Tunisia’s anti-terrorism judge decided to imprison Ali Laarayedh, a former prime minister and senior official in the Islamist opposition Ennahda party, after hours of investigation into suspicions of sending jihadists to Syria, lawyers said on Monday. “The investigative judge issued a prison decision against former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh in what is known as the… Read More Tunisian judge jails former PM Ali Laarayedh
A Tunisian judge has jailed eight members of a police union for harming public security and disobedience after clashes with police forces who tried break up their sit-in protest, a union official said on Friday. Tension has been growing between police unions and the Interior Ministry. The unions accused the authorities of trying to stifle… Read More Tunisian judge jails eight police union members over protest
Tunisian President Kais Saied has issued a new electoral law ahead of the parliament elections in December, Tunisia’s official gazette said on Thursday. Under the new law, people would vote for individuals rather than lists as in the previous elections, the gazette added. Saied suspended the parliament in July 2021 and seized executive power in… Read More Tunisian President Kais Saied issues new electoral law ahead of parliamentary elections in December
Japan pledged $30 billion in aid for development in Africa on Saturday, saying it wants to work more closely with the continent, with the rules-based international order under threat after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Addressing a Japan-Africa summit in Tunisia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tokyo would work to ensure grain shipments to Africa amid… Read More Japan pledges $30billion development aid for Africa
Morocco recalled its ambassador to Tunisia on Friday after Tunisian President Kais Saied received the head of the Polisario Front movement that is seeking independence for Western Sahara, a territory Morocco regards as its own. Morocco said Tunisia’s decision to invite Brahim Ghali to a Japanese development summit for Africa that Tunis is hosting this… Read More Morocco recalls its ambassador to Tunisia over Western Sahara dispute
A Tunisian court has halted President Kais Saied’s dismissal of around 50 judges, a lawyer said on Wednesday, underscoring the continued independence of courts despite Saied’s moves to assume wider authority over the judiciary. Saied dismissed 57 judges on June 1, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists – charges that the Tunisian Judges’ Association… Read More Tunisian court halts presidential dismissal of judges
Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Tunis on Saturday to demonstrate against a referendum to be held on Monday on a new constitution that they reject as illegal. President Kais Saied published the draft constitution, giving himself far more powers, reducing the role of the parliament and judiciary, and removing most checks on his power,… Read More Hundreds protest against constitution referendum in Tunisia
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. The amendments of 46 chapters of the proposed constitution are mostly minor and formal, and come amid sharp criticism of a draft proposed by the president on… Read More Tunisia’s President Kaid Saied publishes new draft of controversial proposed constitution
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