Tunisian president accused of a “failed dictatorship”
TAREK AMARA TUNISIANS protested against President Kais Saied, accusing him of imposing one-man rule in the North African country after
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Islamist Ennahda party
Tunisian crisis: Police summon opposition leaders
TAREK AMARA and ANGUS MCDOWALL TUNISIAN anti-terrorism police summoned the country’s main opposition figure for questioning on Friday, as a
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Mass resignations lands Tunisia in political crisis
TAREK AMARA MORE than 100 prominent officials of Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party, including lawmakers and former ministers, resigned on Saturday
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Reactions to Tunisia’s democratic crisis
TUNISIAN President Kais Saied has sacked the prime minister and froze the activities of parliament, leading his opponents to accuse
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Tunisia’s Islamist ‘chameleon’ contests what he calls a coup
ANGUS McDOWALL and TAREK AMARA TUNISIA’S Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi has quickly emerged as the main opponent of President Kais
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Tunisian parliament speaker contracts COVID-19
THE speaker of Tunisia’s parliament and the leader of the Islamist Ennahda Party, Rached Ghannouchi, has contracted COVID-19, an advisor
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Tunisia’s political crisis deepens
THE biggest party in Tunisia’s parliament has publicly criticised President Kais Saied, warning his policies threatened democracy, in an escalation
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Tunisia PM-designate to form technocratic govt without parties
TAREK AMARA TUNISIA’s prime minister-designate said on Monday he would form a purely technocratic government following wrangling among political parties
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Tunisia’s parliament speaker narrowly survives confidence vote
TUNISIA’s parliament speaker narrowly survived a confidence vote on Thursday, but his slim margin of victory may only deepen the
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