The Latest Breaking News from Kais Saied

Police arrest leading gay activist in crackdown on Tunisia rally

Young people join anti-Saied demonstrations amid growing anger at president’s proposed new constitution.

Al Jazeera · Jul 23, 2022

Tunisian police disperse protesters with pepper spray and sticks

Tunisian police used pepper spray and sticks on Friday to disperse dozens of protesters who were trying to march towards the Interior Ministry during a demonstration against a draft constitution expanding presidential powers.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Opponents of Tunisia’s new referendum unable to unite before vote

Referendum on President Kais Saied’s new constitution will be on Monday, opponents call it ‘completely illegitimate’.

Al Jazeera · Jul 22, 2022

Tunisia's Ghannouchi Arrives at Court in Money Laundering Probe

Head of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda movement, Rached al-Ghannouchi arrived at a Tunis court on Tuesday to answer questions in a money laundering investigation that his party rejects as a political ploy. Dozens of Ghannouchi’s supporters stood protesting outside the court despite a heavy police presence for his testimony in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 19, 2022

Tunisian judge lets Islamist leader go after hearing

Tunisia's Islamist movement leader Rached Ghannouchi was allowed to return home after a court hearing on Tuesday in a money laundering investigation that his Ennahda party rejects as a political ploy.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Tunisia’s Ghannouchi Investigated on Terrorism Charges

The leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party is due to be questioned by the country’s anti-terrorism unit on Tuesday on suspicion of money laundering and terrorist financing through an association charity. The accused, Rached Ghannouchi, was among a dozen top Ennahdha party officials whose bank accounts the north African country’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 18, 2022

Jabeur Receives Tunisian Order of Merit

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 16, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022

Tunisia's Islamist who went from kingmaker to opposition

Tunisia's Rached Ghannouchi is coming full circle.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022