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Tunisia names new coalition government, bringing an end to political crisis

Tunisia’s designated Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh on Wednesday named a new coalition government after reaching an agreement with Ennahda moderate Islamist Party, the biggest power in Parliament, ending an ongoing…

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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, died on Monday aged 36 after a long…

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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 the conflict there. Tunisian leaders said they worry…

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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 the army of General Khalifa Haftar, a government…

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Libyan ceasefire includes agenda as Turkish President makes unannounced trip to Tunisia

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an unannounced trip to Tunisia on Wednesday as regional tensions continue to escalate over the ongoing crisis in Libya. MEMO reports that Erdogan's office confirmed that…

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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 the death of a young man who burned…

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Habib Jemli named as Tunisia’s Prime Minister

Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda, which came first in last month's parliamentary elections, has named Habib Jemli, a former junior agriculture minister, as its choice to become prime minister, party spokesman Imed Khemiri said on…

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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 exploded with joy, celebrating on the main boulevard…

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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 election in Tunis, Tunisia. The second-round runoff of…

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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 a run-off election. Karoui, a media mogul, was…

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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 with only 17.5% of votes, meaning the coming…

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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 African country’s 2011 revolution. Polling stations opened for…

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Tunisia election’s credibility questioned

Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui's inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and the country's image, interim president Mohamed Ennaceur said on Friday. Karoui, is described…

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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 and consumers benefit from continued access to the…

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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 held on October 13, the head of the…

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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 in exile in Saudi Arabia earlier this week.…

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Former Tunisian President Ben Ali dies, aged 83

Ousted Tunisian President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died in hospital in Saudi Arabia, Alchourouk news site reported. Ben Ali died today having suffered poor health over the past few weeks…

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The Presidential elections results in Tunisia

A screen showing the official results of top two candidates Kais Saied (L) and Nabil Karoui (R) during a press conference held by elections commission, in Tunis, Tunisia, 17…

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Tunisia’s Election results analysis

Law professor and political outsider Kais Saied on Monday led Tunisia’s presidential polls with two-thirds of the votes counted, the electoral commission said, after the country’s second free vote for…

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Outsiders claim lead in first round of Tunisian presidential vote

Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of…

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Tunisians go to the polls in unpredictable election

Tunisians today go to the polls in the country’s presidential election. An election which is the most unpredictable in its short experience of democracy, a contest with no overwhelming front-runner…

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Tunisia airs first ‘great debate’ ahead of presidential poll

Days before the first round of Tunisia’s presidential election, the fledgling democracy presented the first of three nights of televised debates between the candidates on Saturday, a rarity in the…

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Tunisia’s PM says country should press ahead with focus to join club of strong democracy

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, a candidate for president in next month's election, said on Thursday the country should press ahead with his government's focus on the economy and security…

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Tunisia’s largest party Ennahda names its first-ever candidate for presidential elections

Tunisia's biggest political party Ennahda named a candidate for presidential elections on Tuesday, the first time the moderate Islamist party has put up a nominee for the post since the…

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Tunisia’s interim president extends country state of emergency

Tunisia’s interim president extended the country’s state of emergency for another month, his office said in a statement on Friday. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on…

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Photo Story: Tunisia, Libya, Sicily and Malta from Space

NASA’S astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have taken landscape photography to a whole new level with these stunning photos of our Earth from 250 miles up in space.…

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Tunisian presidential election to take place on September 15

Tunisia will hold a presidential election on Sept. 15, the Independent Electoral Commission said on Thursday, following the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi. Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ennaceur, who was…

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Tunisian President Essebsi has died

Tunisia's first freely elected president Beji Caid Essebsi has died, aged 92, the country's presidency announced. On Wednesday, Essebsi, was taken to a military hospital, the second health crisis…

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Tunisia president hospitalised once more

Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, was taken to a military hospital on Wednesday, the second health crisis for the leader in a month. Hafedh Caid Essebsi the president’s son…

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Warplane belonging to Haftar’s forces makes emergency landing in Tunisia

A warplane belonging to the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar made an emergency landing in neighboring Tunisia on Monday, an allied administration based in eastern Libya said. A Libyan…

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Tunisia bans niqab in government buildings

