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Rached Ghannouchi has emerged as one of the biggest critics of President Kais Saied since the leader shut down parliament. Tunisian police have detained opposition…
Rached Ghannouchi has emerged as one of the biggest critics of President Kais Saied since the leader shut down parliament. Tunisian police have detained opposition…
Nizar Issaoui, 35, said the reason for his protest was being falsely accused of ‘terrorism’ in the village of Haffouz. A professional footballer in Tunisia…
Laarayedh has been held in detention since December without being taken before a judge, according to HRW. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the charges…
This year’s first quarter was the deadliest for refugees trying to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017, the UN says. At least 10 refugees from…
The coastguard rescued 17 others, two of whom are in critical condition, says Sfax court judge Faouzi Masmousdi. At least 20 people are missing after…
Opposition had raised concerns that Saied was ill after the president didn’t appear for almost two weeks. Tunisian President Kais Saied has appeared in a…
The drought-hit country announced other tight restrictions on water usage as it braces for another baking summer. Tunisia will cut off water supplies to citizens…
In open letter, Congress members say ‘autocratic consolidation’ and the treatment of migrants threaten US-Tunisia relations. United States legislators have warned of a “stark acceleration…
Latest deaths come as Italian media report that a record 2,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Lampedusa within 24 hours. At least 19 refugees…
At least 34 refugees missing after their boat sinks off Tunisia, raising the total number of missing people to 67 as the number of vessels…
On February 21, while addressing a National Security Council meeting in Tunis, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied condemned irregular migration from sub-Saharan Africa and described it…
Another 28 people were still missing after a boat headed for Europe capsized off the coast of Tunisia. At least five African people have died…
The eve of Ramadan is a frantic time for Tunisian coppersmith Chedli Maghraoui, who skilfully puts a new shine on families’ favourite kitchenware before the…
Family members call for British sanctions on Tunisian officials, including the president, after a wave of arrests of opposition figures. London, England – Families of…
Former Tunis governor Kamal Feki was given the post, days after mass opposition protests took place in the country. Tunisian President Kais Saied has named…
Charfeddine, a close aide of President Kais Saied, has appeared less frequently in public in recent months. Tunisian Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine says he has…
Late last month, Tunisia’s authoritarian President Kais Saied borrowed yet another page from the global neo-fascist playbook and engaged in anti-Black racism to unleash a…
People from sub-Saharan African countries die trying to cross Mediterranean after rise in racist incidents against Black Africans in Tunisia. At least 14 people from…
Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week. Turkey’s opposition picks the man it thinks can beat President Erdogan, Israel kills six…
On Thursday, March 9 at 19:30 GMT:Activists in Tunisia are raising alarm over an increase in racist violence and hate speech against sub-Saharan African migrants…