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Tunisian doctor sentenced to 15 years in jail by Saudi court for expressing support for Hezbollah
Oct 23, 2022 08:23Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has handed down a Tunisian doctor, who has been living in the kingdom for more than a decade, a lengthy prison sentence for her interaction with a Twitter post in support of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement.
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Tunisia protests: Police fire tear gas at protesters during second night of clashes
Oct 16, 2022 13:34Tunisian police have fired tear gas during the second night of protests in the capital over the country's long-running economic crisis.
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Tunisia's rival opposition groups rally against president
Oct 15, 2022 14:23Thousands of Tunisians have taken to the streets to protest against President Kais Saied, accusing him of economic mismanagement amid fuel and food shortages in the North African nation.
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26 dead as forest fires spread in north Algeria
Aug 18, 2022 10:21At least 26 people died and dozens of others were injured in forest fires that ravaged 14 districts of northern Algeria on Wednesday, the interior minister said.
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Amid low turnout, Tunisia’s Saied wins vote for sweeping power
Jul 26, 2022 07:09Voters in a referendum in Tunisia have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution giving President Kais Saied nearly total powers, but a boycott by opposition parties has overshadowed the plebiscite.
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People in Tunisia protest against upcoming referendum on new constitution, slam it as ‘illegal’
Jul 23, 2022 16:56Hundreds of people in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, have rallied against an upcoming referendum on a new constitution, denouncing the move as ‘illegal.’
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Iran ready to work with Tunisia in support of Palestine
Jul 11, 2022 10:43Iran's president expressed the country’s readiness to cooperate with Tunisia on various issues of the Muslim world, including the efforts to safeguard the rights of the Palestinian people.
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Tunisia’s constitution committee rejects president's proposed constitution
Jul 04, 2022 06:55The head of Tunisia’s constitution committee has denounced a proposed constitution published by the president, saying Kais Saied is after imposing a unilateral charter in the country.
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Tunisia's UGTT union: President's proposed constitution threatens democracy
Jul 03, 2022 07:26Tunisia's powerful General Labor Union (UGTT) has stood up against President Kais Saied’s bid to overhaul the constitution in his own favor, saying it poses a threat to democracy.
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Tunisians take to streets again in protest at constitutional referendum
Jun 20, 2022 07:27Tunisians have demonstrated in the capital against a planned referendum on constitutional changes called by President Kais Saied that could cement his hold on power.