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Apr
21
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

Tunisia’s political crisis deepens

NEWS
THE biggest party in Tunisia's parliament has publicly criticised President Kais Saied, warning his policies threatened democracy, in an escalation of the country's political crisis. The moderate Islamist Ennahda party accused Saied of "violating the constitution", having a "tendency towards individual rule" and "encroaching on the political system and the powers of the prime minister". It was a response to Saied's comments on Sunday that his constitutional control of the military extended to the internal security forces, part of a wider power struggle between him, parliament and the prime minister. Tunisia has suffered near political stalemate since 2019 elections that…
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Apr
19
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisian president draws security powers into dispute with PM

Tunisian president draws security powers into dispute with PM

NEWS
TAREK AMARA TUNISIAN President Kais Saied said on Sunday that his powers as commander of the armed forces also cover the internal security forces, not only the army, in the latest escalation of his dispute with the prime minister. Saied's comments threaten to draw the sensitive Interior Ministry into the political arena and potentially divide the security establishment as Tunisia's young democracy grapples with a coronavirus-induced slump as well as militant Islamists. Tunisia's 2014 constitution has until now been widely interpreted as putting the internal security forces and the Interior Ministry under the control of the prime minister. "The president…
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Apr
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia reduces overnight curfew

Tunisia reduces overnight curfew

COVID-19
TUNISIA reduced its night curfew yesterday, a day after President Kais Saied requested a review of the measure to avoid the loss of thousands of jobs in the month of Ramadan. ''The curfew will start 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.,'' Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi told reporters, reducing it from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Mechichi's government has announced tougher curfew restrictions on Wednesday to combat a surge in new coronavirus cases.
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Apr
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Tunisia to review curfew

Tunisia to review curfew

COVID-19
TUNISIA’S government will review the 7 pm curfew it has brought in to slow COVID-19 infections, after the president and a powerful labour union said it would hit shops, cafes and restaurants in the month of Ramadan that starts next week. "The measures will be subject to study after the request of the president, who called for a review of the nightly curfew," Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said. The intervention of President Kais Saied and the UGTT union followed a gathering of hundreds of workers in the city of Sousse who said they would keep shops and cafes open, and…
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Mar
16
2021
By The African Mirror
World Bank allocates $300 million to help Tunisia fight poverty

World Bank allocates $300 million to help Tunisia fight poverty

BUSINESS
THE World Bank will allocate $300 million to help about 1 million poor families in Tunisia which suffer from economic and social problems that have led to an increase in protests against social injustice, it announced yesterday.  "The only condition for this support is transparency and that support is to go directly to poor families", World Bank MENA Vice President Ferid Belhaj said after a meeting with Tunisia's President Kais Saied. The presidency said in statement that this support would be part of a social program under Saied's direct supervision. Since the 10th anniversary of the revolution in January there…
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Jan
31
2021
By The African Mirror
No poison in president’s envelope

No poison in president’s envelope

NEWS
A suspicious envelope sent this week to Tunisia's Presidency did not contain any toxic, narcotic, dangerous or explosive substance, the country's Public Prosecutor has said. The presidency said on Thursday that the office manager for Tunisia's president had suffered a headache and short-term vision loss after opening the envelope on Monday. Reports on social media on Wednesday said President Kais Saied had been sent a letter that may have contained poison. However, the Public Prosecutor said in a statement on Friday that tests carried out on the suspicious envelope by a technical team had found that it did not contain…
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Jul
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis

Tunisia president designates new PM amid hopes of ending political crisis

NEWS
TAREK AMARA TUNISIAN President Kais Saied on Saturday designated the interior minister as the new prime minister to succeed Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned over allegations of a conflict of interest, the presidency said. New premier Hichem Mechichi pledged to respond to the social and economic demands that have spawned constant protests in the North African country. "I will work to form a government that meets the aspirations of all Tunisians and to respond to their legitimate demands," Mechichi said. Hichem Mechichi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Mechichi, 46, an independent, now has a month to form a government capable of winning a…
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