Tunisia
Tunisian court jails four presidential candidates and bars them from elections
Four Tunisian presidential candidates sentenced to prison, banned, in move to exclude competition.
Tunisian presidential candidates complain of restrictions and intimidation
Tunisian opposition accuses government of election interference and intimidation tactics.
Tunisian president sets election date for Oct. 6
Tunisian President sets election date, potential candidates facing prosecution and jail.
Tunisian lawyers go on strike, protest against alleged police abuse
Tunisian lawyers staged one-day nationwide strike on Thursday, with hundreds taking to the streets of the capital, to protest against the recent…
Tunisia-Libya border crossing remains closed
Tunisia and Libya have kept a major border crossing at Ras Jdir closed due to armed clashes Libya's interior ministry said in…
Tunisia court sentences ex-president Marzouki to 8 years in absentia
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - A Tunisian court sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia on…
Tunisia opposition leader Ghannouchi begins hunger strike in prison
Imprisoned Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi went on hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures waging a protest fast…
Record number of migrants died or went missing off Tunisia in 2023
A record 1,313 migrants were reported to have died or went missing off the Tunisian coast last year, a rights group said,…
Seventeen Tunisians on migrant boat towards Italy missing
TUNIS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - At least seventeen Tunisians who were on a migrant boat heading towards the Italian coast are missing,…
Tunisia arrests business owner on suspicion of stealing from state companies
By Tarek Amara TUNIS, (Reuters) - A Tunisian public prosecutor ordered the arrest of one of the country's richest business owners, Marouan…
Tunisian parliament committee proposes bill criminalizing normalization with Israel
TUNIS, (Reuters) - The Freedoms Committee in the Tunisian Parliament approved a draft law criminalizing the normalization of relations with Israel, amid…
Tunisia’s foreign debt will rise by 40% in 2024 to $3.9 billion
TUNIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Tunisia will pay 12.3 billion dinars ) $3.9 billion (of foreign debts in 2024, an increase of…