Tunisia
Young Tunisian’s journey from dowdy suburb to French church beheading
Middle East
October 31, 2020
Young Tunisian’s journey from dowdy suburb to French church beheading
SFAX, Tunisia (Reuters) – When Brahim al-Aouissaoui made a video call to his family back in Tunisia early on Thursday…
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Tunisian protesters clash with police after man dies in bulldozed kiosk
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed…
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
Middle East
October 8, 2020
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis
Middle East
July 26, 2020
Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday designated the interior minister as the new prime minister to succeed…
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis
Middle East
July 18, 2020
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – The collapse of Tunisia’s shortest-lived government since its 2011 revolution has plunged its young democracy into a…
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south
Middle East
July 17, 2020
Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south
TUNIS (Reuters) — Tunisian demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday, escalating weeks of…
Tunisian PM resigns, triggering political crisis
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Tunisian PM resigns, triggering political crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) — Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh stepped down on Wednesday, plunging the country into a political crisis as…
Tunisian parties seek to oust parliament speaker, Islamists want new government
Middle East
July 13, 2020
Tunisian parties seek to oust parliament speaker, Islamists want new government
TUNIS (Reuters) — At least five Tunisian parties plan to launch a vote of no confidence in parliamentary speaker Rached…
Debating racism in the Arab world
Middle East
July 7, 2020
Debating racism in the Arab world
The Black Lives Matter protests have triggered discussions on racism toward Blacks in the Arab and Muslim world. Activists are…
Tunisia’s Ennahdha party to review stance on government
Middle East
July 6, 2020
Tunisia’s Ennahdha party to review stance on government
TUNIS (Reuters) — The moderate Islamist party Ennahda will review its stance on Tunisia’s coalition government over an alleged conflict…