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80 years ago, Nazi Germany occupied Tunisia – but North Africans' experiences of World War II often go unheard

Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Nazis occupied Tunisia. For the next six months, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were subjected to the Third Reich’s reign of terror, as well as its antisemitic and racist legislation. Residents lived in fear – “under the Nazi boot,” as Tunisian Jewish lawyer Paul…

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Mediterranean marine heatwaves threaten coastal livelihoods

(This Nov. 13 story has been corrected to show sea is overall 1.2C warmer than 30 years ago, not 0.4C, in 18th paragraph)

Reuters

Tunisia's once-vibrant democracy is on its deathbed: but it can be saved

One of the lessons the 21st century is bringing home is that the winners of elections can gradually kill democracies. Healthy democracies have institutional checks and balances which act as a restraint on elected governments. The key institutions include parliament and independent judicial systems.

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New Tunisia electoral law ‘eliminates’ gender parity: HRW

Changes such as ending public financing of campaigns will make it harder for women to run for office, critics say.

Al Jazeera

Girl, 4, forced to sail from Tunisia to Sicily on migrant boat without parents

Girl became separated from parents and disembarked on island of Lampedusa after 26 hours at sea

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Tunisia to Start Difficult Economic Reforms Soon, Says Central Bank Governor

Tunisia will soon enact difficult economic reforms that have been delayed for years, the central bank governor said on Saturday, adding that financial authorities were trying to keep the dinar currency stable. Tunisia this month reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9 billion rescue…

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Tunisia to start difficult economic reforms soon - central bank governor

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Protests paralyse Tunisian town after migrant deaths

A southern Tunisian coastal town was paralysed by protests on Tuesday amid growing anger over the fate of people who drowned in a migrant shipwreck last month, with some buried in unmarked graves.

Reuters

IMF, Tunisia Reach Deal on $1.9 Bn Loan

The International Monetary Fund and the Tunisian government have reached a tentative agreement to unblock a $1.9 billion loan as the country faces grave economic and political challenges. Under the four-year accord, the Tunisian government -- hit by growing public protests at home amid shortages of food and fuel --…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia police clash with protesters, the second night of protests

Protestors clashed with police in the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Saturday, for the second night after a man died from injuries sustained during a police chase in August.

Reuters

Tunisian protesters denounce ‘coup’, demand president steps down

Thousands protest in Tunis, accusing President Saied of a power grab and demanding accountability for economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Thousands from Rival Tunisian Parties Protest against President

Two rival Tunisian opposition groups staged one of the biggest days of protest so far against President Kais Saied on Saturday, denouncing his moves to consolidate political power as public anger grows over fuel and food shortages. Thousands of supporters from the Islamist Ennahda party and the Free Constitutional Party…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands from rival Tunisian parties protest against president

Reuters

Long Petrol Queues Frustrate Tunisians

Frustrated motorists queued in long lines outside Tunisian petrol stations on Tuesday even after the energy minister had said a shortage would end on Monday with a new delivery of fuel. Many petrol stations started running out of fuel over the weekend as imports slowed and national supplies dropped, leading…

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Long petrol queues in Tunisia stir anger after promise of fuel deliveries

Frustrated motorists queued in long lines outside Tunisian petrol stations on Tuesday even after the energy minister had said a shortage would end on Monday with a new delivery of fuel.

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Unaffordable food and shortages risk instability in the birthplace of the Arab Spring

Tunisians face soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples, threatening to turn discontent in the North African country — the cradle of the Arab Spring protests — into larger turmoil.

The Independent UK

Empty shelves or unaffordable food: Tunisia's crisis deepens

Tunisians have been hit with soaring food prices and shortages of basic staples in recent weeks

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Has Only One Week of Petrol Supply, Union Official Says

Tunisia only has enough petrol to last a week, a senior official in the labor union said on Monday, but the energy minister said a new tanker was unloading and that big queues at fuel stations had been caused by a rush of consumers hoarding supply. Long lines of cars…

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Tunisia Coastguard Struggles to Rein in Migrant Boats

Tunisian coastguards face a flimsy craft packed with migrants who keep trying to fulfil their dream of reaching Europe. "This is your final warning: stop!" an officer shouts. Some two dozen migrants, wearing inflated inner tubes as makeshift life preservers, look downcast as they realize the game is up. But…

Reuters

Tunisian journalists fear erosion of press freedom

Since taking a lead role in criticizing Tunisia's increasingly powerful president, prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb has been out of work, part of what he and press rights activists believe is a quiet policy to chill dissent.

Reuters

Tunisian labour union warns of strikes as IMF talks loom

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labour union has no deal with the government on reforming subsidies and publicly owned companies and will lead street protests over any "painful" changes, it said on Monday, potentially complicating foreign bailout talks.

Al Jazeera

Are women’s rights used as a smokescreen in Tunisia?

Women’s rights activists say Saied is using female empowerment as a facade and new constitution reverses their gains.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Official Arrested over Street Vendor’s Suicide that Sparked Protests

Tunisian security authorities arrested on Monday the mayor of Mornag, a town south of Tunisia, after the suicide of an unlicensed street vendor whose scale was seized by municipal police. The vendor, Mohamed Amine Dridi, 25, hanged himself on Saturday, two days after municipal police prevented him from selling fruits…

Al Jazeera

Protests in Tunisia’s capital amid inflation, food shortages

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Tunis in unrest compounded by an ongoing political crisis.

Reuters

Tunisian judge investigating opposition leader over radio interview

Ghazi Chaouachi, head of a Tunisian opposition party and prominent critic of President Kais Saied, will be questioned by a judge on Thursday over a radio interview accusing Saied of expanding his authoritarian tendency.

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