Kais Saied
Tunisian opposition leader faces money laundering allegations
TUNIS, July 6 (Reuters) - Tunisia's main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi has been summoned by a judge over money laundering allegations, his…
Analysis: Tunisia’s Saied poised for more power but economy crumbles
TUNIS (Reuters) - President Kais Saied looks on course to tighten his grip on Tunisia through a constitutional referendum in July, but…
Tunisia’s Saied unpicks young ‘Arab Spring’ democracy
TUNIS, (Reuters) - President Kais Saied has proposed a new constitution that would formalise his sweeping seizure of powers after dismantling much…
Tunisia’s Saied unpicks young ‘Arab Spring’ democracy
President Kais Saied has gathered nearly all state power in his hands after dismantling much of Tunisia's young democracy over 11 turbulent…
Tunisian judges to suspend work in courts for a week after president fired 57 judges
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against the president's…
Tunisian president purges judges after instituting one-man rule
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the…
Tunisian president excludes parties from preparing new constitution
Tunisian President Kais Saied named a law professor to head an advisory committee to draft a new constitution for a "new republic",…
Tunisia’s president rules out early elections after dissolving parliament
(Reuters) -Tunisia’s parliamentary elections won’t be held within the next three months, President Kais Saied said late on Thursday during a meeting…
Tunisian crisis escalates as president dissolves parliament
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied late on Wednesday issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year,…
UPDATED: Tunisian president offers dialogue, but without giving details
TUNIS, March 21 (Reuters) - Tunisia's president said on Monday there would be a national dialogue about the country's political system as…
Photo Story: Anti-government protests in Tunisia
Demonstrators hold Tunisian national flags during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers, during the 66th anniversary of…
Tunisia’s Saied to bar foreign funding for civil society
Tunisia's President Kais Saied announced he will outlaw foreign funding for civil society organisations as he tries to remake the country's politics…