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Tunisia's Democratic Current yesterday condemned a recent government decision to ban the party's deputy, Anouar Bechahed, from travel. In an official statement, the party described the decision...
Police storm Al Jazeera offices in Tunis July 27, 2021 TUNIS: The Tunisian police have stormed Al Jazeera’s bureau in the capital Tunis, expelling all the staff, after President Kais Saied late on Sunday ousted the government in a move, his foes called a coup. At least 20 heavily-armed plain-clothed police officers entered the office on Monday, the Al Jazeera journalists in Tunis reported, saying the officers did not have warrants for the raid. “We did not receive any prior notice of the eviction of our office by the security forces,” Lotfi Hajji, Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Tunisi...
Share on Twitter Tensions are high on the streets of Tunisia after President Kais Saied's decision to sack the prime minister and suspend parliament. Mr Saied had announced on Sunday that he was assuming executive authority along with a new prime minister to replace Hichem Mechichi, who was also in charge of the interior ministry. The decisions come amid deepening political, health and economic crises in the country. On Monday, Mr Saied also relieved Defence Minister Ibrahim Bartagi and Acting Justice Minister Hasna Ben Slimane of their posts, the presidency said in a statement. T...
Tunisians outraged after female parliamentarian slapped by Islamist colleague The incident of a Tunisian parliament member attacking his female colleague under the dome of parliament shook the Tunisian public opinion amid mounting popular calls for its dissolution after it turned into an arena of conflict between parliament members, especially considering the incident is not the first of its kind. A member of Tunisia's special forces' national brigade for rapid intervention (BNIR) marches on duty ahead of the leader of the Free Destourian Party, Abeer Moussi (2nd-R), during a rally...
Political bickering stalls Tunisian national dialogue A number of political leaders are calling for the formation of a national salvation government in Tunisia after several successive governments have failed to solve the economic crisis. Tunisian protesters shout slogans against police forces during a protest against the government on March 6, 2021, in Tunis. April 9, 2021 TUNIS — A government of national salvation is more than necessary in Tunisia amid the disruption of political dialogue among the ruling political elite, Lotfi Mraihi, head of the People's Republican Union Party,...