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Category: Tunisia
Dim prospects for Tunisian economy as President Saied cuts ties with IMF
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has suspended ties with the IMF after shunning the reforms it conditioned for a lifeline deal that could have made it ... Read More
Tunisia tries dissidents on charges of conspiracy against state
Tunisia began a trial against 40 high-profile defendants on the charge of conspiring against state security. The trial involves former diplomats, politicians, and journalist amid ... Read More
Sea-Watch Charity calls for swift rescue of over 30 migrants stranded on oil rig off Tunisia
Sea-Watch Charity has launched an urgent call for swift rescue of over 30 migrants, including two children, who have been stranded on an oil rig ... Read More
Tunisia posts lowest growth prospects in southern Med- EBRD
The Tunisian economy continues to reel under the impact of the President Kais Saied’s power grab. The country is expected to be the least performer ... Read More
Tunisia breaks ties with IMF amid dispute
Tunisia has taken the decision to sever all communication with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following claims from President Kais Saied that the IMF is ... Read More
Tunisian Central Bank, latest episode in Kais Saied power-grab
President Kais Saied urged lawmakers to end the independence of the monetary policy in the country by adopting a law that would allow the treasury ... Read More
Tunisia: Judge releases journalist Mohamed Boughalleb amid growing concerns over press freedom
A Tunisian judge has granted on February 20 the release of prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb, a known critic of President Kais Saied, according to his ... Read More
Tunisia: Court orders release of human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine following increasing international criticism
A Tunisian appeals court has ordered on Wednesday February 19 the release of prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, although she remains subject to a ... Read More
Tunisian opposition leader Abir Moussi begins hunger strike in protest of imprisonment
Abir Moussi, leader of Tunisia's Free Destourian Party, has initiated on February 13 a hunger strike while imprisoned in Manouba, a suburb of Tunis, to ... Read More
Tunisia: New head coach for national football team
The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has officially named on February 11 Sami Trabelsi as the new head coach of the national football team, the Carthage ... Read More