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A young Tunisian man died after self-immolating in an act of protest against the police in the central region of Kairouan ... led to the ousting of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisians on Saturday voted to ... part of — boycotted the polls because they say the vote is part of President Kais Saied's efforts to consolidate power.
Tunisia's President Kais Saied takes his oath of office ... A court in the central city of Kairouan sentenced Zammel late Monday to five more years behind bars over falsified ballot endorsements ...
Tunisian authorities have arrested hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants after President Kais Saied denounced immigration last month and said there was a “criminal plot” to change Tunisia ...
A Tunisian judge has sentenced presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel ... including Siliana and Kairouan. However, judges at El Kef governorate's Court of First Instance on Thursday dismissed ...
Image A secondhand clothing stall in front of a poster of President Kais Saied in Kairouan, Tunisia, this summer. The country’s economy has been struggling, with high prices and not enough jobs ...
Tunis, March 31 — President Kaïs Saïed on Sunday evening visited Kairouan, where he performed ... the President of the Republic addressed the Tunisian people from the mosque, extending his ...
SFAX, Tunisia, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Thousands of members of Tunisia's powerful UGTT trade union took to the streets of eight cities on Saturday to protest against President Kais Saied's policies ...