Tunisia

Blinken urges Tunisia political reforms in talks with Saied

United States calls for a transparent and inclusive reform process four months after Tunisia's President Kais Saied seized power in a move his critics called a coup.

Thousands rally in Tunisia against Saied’s seizure of power

Tunisians demonstrators have gathered near the country's parliament in the capital Tunis as security forces have been deployed in an attempt to prevent them from reaching the building.

A powerful lawmaker goes to prison in Tunisia's #Me Too movement

Two years ago, the lawmaker's case prompted thousands of Tunisians to publicly share personal stories of sexual harassment and abuse under #EnaZeda.

Tunisian activists demand withdrawal of arrest warrant for former President

Tunisia issued an international arrest warrant for former president Moncef Marzouki on Thursday over accusations that he had undermined the North African country’s security.

Whither political Islam in Tunisia?

The future of Ennahda will depend not on its ideology, but its organisational transformation, political choices, and the political system’s new arrangements.

Our enemy is occupation, colonisation not Israel: ex-Tunisian diplomat

Former foreign minister says Tunisia’s enemy is occupation, colonisation and racial discrimination policy but not Israel.

Tunisia’s Kais Saied turns to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to secure funds

No comment by Saudi or Emirati authorities on growing speculation that Tunis will rely on Gulf countries in a bid for Saied to consolidate power.

Tunisia gets new govt weeks after President Saied sacked PM

Tunisian PM Najla Bouden, appointed by Kais Saied last month, announces a new cabinet that includes several interim ministers appointed by the president.

Scores injured in trains collision in Tunisia

Injured have been transferred to two hospitals for medical care, Tunisian Radio Mosaique says.

Who is Tunisia's first woman prime minister, also first for Arab world?

Najla Bouden Romdhane has become the first prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world as she is expected to fight against a looming crisis in public finances.

Tunisia president names Najla Bouden to become country's first female PM

Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known professor of geophysics who implemented World Bank projects at the Education Ministry, has been tasked to form a government as quickly as possible.

Why is anti-Saied sentiment on the rise in Tunisia?

Tunisians rise up against ongoing state of exception two months since President Kais Saied seized governing powers amidst mounting frustration at the absence of a new government and worries over authoritarian ruling.