Tag: Kais Saied

On the footsteps of Tebboune, Tunisia’s Saied maintains opacity over his second term

April 8, 2024

Tunisia under Kais Saied is on the footsteps of Authoritarian Algeria. Mimicking Tebboune, Saied uses a rhetoric imbued with conspiracy theories, the threat of the ... Read More

Tunisia: Kais Saied paves way for his re-election with repression

March 29, 2024

As Tunisia braces for presidential elections in December 2024, a fog of repression looms over the country that was once the Arab Spring’s success story ... Read More

MEPs accuse EU executive of ‘bankrolling dictators’, claiming Tunisia’s president pocketed EU aid

March 18, 2024

Senior members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have accused the EU executive of “bankrolling dictators”, claiming that the €150 million it gave to Tunisia last ... Read More

Kais Saied fires Minister of Economy

October 18, 2023

Tunisia’s President fired Tuesday October 17 the country’s Minister of Economy Samir Saïed amid economic hardship that has gripped the North African country. Saied’s office ... Read More

Russia invites Tunisia’s top diplomat Nabil Ammar to Moscow to bolster ties

September 26, 2023

Nabil Ammar, Tunisia’s Foreign Minister, is expected in Moscow on September 26 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, in a bid to ... Read More

Tunisia: Kairouan governor fired over delays in construction of Saudi Arabia-funded health facility

August 23, 2023

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied removed Tuesday August 22 the governor of Kairouan governorate (Central Tunisia) because of delays in the construction of the King Salman ... Read More

Tunisia’s new Prime Minister takes oath

August 2, 2023

Ahmed Hachani, Tunisia’s new Prime Minister swore in on Monday July 31 right after his appointment, before President Kais Saied, a few hours the latter ... Read More

Tunisia arrests four citizens for housing illegal migrants

July 6, 2023

A court of the Tunisian second city of Sfax indicated Wednesday that four Tunisians have been arrested and indicted for housing illegal migrants, local media ... Read More

Tunisia detains three Sub-Saharans following stabbing to death of one Tunisian

July 5, 2023

Three Sub-Saharans illegally living in Tunisia have been arrested after the death of 38-year old Tunisian man by stabbing in the governorate of Sfax. The ... Read More

Netherlands poised to invest more in Tunisia (Mark Rutte)

June 27, 2023

Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte indicated Monday June 26 that the European country is keen to pump more investments in Tunisia, chiefly into renewable energy ... Read More