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab, which covers the entire face apart from the eyes, in government offices, citing security reasons. The order…

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ISIS takes responsibility for Tuesday’s suicide attack in Tunisia

ISIS, know also as Daesh or ISIL, has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s suicide bombing in Tunis, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Thursday. A wanted militant wearing an explosives…

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Tunisian President leaves hospital in ‘normal health’

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi left hospital on Monday in "normal health" and the 92-year-old leader will resume work in the coming days, the president's son said on his Facebook…

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Islamic State group claims responsibility for twin suicide bombing in Tunisia

France 24 reports that an Islamic State group claimed responsibility for twin suicide bombing in Tunisia. The report is based on a communication released by the Amaq propaganda outlet. Developing…

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Tunisian President hospitalized

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, has been urgently taken to a military hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis", the presidency said. The announcement came after two suicide attacks…

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Photo Story: The twin suicide attacks in Tunisia

Two suicide bombers targeting Tunisian security forces struck nearly simultaneously in the capital, injuring at least nine people, including six officers. Statements from the Interior Ministry said one bomber set…

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Tunisia passes law which bans leading candidate from contesting Presidential elections

A leading presidential candidate in Tunisia has been banned from running after parliament passed an amendment to the country's electoral law. Tunisia’s parliament passed the amendment to its electoral law…

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Estonia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines elected to Security Council for the first time

For the first time Estonia and the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines were elected to the U.N. Security Council. Niger, Tunisia and Vietnam also won two-year…

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Tunisia accused of refusing to allow migrant boat to dock

Tunisian rights organisation FTDES revealed Tunisian authorities were refusing 75 migrants saved at sea from coming ashore. The migrants were adrift in international waters in a boat with a…

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One after one they let go, they departed under the water, one after one – The witness of the survivor of the Mediterranean latest human tragedy

A survivor of a migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean has told how he watched fellow passengers slip away and sink to their deaths. Euronews interviews Ahmed Bilal, from Bangladesh, who…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and News Review – Saturday 11th May 2019

Good morning, This is your morning briefing for Saturday, with a review of the main news from Malta, Europe and the world. Latest News At least 50 migrants die off…

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At least 50 migrants die off the coast of Tunisia after their boat capsized

At least 70 migrants drowned on Friday when their boat sank in international waters off the Tunisian coast, and 16 were saved, the state-run Tunis Afrique Presse agency said. The…

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Three militants killed in Tunisia

Reuters reports that Tunisian police killed three Islamist militants in the central city of Sidi Bouzid. Police seized weapons in the operation, the source added, without giving details. The Interior…

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Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing, Thursday 2nd May 2019

Good morning, Start your day informed with your morning briefing prepared and delivered by Corporate Dispatch. Our main stories selection The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he had agreed…

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Italy, Russia, and Tunisia agree on no military solution for Libya

The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he had agreed with the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi to reject military solutions for the crisis…

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Tunisia raises minimum wage

Tunisia raised the minimum wage for industrial and farm workers as well as pensions for hundreds of thousands of private-sector retirees by 6.5 percent on Wednesday in a move to…

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Tunisian security forces storm private TV station

Tunisian security forces stormed the offices of a Nessma TV, a private television station and put it off the air over accusations it had breached broadcasting rules, The security forces…

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Filipinos start evacuating from Libya

Philippine diplomats have started evacuating a small group of Filipinos from the Libyan capital after it was hit by a barrage of rocket fire that wounded one Filipino. The Philippine…

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Europeans involved in armed incidents along Libyan-Tunisian border

Tunisian authorities have stopped more than 20 armed Europeans attempting to cross into the country from neighbouring Libya. Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkareem Zubaidi revealed an armed group consisting of 13…

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Tunisian President Essebsi wants to retire

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 93, announced that he will not run for a second term in presidential elections expected this year, despite his party's calls for him to stand.…

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Libya news digest – Migrant loaded truck crashes in Tripoli – Tunisia arrests UN official on sanction infringements – New contract with China’s King Long for Busses for Libya

A truck carrying illegal immigrants crashed near the town of Nesma about 200 km south of Tripoli, resulting in the injury of a number of migrants in the truck. Libya…

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