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The Tunisian President Kais Saied is at it again! On Tuesday he branded the parliament as a “danger” for the state as he criticized corruption of lawmakers and state officials of the previous governments. Saied made the remark as he received Mohamed Boussaïd, the minister of trade and exports development, to discuss ways to put […]
The recent measures by the Tunisian President to dismiss the Prime Minister and disband parliament have been described as a “power grab” that may delay the financing deal with the IMF. Tunisia has struggled with endemic unemployment and an economic slow-down worsened by the Covid-19 crisis and pinned hope on a $4 billion loan package […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has extended the exceptional measures including suspension of the parliament that he has taken since July 25, until further notice. His office said in a statement that he also extended the suspension of the immunity of members of parliament. Saied took Tunisians by surprise on July 25 as he seized the […]
Libya’s Interior minister Khaled Mazen has brushed aside claims by Tunisia that dozens of terrorists have crossed into Tunisian territory from around Al-Watiya airbase (AB) in view of attacking the border city of Ben Guerdane. Tunisia notified the Interpol of the presence of 100 terrorists at Al-Watiya AB and said they were trying to infiltrate […]
The Tunisian ministry of Religious affairs has summoned a cleric who allegedly called during the Friday sermon President Kais Saied putschist in reference to his seizure of the executive power and suspension of the parliament since July 25. The preacher who has not been identified, was summoned after several civil society activists alerted the ministry […]
Chinese tech giant Huawei will build an innovation and research center in Tunisia, head of the company’s North Africa region, Terry He, announced during a meeting with President Kais Saied. During the meeting, he indicated that Tunisia boasts all the necessary criteria to become a tech hub in Africa. Huawei, he noted, is committed to […]
Tunisia has demanded the review of the free trade agreement with Turkey in a bid to protect national production, the Tunisian minister of Trade has announced. Mohamed Boussaid told local daily La Presse that the trade balance with Turkey has been very disadvantageous for Tunisia. Tunisia and Turkey signed in 2005 a free trade agreement […]
The US has urged Tunisia’s President to appoint a Prime-Minister designate in order to form a government and restore democracy amid fears the recent measures taken by the President last month could undermine democracy. President Saied had last month dismissed the prime minister and suspended the parliament calling the measures constitutional. The US did not […]
Ennahdha, the largest party in the Tunisian parliament, set up Thursday, a local committee tasked to find solutions to the political crisis that has gripped the country after President Kais Saied suspended the legislature and seized the executive power. In a statement signed by the party’s leader Rached Ghannouchi, the Islamist movement stressed that the […]
Former cabinet members of sacked Prime Minster Hichem Mechichi are at the target of a travel ban, the ministry of Justice has said amid ongoing sweeping changes carried out by President Kais Saied. Mohsen Daly, spokesman of Tunis court of first instance told local Shem FM, the move comes amid corruption and power abuse allegations. […]