Tunisia
Lina Ben Mhenni, activist who chronicled Tunisia uprising, dies at 36
Acclaimed Tunisian blogger Lina Ben Mhenni, who chronicled the popular uprising that toppled longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011,…
Tunisia army on high alert along Libyan border, Libyan ceasefire goes into effect
Tunisia put its army and security forces on high alert along its 400km border with Libya against the risk of spillover from…
Tunisia refuses Turkish request to use its territory to intervene in Libya
Tunisia has “categorically” refused the use of its territory in the on-going Libya conflict between the UN-recognised government based in Tripoli and…
Tunisians protest in southern town after man sets himself alight
Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who blocked roads in the southern town of Jelma on Saturday following…
Exit polls indicate Kais Saied won Tunisia presidential election
Tunisian polling agencies are forecasting that conservative law professor Kais Saied has overwhelmingly won the North African country's presidential election. Saied's supporters…
Presidential elections preparations in Tunisia
A worker of Tunisia's Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) dispatch ballot boxes to polling stations a day ahead of the presidential…
Tunisia court orders release of presidential candidate Nabil Karoui
Tunisia's presidential candidate Nabil Karoui was released from prison and given a hero's reception by supporters on Wednesday, four days ahead of…
Voting in Tunisia ends in uncertainty
Tunisia’s parliament looks deeply fractured after an election on Sunday, with an exit poll showing the moderate Islamist Ennahda in first place…
Tunisia holds third parliament polls since 2011 revolt
Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North…
UK and Tunisia sign continuity agreement
The UK government has signed a trade and political continuity agreement with Tunisia in London today. The agreement will ensure British businesses…
Tunisia presidential run-off vote set for October 13
The second round of voting in Tunisia’s presidential election, pitting law professor Kais Saied against imprisoned media mogul Nabil Karoui, will be…
Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali buried in Saudi Arabia
Tunisia's former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was buried in the Muslim holy city of Medina on Saturday, after he died…