Video: Tunisia votes in election slammed as unfair by the opposition | Elections
NewsFeedTunisians are voting in an election that few doubt will return President Kais Saied to power for a second term. The vote, widely regarded by…
Tunisia polls open with President Kais Saied set for re-election | Politics News
Electoral body says about 9.7 million people are eligible to vote, but key presidential contenders are behind bars.Voting in Tunisia’s presidential election has opened with…
Little-Contest Tunisia Vote Dashes Hope in Cradle of Arab Spring
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessTunisians vote Sunday in an election that will likely be the death knell of the Arab Spring born in the North African…
What’s at stake in Tunisia’s presidential election on Sunday? | Elections News
Sunday’s election in Tunisia will mark the first since President Kais Saied was elected to power as an independent with no prior political experience in…
Three children among 12 dead as boat capsizes off Tunisian coast | Migration News
At least 10 people still missing and 29 rescued in latest boat disaster in the Mediterranean.At least 12 people have been found dead and 10…
Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel sentenced to six months in prison | News
Ayachi Zammel sentenced on charges of falsifying documents days before Tunisia’s presidential election.Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been sentenced to six months in prison…
Video: Cars swept away in Tunisia flooding | Floods
NewsFeedVideo from Tunisia shows cars being swept away by torrents of flood water in Sousse after heavy rain that caused damage to infrastructure and left…
Refugee chronicles: The long and lonely road from Sudan to northern France | Refugees
Tea, towels and survival blankets On that same cold, grey morning when I met Hashim and Yusuf, 12 wet, freezing Vietnamese people were walking down…
In Tunisia, refugees and migrants are expelled to the desert, left helpless | Refugees News
The welfare of a group of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants, many just hoping to cross Tunisia for the security of Europe, is of growing…
Why is Tunisia’s Administrative Court at odds with its electoral authority? | Elections News
A dispute has arisen between Tunisia’s courts and electoral authority that could determine at least the next few years of the country’s future. Essentially, the…
Tunisian police detain presidential hopeful as candidacy confirmed | Politics News
President Kais Saied has been accused of blocking rivals ahead of October 6 presidential vote.The Tunisian police have arrested a prominent opposition politician as he…
Tunisia court allows former minister Znaidi to run for president | Elections News
Decision could restore momentum to race for October election, toughening the contest for President Kais Saied.A court in Tunisia has upheld an appeal by former…
Tunisian President Saied says he will seek re-election in October | Elections News
As president runs for new term, critics say credible polls can’t be held unless jailed opposition politicians are freed.Tunisian President Kais Saied has said that…
Libya, Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis | Migration News
North African countries seek assistance at Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants.Representatives from 28 African and European countries have met in…
Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested | Politics News
Mraihi joins a growing list of President Saied’s political opponents who are in jail or facing prosecution. The head of Tunisia’s Republican Union Party, Lotfi…
Tunisia’s Saied sets presidential election date for October 6 | Elections News
The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution. Tunisian President Kais Saied has called a…
In a smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border, closure wrecks livelihoods | News
Nothing much is moving in Ben Guardane, Mohammed says. The money-changing kiosks sit silent and the ad hoc markets by the banks of the saltwater…
‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution | Arts and Culture
Tunis, Tunisia – It is a balmy Thursday night in Tunis and the region’s coolest crowd is escaping the city centre. Headed north towards the…
‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media | Media News
Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison. Several hundred Tunisians have marched through the capital, Tunis, chanting “down…
At least 23 people missing off Tunisia coast, authorities say | Migration News
Search and rescue operations under way while five suspects have been arrested, Tunisian National Guard says. At least 23 people are missing off the Tunisian…