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Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has extended from January 1st for one month the state of emergency in place since 2015 after a series of terror attacks hit the country killing dozens of people, mostly foreign tourists. The measure gives the state sweeping power to take action against anyone suspected for terrorism and break any gathering […]
The criminal division specialized in the fight against terrorism of a Tunisia count condemned a citizen to 10 years in prison for calling President Kais Saied “Putschist” in a social media post, Business News reports. The defendant, whose name was not revealed, was arrested in August this year, the media adds citing his defense team. […]
Tunisian and foreign rights watchdogs warn that President Kais Saied’s actions threaten press freedom and the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings. In this connection, Tunisian journalists protested on Thursday against what they say is growing repression and intimidation against the press since President Kais Saied’s power grab in July last year. […]
A court in Tunisia has pressed multiple-year prison sentences against four people including a Muslim cleric known as the figurehead of terror cell, on terrorism charges, Webdo Tunis reports. The court ruling came from Tunis Court of First Instance. The prison sentences range from 1 year to 21. The imam of Douar Hicher, a town […]
Tunisia’s anti-terrorism judge decided to imprison Ali Laarayedh, a former Prime minister and senior official in the Islamist opposition Ennahda party, after hours of investigation into suspicions of sending Tunisian jihadists to Syria, the defense of the ex-Premier has told media. “The investigative judge issued a prison decision against former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh in […]
The Tunisian people has made its voice heard by shunning a parliamentary elections in a message to President Kais Saied to step down and end one-man rule in Tunisia. Under president Saied, Tunisia has lost its status as a post-Arab spring democracy as it backpedals to autocracy with the president concentrating all powers in his […]
Saturday’s parliamentary election in Tunisia was marked by a record low turnout as less than 9 percent of registered voters headed to the polls to fill 161 seats of the Parliament. Main opposition parties had called for a boycott of the polls as they say the vote is part of President Kais Saied’s efforts to […]
The European Union, EU, will shun the legislatives elections to take place in Tunisia on December 17 as it questions recent political development in the North African country. “Legislative elections will be held in Tunisia on December 17, 2022. The European Parliament will not observe this electoral process, and therefore will not comment on the […]
Tunisia inaugurated on Saturday in the city of Tataouine a new 10 MW photovoltaic plant that will contribute to the country’s decarburization process. Installed by the Italian energy company ENI, the plant will supply the Tunisian national electricity grid with over 20 GWh of energy per year and ensure savings of around 211,000 tons of […]
Tunisia announced Wednesday security forces managed to bust a “terror plot” targeting a security unit and a religious institution in Sfax governorate, south of the country. The statement issued by the National Guard and seen by Anadolu news agency notes that a terrorist who had served his prison sentence, is responsible for a terror plot […]