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Tunisian president cuts days from judges' wages, threatens other penalties after strike

The Tunisian president on Monday asked the justice minister to deduct days from judges' wages and threatened to take other penalties after they started a week-long strike to protest against his move to dismiss dozens of them.

Reuters

Tunisia judges strike after mass sackings, Saied ‘interference’

Move is a response to the president’s sacking of 57 judges on Thursday, raising fears of a return to authoritarianism.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia: Ennahda leader Ghannouchi decries state of ‘tyranny’

Rached Ghannouchi says his party and allies will continue to work against the ‘coup’ and attacks on the constitution.

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Tunisia Police Block Protest against Saied Referendum

Tunisian police used pepper spray Saturday to disperse protesters against President Kais Saied and a planned July referendum, nearly a year after he seized wide-ranging powers in what opponents decry as a coup. The police blocked the protesters, who numbered around 100, as they attempted to reach the headquarters of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian judges to suspend work in courts for a week after president fired 57 judges

Tunisian judges will suspend work in courts for a week and hold a sit-in to protest against the president's firing of dozens of judges, a judge said on Saturday.

Reuters

Tunisian opposition vows to fight president's move to replace constitution

Dozens of opposition supporters took to the streets of Tunisia's capital on Saturday to protest against the start of talks over a new constitution, which they see as an attempt by President Kais Saied to consolidate a grab for power.

Reuters

Skirmishes as police block Tunisia protests against July referendum

Police blocked protesters marching towards the headquarters of the electoral board whose chief Saied recently replaced.

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U.S. says Tunisia undermining democratic institutions after purge of judges

Washington on Thursday accused Tunisia's President Kais Saied of undermining the country's democratic institutions after he fired dozens of judges amid a raft of measures that appeared designed to consolidate one-man rule.

Reuters

Tunisian judges' association calls president's move to sack judges a "massacre"

The Tunisian Judges Association on Thursday called the president's decision to sack dozens of judges as a "massacre" and called on members to oppose it.

Reuters

Tunisia's President purges 57 judges, tightening grip on judiciary

Tunisia's President has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system after consolidating his one-man rule.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian Judiciary Accuses Ghannouchi of Attacking State Security

Fatima Bouqtaya, spokeswoman for the court in the Tunis suburb of Ariana, said that the charges facing Rached Ghannouchi, the speaker of Tunisia’s now-dissolved parliament, involve breaching and attacking state security. The Tunisian court has imposed a travel ban on Ghannouchi and 33 other individuals as part of an inquiry…

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Tunisian President Purges Judges

Tunisia's president sacked 57 judges on Wednesday, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists, Reuters reported. In a televised address President Kais Saied said he had "given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the judiciary to purify itself".

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia's president sacks 57 judges, accuses them of corruption

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Wednesday sacked 57 judges, the official gazette said, after he accused them of corruption, complicity and protecting accused persons in terrorist cases.

Reuters

60s Filmstar Claudia Cardinale Honored in Tunisian Birthplace

Actress Claudia Cardinale may have been a sixties legend of Italian and French cinema, but in Tunisia, in the portside district where she grew up, she says she feels "at home". "I left very young, but I spent my whole childhood here, my adolescence," said Cardinale, now 84.

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Tunisian Union Announces National Strike in June

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union on Tuesday called a national public strike for June after the government refused to increase wages, an escalation that may hinder the government's efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund. Tunisia faces a serious financial crisis and is seeking a $4 billion loan…

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Powerful Tunisian union announces national strike in June, raising pressure on president

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union on Tuesday called a national strike in June in public services and state firms after the government refused to increase wages, an escalation that may hinder the government's efforts to reach a deal with the International Monetary Fund.

Reuters

Tunisian president slams Venice Commission over report on constitutional referendum

Tunisian President Kais Saied threatened on Monday to suspend the country's membership of the Venice Commission and expel its representatives, after it published a report criticising his plan to hold a referendum on a new constitution.

France 24

Israel seeks to strengthen ties with Africa

Gunmen in Nigeria have kidnapped the prelate of the Methodist Church in the country. It's the latest in a spate of kidnappings of religious figures. Also, Israel is seeking closer and warmer relations with Africa. The Israeli embassy in Paris is organising a large conference on Israel-Africa relations on Tuesday.…

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Meet the Arabic teacher who is passionate about languages and introducing her culture to NI

Rym Akhonzada moved to Lisburn from Tunisia over 20 years ago

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Seven Arab States Could Face Food Crisis in Absence of Urgent Solutions

Seven Arab countries are expected to face a stifling food crisis if they don’t address their political and economic crises to face external challenges, topped by the Russian-Ukrainian war and the high cost of shipping from traditional food-exporting countries. All these outstanding issues and plans to address the food crisis…

Reuters

Tunisian judge issues travel ban against Ennahda party leader - official

A Tunisian judge has issued a travel ban on Friday against several people including Islamist Ennahda party Leader Rached Ghannouchi, a judicial official told Reuters.

The Independent UK

IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia to Launch International Tenders for 2,000 MW of Renewable Power

Tunisia plans to launch international tenders in June this year seeking offers to build 2,000 megawatts of renewable electric power capacity, energy minister Naila Nouira said on Thursday, part of efforts to cut the country's natural gas imports. Tunisia, which is facing a financial and political crisis, is trying to…

Radio France Internationale

At least 75 missing, one dead, in migrant boat sinking off Tunisia

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat carrying more than 100 people sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia. The International Organisation for Migration (OIM) says there is an increase in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean to get to Europe.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Issues Decree on Referendum for New Constitution

Tunisian President Kais Saied issued on Wednesday a decree to call voters to a referendum on a new constitution on July 25, according to the official gazette. The decree said the new constitution will be prepared and published no later than June 30. Last week, Saied named by a decree…

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