Tunisian democracy in crisis after president ousts government
Tunisia faced its biggest crisis in a decade of democracy on Monday after President Kais Saied ousted the government and froze the activities of parliament,...
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At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy and 33 were rescued,...
Woman blows herself up in central Tunis; nine wounded
A woman in her 30s blew herself up in the centre of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, wounding nine people including eight police in what the interior...
At least 48 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast
At least 48 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, officials said on...
Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families
Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families and needy people, a government source said on Saturday, after protests broke out in the North African...
Tunisia deploys army, makes 300 arrests as violent unrest persists
Tunisian protesters burned down a regional national security headquarters near the Algerian border, prompting authorities to send in troops after police retreated, witnesses said, as...
Protests hit Tunisia for 3rd night as PM warns of clampdown
Tunisian demonstrators defied the threat of a security clampdown on Wednesday as they spilled onto the streets of the capital and at least four other...
Tunisia PM promises end to economic hardship to calm protests
Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed sought to calm anti-austerity protesters on Tuesday with promises of an end to economic hardship, a day after one demonstrator...
Tunisian protester killed in clashes with police
One person was killed on Monday during clashes between security forces and protesters in a Tunisian town, the government said, as demonstrations over rising prices...
Five years after the Arab Spring
By Gwynne Dyer Five years ago this month, the “Arab Spring” got underway with the non-violent overthrow of Tunisia’s long-ruling dictator, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali....
U.S. embassy warns citizens over possible Tunisia mall attack
The United States embassy in Tunisia has warned its citizens to avoid a major shopping mall in the capital Tunis on Sunday because of a...
Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State (Updated)
By Tarek Amara Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard bus a...
British warning of new Tunisian attack prompts tourist exodus
By Sarah Young and Tarek Amara Thousands of tourists rushed to leave Tunisia on Friday after Britain warned another attack was “highly likely”, two weeks...
Tunisia sees losses of $515 mln for tourism this year after beach attack
By Tarek Amara Tunisia expects to lose at least $515 million this year, or about a quarter of its estimated annual tourism earnings, following last...
Tunisia death toll rises to 37 (update 6)
The death toll from the shooting attack on a Tunisian seaside resort hotel on Friday has risen to 37, the health ministry said in a...
Islamic State claims Tunisia attack (Update 5)
By Tarek Amara Tunisia said it would deploy the army to major cities and arrested nine people on Thursday after 20 foreign tourists were shot...
Gunmen storm Tunisian museum, kill two Tunisians, 17 foreign tourists (Update 5)
By Tarek Amara Gunmen in military uniforms stormed Tunisia’s national museum, killing 17 foreign tourists and two Tunisians on Wednesday in one of the worst...
Tunisia arrests 32 militant Islamists planning ‘spectacular’ attacks
By Tarek Amara Tunisia arrested 32 militant Islamists, some of them returning from fighting in Syria, who planned “spectacular” attacks, officials said on Saturday. News...
Veteran Essebsi wins Tunisian election, riots break out in south
By Tarek Amara Veteran politician Beji Caid Essebsi has won Tunisia’s first free presidential election, official results showed on Monday, the final step in a...
Tunisia forces kill six after standoff with militants outside Tunis
By Patrick Markey Tunisian security forces on Friday killed six people, including five women, after a standoff with an Islamist militant group on the outskirts...