Tunisia

Tunisians vote in parliamentary elections marred by mass boycott threats

Dec 17, 2022 11:10

Tunisian voters have gone to the polls in parliamentary elections marred by overwhelming threats of boycott from the North African country’s entire political parties and opposition groups.
Tunisians protest against president ahead of parliamentary elections

Dec 11, 2022 06:58

Tunisians have staged a mass rally ahead of parliamentary elections to protest against President Kais Saied's power grab.
Tunisian forces fire teargas to disperse protesters near Francophonie summit venue

Nov 19, 2022 04:12

Tunisian police fired teargas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Zarzis on Friday who were trying to reach the island of Djerba, where leaders of French-speaking countries are slated to attend a summit.
Iran to face Tunisia in last warm-up

Oct 24, 2022 01:48

Iran's Football Federation announced that the country's National Team (Team Melli) will play Tunisia in its last warm-up match ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Tunisian doctor sentenced to 15 years in jail by Saudi court for expressing support for Hezbollah

Oct 23, 2022 04:53

Saudi 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.
Tunisia protests: Police fire tear gas at protesters during second night of clashes

Oct 16, 2022 10:04

Tunisian police have fired tear gas during the second night of protests in the capital over the country's long-running economic crisis.
Tunisia's rival opposition groups rally against president

Oct 15, 2022 10:53

Thousands 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.
26 dead as forest fires spread in north Algeria

Aug 18, 2022 05:51

At 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.
Amid low turnout, Tunisia’s Saied wins vote for sweeping power

Jul 26, 2022 02:39

Voters 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.
People in Tunisia protest against upcoming referendum on new constitution, slam it as ‘illegal’

Jul 23, 2022 12:26

Hundreds of people in the Tunisian capital, Tunis, have rallied against an upcoming referendum on a new constitution, denouncing the move as ‘illegal.’