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Tunisian judges have launched a week-long strike to protest President Kais Saied’s “interference” in the judiciary, days after he sacked 57 of their colleagues, accusing them of corruption and protecting “terrorists”. The president sacked last Thursday 57 judges, under a Presidential Decree issued in the Official Gazette on June 1, after amending the Decree on […]
Al Watad, a democratic party in Tunisia, announced Sunday the sacking of its leader Mongi Rahoui for having taken part in the first meeting of the much-criticized national dialogue proposed by President Kais Saied. Al Watad said in a statement Rahoui went against the party’s decision not to take part in the dialogue. Rahoui attended […]
Medical tourism generates around $330 million for Tunisia every year and positions the country as the second destination in the world right after France, Webdo Tunis reports, citing the country’s tourism authority (ONTT). ONTT also revealed that 550,000 tourists visit Tunisia every year and the average spending per patient is $3,000 per week. The medical […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied Wednesday sacked 57 judges as part of what he claims efforts to purge the judiciary system that he accuses of corruption. He had amended the Decree on the temporary supreme judicial council, empowering him to remove judges under specific conditions. A decree read on the state-run television announced the sacking of […]
The Tunisian powerful General Labor Union (UGTT) has announced a general strike in the public sector on Thursday, June 16, reports Tunisian news agency TAP, citing a strike note circulated by UGTT on Tuesday. The UGTT called for nullifying circular n°20 of December 9, 2021 related to negotiations with the unions, and apply, instead, all […]
Tunisia will send to the US remains of American soldiers who perished in the North African country during the Second World War. This came following an agreement between the two countries that was signed Tuesday. Tunisian top diplomat Othman Jerandi inked the Memorandum of Understanding with Natacha Franceschi, the Chargée d’Affaires of the US embassy […]
Morocco, Tunisia, and Japan are pooling efforts to valorize bio-resources in North Africa. In this connection, the three countries held a seminar in Rabat on the collaborative research and technical cooperation project on “the scientific development of biological resources in arid and semi-arid areas for the creation of a new industry.” Funded by the Japan […]
The European Union released Wednesday €300 million accounting for the second tranche of the bloc’s support for the North African country in surfing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tunisia received the first tranche of the same amount, in June last year. The bloc last year rubber stamped a Macro-financial Assistance (MFA) program worth €600 […]
The deans of law colleges in Tunisia’s universities Tuesday turned down their choice by President Kais Saied to form a consultative commission tasked to draft a new Constitution for the country. President Saied signed on May 20 a decree for the formation of a consultative commission to be composed of deans of law colleges. The […]
Tunisia is experiencing a democratic backsliding following the power grab of President Kais Saied that has led to frequent protests against his iron fist and stoked fears that an authoritarian regime is in the making in the crisis-ridden country. Kais incremental coup started last July when he sacked the government and suspended the parliament, ruling […]