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Tunisians protest against president a week before parliamentary elections

Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Saturday against President Kais Saied a week before elections to a new parliament created by his constitutional changes, accusing him of an undemocratic coup.

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Tunisia law failing to protect women from domestic violence: HRW

Poor implementation of the law passed five years ago leaves women at risk, the rights group says in a report.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia trade union ‘no longer accepts’ president’s agenda

The powerful UGTT says it will oppose Kais Saied’s reforms and defend freedoms ‘whatever the cost.’

Al Jazeera

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Tunisia's UGTT union says elections expected this month 'have no colour or taste'

Tunisia's parliamentary elections later this month "have no colour and taste" and are a result of a constitution that does not enjoy national unanimity, said the leader of the powerful UGTT Union on Saturday, in his clearest comments rejecting the vote to date.

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French-Tunisians in Paris celebrate bittersweet World Cup win

Café El Emir’s patrons have ties to their adopted country France and their home in Tunisia. There was only one victor.

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Algeria, Tunisia Hold Talks on Libya, Border Security

Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Boudin discussed in Algiers, the Libyan crisis and the irregular migration of an increasing number of young people from the two countries to Europe across the Mediterranean.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi in Court Again over Alleged Extremist Links

The speaker of Tunisia's dissolved parliament appeared on Monday before a judge investigating accusations his party helped Tunisian extremists travel to fight in Iraq and Syria. Rached Ghannouchi, an arch-rival of President Kais Saied and also head of the Islamist-inspired Ennahda party, arrived in the morning at the anti-terror court…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Socceroos in defensive reshuffle at cup

The Socceroos have lost Nathaniel Atkinson to injury and summoned Fran Karacic for their vital World Cup clash against Tunisia.

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Struggling Tunisians find joy in spirited World Cup display

With their economy in crisis, Tunisians have little to smile about these days – but their football team is one of them.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia's milk shortage leaves farmers poor and the public angry

Tunisian dairy farmer Maher Gizmir has sold nearly half his cows this year and reduced his daily output by 85%, adding to a shortage of milk around the country as a cash-strapped government wrestles with inflation.

Reuters

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…

The Conversation

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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

Asharq Al-Awsat

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.

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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 --…

Reuters

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

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Thousands from rival Tunisian parties protest against president

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Reuters

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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