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Tunisia: Opposition leader Ghannouchi appears in court ahead of key vote

INTERNATIONAL Rachid Ghannouchi, the speaker of the dissolved Tunisian parliament and leader of the Ennahda movement, appeared on Tuesday before a court in a money laundering probe, which critics have described as politically motivated. Surrounded by around 200 Ennahda activists, Ghannouchi arrived at the headquarters of the anti-terror centre smiling and gesturing a V-sign[…]

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Tunisia coalition rejects amending election commission law

The Tunisians for Democracy Coalition yesterday rejected a presidential decree to amend the basic law of the country’s election commission, saying the decree “completely cancels the commission’s independence” and represents a “departure from the constitution”, Anadolu reported. The coalition, which includes human rights activists and politicians who oppose the decisions taken by President Kais[…]

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Tunisia parties warn country heading towards dictatorship

Tunisia is taking “resolute steps” towards dictatorship amid a deep political crisis in the North African nation, three political parties warned on Wednesday, and Anadolu News Agency reports. In a joint statement, the Coordination of Social Democratic Forces, which brings together the Democratic Current, the Republican Party, and the Democratic Bloc for[…]

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Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92

Tunisia‘s President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country’s first democratically elected leader, has died at the age of 92, according to the presidency. One of the world’s oldest leaders, Essebsi died at the Tunis military hospital on Thursday morning, the presidency said in a statement. He was hospitalised with a severe[…]

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Tunisia airline row: UAE ‘political miscalculation’

The ongoing row between Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates over Emirates airline’s decision to impose a blanket ban on Tunisian women flying into the country was a “political miscalculation” that reflects an increasingly fraught relationship between the two countries, experts say. Nicholas Noe, a Tunisia-based political analyst and editor[…]

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78 Tunisians hospitalised over land disputes

Tribal clashes over a land dispute in southern Tunisia over the weekend have injured more than 70 people, according to regional governors. According to Sami El Ghabi, the first delegate of Sidi Bouzid, weapons were reportedly used in the clashes leaving one person in a serious condition in hospital. “The[…]

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