorities for the rising threats against political opponents in the country, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Ennahda reiterated its rejection of attempts...

Tunisia's powerful labor union on Sunday renewed its call for President Kais Saied to launch a national dialogue to resolve crises in the North African nation before "it is...

While international news headlines remain largely focused on the war in Ukraine, little attention is given to the horrific consequences of the war which are felt in many regions...

Tunisian President Kais Saied asked his Egyptian counterpart to persuade Gulf states to provide Tunis support after economists warned that economic collapse is possible as a result of the...

"Tunisia could be saved if President Kais Saied was impeached, and presidential and parliamentary elections were held"

The ultimate ambition of those who supported the coup in Tunisia on the night of President Kais Saied's introduction to his "great people", when hundreds of cars in the...

A civil society group in Tunisia has called on President Kais Saied to cancel the referendum scheduled for July because the committee to prepare the bills for political reforms...

A Tunisian judge detained seven crew members of a commercial ship that sank off the coast of the southern city of Gabes this month, a judicial official said on Wednesday, as authorities...

Political parties in Tunisia have announced the establishment of an opposition coalition intended to rally democratic forces and "save" the country from a deepening political and economic crisis. Ahmed...

Tunisia is facing a "stifling political crisis" that represents an "imminent, and grave danger" unprecedented in the country's modern history, President Kais Saied's former chief of staff warned yesterday....

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki said that the current President, Kais Saied, has lost his legitimacy and may resort to falsifying the results of the upcoming elections. In an...

The Tunisian Order of Lawyers called yesterday on the authorities to criminalise normalisation with Israel, Anadolu has reported. The council of the Order reiterated its "principled stand about all...

The popularity of Tunisian President Kais Saied has declined since August to reach its lowest level since his election in 2019, a new poll has revealed. Conducted by Insights...

The Tunisians for Democracy Coalition yesterday rejected a presidential decree to amend the basic law of the country's election commission, saying the decree "completely cancels the commission's independence" and represents a...

Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, announced on Friday that the international organisation hopes that Tunisia does not stray too far from democracy. Replying to a question...

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday issued a presidential order granting him powers to appoint a head of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) before organising the popular...

Israeli efforts to divide Palestinian holy sites spatially and temporally are part of its manoeuvres to Judaise them, Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Othman Jerandi warned during the Arab...

The Tunisian central bank said yesterday it had signed a $700 million loan deal with Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank). The deal was signed in Egypt on 13 April...

President Kais Saied has said that there is peaceful coexistence between power and freedom in Tunisia. He made his comment as he criticised opposition leaders who receive security protection...

Tunisia is taking "resolute steps" towards dictatorship amid a deep political crisis in the North African nation, three political parties warned on Wednesday, and Anadolu News Agency reports. In...

Tunisian Minister of Defence Imed Memmich has had his car broken into, with media sources saying "significant documents" were stolen from it. According to the reports, the Anti-Crime Unit...

Ahmed Najib Chebbi, a leader in Al-Amal Party (Hope), presented the Ennahda movement with an initiative to form a National Salvation Front to "save Tunisia from its severe and...

Sixty civil and human rights associations in Tunisia called on Friday to accelerate carrying out a "genuine participatory national dialogue" that encompasses all parties in the country. According to...