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Tunisian PM resigns, triggering political crisis
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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…
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