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Tunisia police arrest three prominent officials of Ennahda party

Tunisian police arrested three prominent officials of the main opposition Ennahda party on Tuesday, hours after they detained party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of President Kais Saied, a lawyer and officials said.

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Tunisian police detain opposition leader, raid Ennahda party HQ

Rached Ghannouchi has emerged as one of the biggest critics of the president since the leader shut down parliament.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian police detain Ennahda leader Ghannouchi, evacuate party headquarters

Tunisian police on Monday detained Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of president Kais Saied, his party said, a move marking an escalation of a campaign of arrests that has targeted many high-profile opponents of Saied.

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Syrian Foreign Minister to Visit Algeria

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad will arrive in Algeria on Saturday, Algerian state radio reported late on Friday, a visit that reinforces Damascus' openness to the Arab world after it was isolated for more than a decade. The Algerian foreign minister, Ahmed Ataf, will receive the visiting minister, state radio…

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Tunisian Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Protest Against Police

A professional footballer in Tunisia has died after setting himself alight earlier this week in what he called a protest against the "police state" ruling the country, his brother said Friday. Nizar Issaoui, 35, suffered third-degree burns from his action in the village of Haffouz in the central region of…

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Tunisian Foreign Minister Discusses Illegal Migration in Italy

Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar has discussed the worsening illegal migration crisis with several Italian officials in Rome. Thursday's visit comes after the Italian cabinet declared a state of emergency to deal with the increasing number of irregular migrants. Data from the Italian Ministry of the Interior indicates that about…

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Italy Vows Help with IMF in Bid to Stabilize Tunisia

Italy on Thursday vowed a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout as Rome seeks to stabilize the North African country's economic crisis and stem the increased number of migrants coming to the European nation. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani outlined Italy’s efforts and pledges…

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Toll rises to 24 in latest Tunisia migrant shipwreck tragedy

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisia's coastguard said Thursday 24 people had died in a shipwreck carrying sub-Saharan African migrants, a group that complains of not feeling safe since the country's president delivered an incendiary speech against them.

AFP

Italy vows help with IMF in bid to stabilize Tunisia

Italy is vowing a host of investments in Tunisia and help negotiating an International Monetary Fund bailout for the North African country

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Tunisia drought threatens 'catastrophic' grain harvest

Medjez El Bab (Tunisia) (AFP) - A severe drought in North Africa has left Tunisian farmers bracing for a catastrophically poor harvest, imperilling food security in the cash-strapped country.

AFP

Why Tunisia's president is cracking down on political opponents, singling out black Africans and undocumented migrants

Tunisia's revolution was the spark that ignited the Arab Spring. But 10 years on, its economy is failing and observers say an increasingly authoritarian government is using black Africans as scapegoats, inciting a wave of racially motivated violence and rhetoric.

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Ten People Die in Migrant Boat Accident off Tunisian Coast

At least 10 people died and more than 30 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia, officials said on Wednesday. Tunisian coast guard rescued 76 migrants from the same shipwreck, the national guard official Houssem Eddin Jebabli said. Faouzi Masmoudi, a judge from…

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In Tunisia, police destroy migrant camp facing the UN building

Police in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, have forcefully removed a group homeless sub-Saharan Africans had been camping outside of the UN buildings of the International Organisation for Migration (OIM) and the UN Refugee Agency (HCR) for several weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Syria to reopen embassy in Tunisia after 10-year closure

Decision follows order by Tunisian president to appoint ambassador to Damascus, a decade after diplomatic ties were cut.

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Syria, Tunisia to exchange ambassadors, end decade of estrangement

Syria and Tunisia will reopen their respective embassies, the two countries said on Wednesday, almost a decade after Tunis severed ties to protest at a deadly crackdown on protesters opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Syria and Tunisia Restore Diplomatic Ties after a Decade

Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Syrian state media reported Wednesday. Tunisia has become the latest Arab state to reestablish diplomatic ties with Syria, after cutting off relations a decade ago. The move by Tunisian…

The Independent UK

Syria and Tunisia restore diplomatic ties after a decade

State media says Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus

AFP

Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse homeless migrants

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse homeless black migrants who have been protesting outside a United Nations office to demand evacuation following incendiary comments by President Kais Saied.

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At Least 20 Migrants Missing after a Boat Sinks off Tunisia

At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country. The coast guard rescued 17 others off the southern city…

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UN Urges Tunisia to End Hate Speech against Migrants

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged Tunisia’s authorities on Tuesday to end the “racist hate speech”, especially against African migrants from the south of the Sahara. In a statement, the Committee said it was alarmed by the remarks made by President Kais Saied in late…

The Guardian - UK

Water ban in drought-stricken Tunisia adds to growing crisis

Risk of unrest rises amid fourth dry year, poor grain harvest, weak economy and likely food subsidy cuts

AFP

Tunisia's Saied reappears in public, dismisses 'mad' speculations

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared in a video posted Monday on his official Facebook page, dismissing "mad" reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements.

Reuters

Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought

Tunisia will cut off water supplies to citizens for seven hours a night in response to the country's worst drought on record, state water distribution company SONEDE said in a statement on Friday.

AFP

Tunisia should release critics of president: Amnesty

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisian authorities should release detainees arrested on "unfounded accusations of conspiracy" and drop their criminal investigation mostly targeting political opponents of President Kais Saied, Amnesty International said Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Tunisian morgue overflows as more people attempt risky sea crossing

Migrant crackdown is prompting increasing number of people from sub-Saharan Africa to board boats

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