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Tunisian election, dismissed by Saied critics as charade, draws just 8.8% turnout
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTUNIS (Reuters) -Only 8.8% of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday's parliamentary elections,...
Tunisian Journalist Critical of President Jailed for Defamation
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 2 weeks ago(Bloomberg) -- A Tunisian court jailed for defamation a reporter who’s one of President Kais Saied’s...
Tunisian judges threaten to strike for a second week over sackings
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian judges will extend their strike into a second week if President Kais Saied...
Tunisian court sentences lawyer who opposes president to jail, imposes job ban
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Tunisian military appeal court on Friday sentenced Seifeddine Makhlouf, a lawyer and prominent...
Tunisia: Striking judges, lawyers protest president's action
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTunisian lawyers and judges held a small protest outside the capital’s courts Wednesday as part of...
Tunisian president decrees a referendum for new constitution
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTunisian President Kais Saied issued on Wednesday a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new...
Tunisian police detain Ennahda leader Ghannouchi, evacuate party headquarters
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTunisian police on Monday detained Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic...
Low turnout in Tunisia parliament vote amid economic vows
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living...
Tunisian president extends state of emergency until Jan. 30
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the state of emergency until Jan. 30, 2023,...
Tunisia's Saied unpicks young 'Arab Spring' democracy
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of...