Tunisia

Jebali says the arrest is politically motivated, as President Saied continues his crackdown on opponents.Tunisian police have arrested former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, a former…

Judges say strike extended for a third week in protest against ‘judicial interference’ by President Kais Saied.Tunisian judges have extended their national strike for a third week…

Tunis, Tunisia – A strike by Tunisia’s largest trade union ground the country to a halt despite last-minute attempts by the country’s president, Kais Saied, to prevent it from…

Tunisian President Kais Saied recently fired 57 judges in a move critics say further consolidates his one-man rule.A coalition of 10 international human rights groups on Friday…

Rached Ghannouchi says his party and its allies will continue to work against the ‘coup’ and attacks on the constitution.The speaker of Tunisia’s dissolved parliament says the…

Clashes have erupted between Tunisian police and demonstrators against President Kais Saied as about 100 people protested a referendum slated for July – a year after Saied staged…

PodcastPodcast, Essential Middle East Tunisia is the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The country inspired a wave of protests in the region that toppled at least four Arab…

The powerful trade union to strike work on June 16 to demand wage increase and oppose President Saied’s privatisation plans.Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union has called for a…

The powerful UGTT union says it will hold a strike over wages and the economy, as it accuses Kais Saied of unilateral moves.Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union has refused to…

Washington, DC – Lawmakers and rights groups in the United States are calling on the Biden administration to pressure Tunisian President Kais Saied to stop what they describe as…