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Sunday, 21 February, 2021 - 10:30 Part of the strike by the Tunisian Airlines crews in the capital on Friday, February 19, 2021. (EPA) Tunis- Al Mongi Al Saidani Tunisian parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi has proposed an initiative in an attempt to overcome the political crisis in the country. He suggested holding an urgent tripartite meeting with President Kais Saied and Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as soon as possible to resolve the “constitutional oath” crisis. He also called on Saied to gather heads of the seve...

Thursday, 11 February, 2021 - 07:30 Tunisia's elected president Kais Saied speaks during his swearing-in ceremony at the Assembly of People's Representatives in Tunis (File photo: Reuters) Tunis - Mongi Saidani Some 76 Tunisian lawmakers signed a petition seeking to unseat Speaker and head of Islamist Ennahda movement Rached Ghannouchi. The representatives belong to major parliamentary blocs, including the National Reform Bloc, the Democratic Current, the People's Movement, the Heart of Tunisia party, and 13 independents. The 76...

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Tunisia MP launches hunger strike in protest of abuse in parliament Tunisian deputy Samia Abbou during a parliament session at Tunisian Parliament in Tunis, Tunisia on 13 September 2017 [Nacer Talel/Anadolu Agency] January 12, 2021 at 5:02 pm Female Member of Tunisia's Parliament Samia Abbou has launched a hunger strike in protest against alleged abuse she has suffered at the hands of her colleagues. The representative of the Democratic Bloc took to Facebook to announce her protest action and said: "Following the events in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People on December 7, 2...

Thursday, 17 December, 2020 - 08:00 Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham el-Mechichi (File photo: AFP) Tunis- Al Mongi Al Saidani A number of Tunisian and international human rights organizations and opposition parties condemned the recent statement of Prime Minister Hicham el-Mechichi on irregular immigration and terrorism. During a special interview with France24, Mechichi pointed out that illegal immigration is linked to terrorism, noting that all Tunisians who present a threat to France should return home. The Democratic Current p...