Tag: Tunisia
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๐น๐ณ Gabes Residents Rise Against Pollution: Tunisiaโs Long-Running Environmental Crisis Erupts Again
Residents of the city of Gabes have long blamed a local chemicals factory for causing serious health issuesย
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๐น๐ณ๐ฑ๐ท Tunisia vs Liberia: World Cup Qualifiers Reflect Africaโs Football Contrasts and Dreams
3-0 As the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers unfold, Tunisiaโs commanding 3-0 victory over Liberia on September 4, 2025, encapsulates more than just a match resultโit highlights the divergent footballing realities within Africa and the unifying dream of global representation. For both nations, this game carried profound implications, from Tunisiaโs pursuit of a seventh World…
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๐น๐ณ Tunisia sentences prominent opposition leader to 14 years in prison
A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced one of the countryโs most prominent opposition leaders to 14 years in prison, adding to a string of convictions that he received in other cases. Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda movement, was among those sentenced as part of a sweeping case in which politicians were charged with…
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Ex-Tunisian PM jailed for 34 Years
Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has been sentenced to 34 years in prison, accused of facilitating jihadist travel to Syria. A leading figure of the Islamist Ennahda party, Larayedh served as PM from 2013 to 2014. Both he and his party deny any links to terrorism. The verdict comes amid a sweeping crackdown on…
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Trial of 40 opposition figures in Tunisia sparks tensions and divisions
A trial of 40 prominent opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers, media personalities, and business leaders accused of conspiring against state security, began on Tuesday in Tunisia. Proceedings at the Tunis Primary Court began with nine detained defendants absent, as the judges opted for remote sessions. It’s a move defense lawyers and activists decried as a…
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๐น๐ณ Tunisian opposition leaderdoused with acid in his own home
Former Tunisian health minister and leader of the opposition Action and Achievement party Abdellatif Mekki was seriously injured after a neighbour threw acid at him in his home. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this criminal attack, which is a flagrant violation of all humanitarian laws and values. โWe call on the security and…
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๐ง๐ฎ Burundi Assumes New Chairmanship of COMESA
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is a regional economic community in Africa with twenty-one member states stretching from Tunisia to Eswatini. Its 23rd Summit of Heads of State and Government is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi, where President Evariste Ndayishimiye has assumed the blocโs leadership, taking over from his Zambiaโs counterpart Hakainde…
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Tunisia President sworn in for second term
Tunisian President Kais Saied was sworn in today for his second five-year term during a formal session of parliament. Saied secured a decisive victory in the presidential elections held on October 6, garnering nearly 91% of the votes. President Saied first ascended to office in 2019.
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๐น๐ณ Tunisian MPs propose bill stripping central bank of exclusivity on interest rates, ending its independence
Tunisia’s central bank will no longer have the exclusive power to adjust interest rates or foreign exchange policy, and must only take such action in consultation with the government, but it will be allowed to finance the treasury, a bill proposed by lawmakers showed on Friday. The step is the latest move that will completely…
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Tunisia’s Saied moves toward landslide win in election
Tunisian President Kais Saied Poised for Re-Election Amid Low Voter Turnout Supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets of the capital on Sunday night, celebrating after an exit poll suggested a decisive victory in the countryโs presidential election. According to a poll broadcast on state television, Saied garnered 89.2% of the vote,…
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