The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

Tunisia’s association of judges said on Sunday that President Kais Saied’s decision to dissolve the North African country’s supreme judicial council was a dangerous and unprecedented retreat from constitutional gains it had made. The association, which is the most representative body for judges in Tunisia, in a statement that the…

Tunisia's president has announced a plan to dissolve the country's main judiciary body due to suspicions of corruption and the mishandling of sensitive cases

Kais Saied’s move caps months of his sharp criticism of Tunisia’s judges and raises fears about judicial independence.

Tunisia President Kais Saied said on Sunday he has decided to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a controversial move that will spark a struggle over the judiciary.

Tunisian Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri said on Wednesday that state sector wages were “not under threat in the coming months” despite the difficulties and obstacles facing the government. Observers considered her remarks reassuring for the working class in the country. Concerns had been raised after payments were delayed in January,…

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President Kais Saied says he will remake Tunisian politics in 2022 with a new constitution and parliament after seizing executive power last year in a move his foes call a coup - but the threat of national bankruptcy may upend his plans.

A political novice, Tunisia's president stunned opponents and admirers alike by seizing near total state power in a move that thrust his country's young democracy into turmoil.

Tunisia hopes to seal a funding agreement with the IMF in April, its finance minister said on Wednesday, adding that public sector salaries were not at risk after delays in paying workers raised fears about state finances. Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Tunisia over a rescue package predicated…