Riots in Tunisia enter second day

Riots in Tunisia enter second day

TUNIS (Reuters) - Riots and violent clashes between Tunisian police and protesters broke out on Sunday in the capital Tunis and several other cities for the second consecutive day, as…
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Tunisian PM sacks interior minister

Tunisian PM sacks interior minister

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked his interior Minister, who is close to President Kais Saied, a move underscoring tensions between the country’s two most powerful leaders. Saied…
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Protesters clash with police in Tunisia

Protesters clash with police in Tunisia

Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed an unlicensed cigarette kiosk, killing its owner sleeping inside, witnesses said. Street protests…
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11 migrants die off Tunisia

11 migrants die off Tunisia

At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian…
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Tunisian economy shrank by 21.6%

Tunisian economy shrank by 21.6%

Tunisia's tourism-dependent economy shrank 21.6 % in the second quarter of 2020, compared to the same period last year, due to the coronavirus crisis, the state statistics institute said on…
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Tunisia reopens its borders

Tunisia reopens its borders

Tunisia has reopened its land, sea and air borders for the first time in more than three months over the weekend after it announced it had brought the coronavirus outbreak…
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Turmoil in Tunisia over unemployment

Turmoil in Tunisia over unemployment

Protesters demanding jobs in Tunisia's energy sector blocked roads with burning tyres on Sunday after the arrest of an activist, before security forces responded with tear gas. For weeks, demonstrators at…
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Protests in Tunisia over unemployment

Protests in Tunisia over unemployment

Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand a law guaranteeing jobs, and skirmished with police who blocked their way. Virus confinement…
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Tunisia to freeze salaries

Tunisia to freeze salaries

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said on Sunday he had decided against the use of more external debt and that all new expenses that arise for the country would be…
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