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Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of the Tunisian dissolved legislature and leader of the Islamist party Ennahdha has told BBC that his movement’s greatest political mistake is backing incumbent President Kais Saied for his election in 2019 during the snap presidential elections in the wake of the demise of former leader Caid Essebsi. “Political action was human […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Thursday indicated that the North African country will not invite foreign observers for July 25 referendum to usher in a new republic arguing that the Arab nation is not an “occupied territory”. Saied made the announcement as he inaugurated new members of the national election Commission, ISIE. The President announced recently […]
Tunisia’s interior ministry Tuesday indicated that several terror threats were thwarted during the fasting month of Ramadan thanks to the work of security forces. Spokesperson for the ministry, Fadhila Khelifi, who made the announcement did not elaborate on the types of threats and places where the planned attacks were to occur, Webdo Tunis reports. Khelifi […]
The Tunisian tennis woman Ons Jabeur made history Sunday as she lifted the Madrid Open title, her greatest victory so far in history, after she defeated US opponent Jessica Pegula. It took 2 hours for the 27-year old woman to overcome Pegula by score of 7-5, 0-6, 6-2. With this win, Ons Jabeur becomes the […]
Russia’s top diplomat Serguei Lavrov has cancelled a trip to Tunisia initially planned for May 9-10, Tunisie Numerique has revealed. A source aware of the cancellation has told the media that the Russian Foreign Minister will not visit the North African country as indicated, owing to current international crisis that is opposing Russia to Ukraine. […]
An explosion Wednesday in a cement plant located in the Kasserine governorates, west-central Tunisia, caused injuries to 12 workers according to the first count, reports say. The tragedy occurred after a machine exploded during the production process, reports note citing labor union at the plant located in the town of Feriana. The office of the […]
Tunisia President Kais Saied Sunday announced a national dialogue in the foreseeable future in a view of establishing a new Republic and bringing some correction to his exceptional measures that he has put in place since July 25. While speaking in an address to the nation for eid al-Fitr celebration, Saied a “High Committee” will […]
A leaked audio tape from former Chief of Staff of the Tunisian presidency Nadia Akacha has revealed that President Kais Saied is ill and does not recognize the ailment. “He will end up very badly, because he is ill and does not recognize his illness. He is going to the wall, even on a personal […]
Tunisia and China signed Thursday two health cooperation agreements allowing the Asian giant to send medical staff and equipment to the teaching hospital of Sfax, the second city of the North African country. The agreements were signed by Tunisia’s top diplomat Othman Jarandi and China’s ambassador to Tunis Zhang Jianguo. Jianguo was quoted by Chinese […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied is expected to travel to Russia “soon” to attend the space trip of the first Tunisian astronaut, the North African country’s ambassador to Moscow has revealed. “We are currently working to organize the visit of the President of the Republic to Russia and as soon as possible,” Tarak Ben Salem told […]