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New Tunisian parliament begins its first session
Tunisia’s new parliament sat for the first time on Monday but the opposition coalition said it would not recognise its…
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New Tunisian parliament to meet on Monday
Tunisia’s new parliament, elected in December and January in a vote with ultra-low turnout of only 11%, will sit for…
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Tunisian labour union starts major protests against president
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labour union rallied in the capital on Saturday, mobilising thousands of supporters against President Kais Saied in…
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Thousands of Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary
Protesters pushed through police barricades as they demonstrated against Tunisian President Kais Saied’s seizure of near-total power in central Tunis…
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Tunisians protest against constitution referendum as opposition grows
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tunis on Saturday in opposition to a referendum on a new constitution…
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Hundreds protest in Tunis against president’s plan for constitution
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Tunis on the second day of protest against a constitutional referendum called by President Kais…
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Tunisia union to boycott President Saied’s national dialogue
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union has refused to participate in a national dialogue proposed by President Kais Saied, its spokesperson…
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Tunisian president Kais Saied seizes control of electoral commission
Tunisia’s president seized control of the country’s election commission on Friday, saying he would replace most of its members. The…
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Tunisians protesters accuse president of failed dictatorship
Tunisians on Sunday protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of imposing one-man rule in the North African country after…
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Tunisian president to impose new changes in voting in parliament elections
Voting in Tunisian parliamentary elections that are expected to be held in December will take place in two rounds, and…
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Top Tunisian judge calls President’s move against judiciary illegal
Tunisian judges have rejected President Kais Saied’s decision to disband the council that oversees them, a move that has raised…
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Tunisian leader names new PM with little experience at crisis moment
President Kais Saied named a geologist with little government experience as Tunisia‘s first woman prime minister on Wednesday amid a…
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Tunisians protest against president’s power grab as opposition deepens
Several thousand demonstrators rallied in the Tunisian capital on Sunday to protest against President Kais Saied’s seizure of power, calling…
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Tunisia’s PM sacked
Tunisia’s president has sacked the prime minister and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday. Anger over the…
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