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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…
Political outsider Saied sworn in as Tunisia’s president
Middle East
October 23, 2019
Political outsider Saied sworn in as Tunisia’s president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday…
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s election commission said a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the…
Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
Middle East
August 21, 2019
Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s moderate Islamists are hoping the genial Beethoven fan they have nominated to run in next month’s…
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Middle East
August 8, 2019
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary…
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Middle East
March 23, 2018
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Simon Slama and his family are the only Jews left in the Tunisian city of Monastir, once home to a…
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
World
February 22, 2013
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Friday asked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh, a hardliner from the main Islamist Ennahda party, to…
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader
World
February 8, 2013
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader
A general strike gripped Tunis on Friday as mourners gathered for the funeral of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, whose assassination…
Tunisia opposition leader shot dead in ‘act of terrorism’
World
February 6, 2013
Tunisia opposition leader shot dead in ‘act of terrorism’
TUNIS — Opposition leader and outspoken government critic Chokri Belaid was shot dead Wednesday, in what the Tunisian premier called…