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Tennis trailblazer Ons Jabeur, who became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final, was honored by Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday for "her remarkable sporting successes". The 27-year-old Jabeur, defeated in the Wimbledon final by Russian-born Elena Rybakina last weekend, was awarded the country's Great…

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Ellis's relish for the team burnishes her legend in South Africa

Patience and determination are requisites after asking Desiree Ellis to survey her achievements as head coach of South Africa women's side. The 59-year-old former national team skipper will answer with tributes to an array of mentors, her predecessor Vera Pauw, other coaches as well as members of her support staff.

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Southern African bloc agrees to extend troops' mandate to fight insurgency in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to extend their troop deployment inMozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. Meanwhile, the border between Algeria and Tunisia has been reopened after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic. And in Somalia, the crew…

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Algeria-Tunisia Border Crossings Reopen after 2 Years of Closure

Several cars and signs celebrating Tunisian-Algerian friendship marked the reopening Friday of land borders between the two countries, more than two years after they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities expect more than a million Algerian visitors, most of them tourists, to enter Tunisia during the summer months. After…

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Tunisia's Islamist who went from kingmaker to opposition

Tunisia's Rached Ghannouchi is coming full circle.

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Tunisia's Islamist leader says president moving country towards dictatorship

Tunisia's president is using a referendum on a new constitution to move back towards dictatorship, the head of the biggest Tunisian opposition party, the Islamist Ennahda, warned on Friday.

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Young people in the Middle East struggle to see a promising future

The Middle East’s population is growing almost twice as fast as the world overall, and one-third of its people are under the age of 15.

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South Africa beat Tunisia to reach semis at Cup of Nations and spot at World Cup

South Africa squeaked into the semi-final at the Cup of Nations and a second consecutive World Cup appearance after a 1-0 win over Tunisia in Rabat on Thursday night.

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Tunisia's arrivistes take on South Africa's royalty for Cup of Nations prizes

Such are the vicissitudes at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations that a team can lose two matches in the pool stages and yet ponder participation in the World Cup.

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Tennis star Ons Jabeur returns home to Tunisia to cheering crowd

In tonight's edition: The cost of climate adaptation for some African nations could be more than five times the amount they currently spend on healthcare. A report by the development agency Tearfund looked at 11 countries on the continent as poorer nations struggle to respond to the climate emergency. Meanwhile,…

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Tunisia Opposition Renews Calls for Referendum Boycott

A Tunisian opposition alliance renewed calls Monday for a boycott of a July 25 referendum on a new constitution promoted by President Kais Saied, despite the publication of an amended draft. The draft constitution is the centerpiece of Saied's program to overhaul Tunisia's political system, but rivals say the text…

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Tunisian Ons Jabeur one win shy of first Grand Slam for Arab or African women

On Ons Jabeur was a lock-screen photo of the Venus Rosewater Dish, the trophy given to the women’s champion at Wimbledon. Now, Jabeur says, she’ll consider using a shot of the U.S. Open

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Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates hard-won title at Wimbledon

Elena Rybakina beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the Wimbledon final on Saturday to become the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. It was the first women’s title match since 1962 at the All England Club between two players who were making…

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Ons Jabeur | Minister of happiness

The trailblazing Tunisian wants to inspire both her country and continent into becoming a tennis superpower

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Rybakina Powers Past Tunisia’s Jabeur to Wimbledon Title

Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to defeat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-2 on Saturday to become the first player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles title. In a showpiece featuring two first-time Grand Slam finalists for the first time since 1962, the lanky Rybakina lifted…

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Rybakina fights back to take Wimbledon title

LONDON: Russian-born Elena Rybakina powered back to win the Wimbledon women's singles title 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 on Saturday, denying Ons Jabeur of Tunisia a chance to make African tennis history.

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Elena Rybakina wins Wimbledon women's final against Ons Jabeur

Elena Rybakina wins her maiden grand slam title, scoring an upset win over third seed Ons Jabeur in the Wimbledon final.

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Ons Jabeur brings Tunisian tennis to the brink of history

The 27-year-old is the first woman of north African or Arab descent to reach a grand slam final – and determined more compatriots will soon follow

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Tunisia's president publishes amended draft of constitution with minor changes

Tunisia's President Kais Saied published on Friday in the official gazette a new draft of the proposed constitution that included minor amendments and did not affect his power.

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Tunisia's President Saied says amended constitution draft to be posted tonight

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said that there are some mistakes in the constitution draft he proposed late in June and added these mistakes need to be amended.

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Tunisia: Wimbledon star Ons Jabeur should be made ambassador

Ons Jabeur is the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam tennis final and a star in her homeland of Tunisia

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Tunisians Delighted by Jabeur's Success

The success of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in reaching Saturday's Wimbledon singles final has prompted immense excitement in her home country for a woman nicknamed the "Minister of Happiness". On the streets of the capital Tunis, people said her achievements had given them a new love of tennis, while Sports Minister…

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Moment passengers beaten by airport staff after being trapped in terminal for days

People who were forced to stay behind at the airport, many of whom were Sub-Saharan African passengers, were callously beaten by Tunisian security forces for reportedly assaulting the police

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Tennis star Ons Jabeur is Tunisia's 'minister of happiness'

Ons Jabeur from Tunisia has become the first African and the first Arab woman tennis player since 1968 to reach a tennis grand slam singles final. She’s done so at the Wimbledon tennis tournament.

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Tunisia's Islamists decry asset freezes as political move

Tunisia’s influential Islamist movement Ennahdha is strong disputing accusations of money laundering and terrorism financing after the country’s central bank froze the bank accounts of a dozen top party officials

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