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Tunisian President Will Launch a Committee to Audit Loans and Grants

Tunisian president Kais Saied said on Tuesday he will launch a committee to audit all the loans and grants that Tunisia has obtained in the past years, accusing former officials of corruption and looting of funds. "Where did the money go? The people's money should go back to the people,"…

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US officials meet Tunisians civil society after dissolution of judicial body

U.S. officials have met with Tunisian civil society representatives amid Washington's concern over the dissolution of the Supreme Judicial Council, the U.S. embassy in Tunisia said on Tuesday, escalating international pressure on President Kais Saied.

Reuters

Latest Covid travel rule updates for France, Greece, Spain, Tunisia and more

Latest travel rules for UK travellers from Covid tests to quarantine including France, Portugal, India, Finland and more as Brits head on holidays with TUI, Jet2, British Airways and easyJet

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Tunisian Lawmaker on Trial for Criticizing President

Tunisian lawmaker Yassine Ayari appeared again before the military court for criticizing President Kais Saied who announced the extraordinary measures last year, according to an informed source on Tuesday. The MP’s assistant Amin Gamal told the German News Agency (dpa) that the new case relates to posts published by Ayari…

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Tunisian President Saied Relieves Head of National Radio from Position

Tunisian President Kais Saied relieved the temporary head of national radio, Chokri Cheniti, from his position on Monday, the presidency announced in a statement, the latest move by Saied since he dissolved the Supreme Judiciary Council, which cemented his grip over the judiciary. Saied had appointed Cheniti as the temporary…

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Tunisian President Saied relieves head of national radio from position

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Tunisia travel rules change for Brits as quarantine scrapped and Covid test rules eased

Tunisia travel rules are changing for UK travellers as the holiday hotspot is easing Covid test rules for vaccinated travellers and scrapping quarantine requirements

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Tunisian women's posts glamorize risky migrant crossings

Two Tunisian women have sparked controversy after they posted videos of their migrant journeys to Europe by boat

The Independent UK

Protests in Tunis after President Saied cements his power over judiciary

Tunisians took to the streets in protest on Sunday, hours after President Kais Saied officially replaced a judicial watchdog and gave himself powers to sack judges, block their promotion and ban them from going on strike.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia: President issues decree to create new judicial watchdog

In a new decree, President Saied granted himself additional powers to rule over a reformed Supreme Judiciary Council.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian president cements power over judiciary, opposition organises protest

Tunisia's president cemented his grip over the judiciary on Sunday with a decree that lets him dismiss judges or block their promotion, helping consolidate his power after he seized executive authority last summer in a move his foes call a coup.

Reuters

Tunisia President Names New Temporary Supreme Judiciary Council

Tunisia's president issued a decree on Saturday to establish a provisional Supreme Judiciary Council, effectively replacing the present council, the Tunisian presidency announced on Facebook. Late last week President Kais Saied said he would issue a decree effectively dissolving the Supreme Judiciary Council, one of the last remaining institutions in…

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Tunisia president names a new temporary Supreme Judiciary Council

Tunisia's president issued a decree on Saturday to establish a provisional Supreme Judiciary Council, effectively replacing the present council, the Tunisian presidency announced on Facebook.

Reuters

Tunisia Gears Up for IMF Talks

Tunisian authorities are gearing up for talks with the International Monetary Fund that is set to hold a series of virtual meetings with the government in Tunis from Monday. “I can confirm that there would be an IMF mission February 14th to 22nd,” IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said at a…

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'It was always his dream' - Hannibal Mejbri's journey to becoming Manchester United's latest young star

Hannibal Mejbri is set to enjoy first team minutes at Man United and the MEN has looked at his journey growing up.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia judicial body will be reformed, not dissolved: Gov’t

Justice minister says law regulating Supreme Judicial Council will be reformed as part of ‘participatory process’.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia’s President to Change Judicial Council, Rejects Foreign Criticism

Tunisian President Kais Saied will change the Supreme Judicial Council but not abolish it, the justice minister said on Wednesday, days after the president stated his plan to dissolve the body met intense criticism. The president, however, said later in the day that he rejected “foreign interference” following the widespread…

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Tunisian president to change judicial council, rejects foreign criticism

Tunisian President Kais Saied will change the Supreme Judicial Council but not abolish it, the justice minister said on Wednesday, days after the president stated his plan to dissolve the body met intense criticism, including from Western donors whose help is needed to avert a crisis in public finances.

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IMF to Visit Tunisia over Economic Reforms, Central Bank Official Says

The International Monetary Fund will hold a virtual visit with Tunisian officials on Feb. 14 to discuss the government's economic reform program, a central bank official told Reuters on Wednesday. The North African country, which is suffering from a financial crisis, is seeking to obtain a rescue package from the…

Reuters

Tunisian president steps up power grab with move against judges

President Kais Saied's move to dissolve Tunisia's top judicial authority has triggered a critical confrontation over rule of law and his own accountability as he slides further towards one-man rule.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian judges on strike as fears grow over authoritarian rule

Members of the judiciary say they live under a growing climate of intimidation following the president’s power grab.

Radio France Internationale

'I can't give her back her daughter. But I owe that woman an answer to her questions'

Tuesday's main witness at the Paris terror trial was the 28-year-old Tunisian, Sofien Ayari. He was arrested in Brussels at the same time as Salah Abdeslam, engaging in a gun battle with police officers. On the basis of DNA evidence, he is accused of having helped in the preparation of…

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Western Donors Decry Tunisia’s Abolition of Judicial Council

Tunisia's main Western donors voiced "deep concern" on Tuesday at the president's move to dissolve a body tasked with ensuring judicial independence after he seized wide powers last year in a move critics call a coup. President Kais Saied announced his declaration to abolish the Supreme Judicial Council on Sunday,…

Reuters

Tunisian enthusiast recreates sea snail purple dye that defined ancient royals

A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth to the classical world.

Reuters

Western donors decry Tunisia's abolition of judicial council

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