Tunisia

Tunisia's President Saied wins reelection after cracking down on the opposition

1:42am October 08, 2024

Opposition parties boycotted the election, calling it a sham amid a deteriorating political climate and authoritarian drift in the birthplace of the Arab Spring more than a decade ago.

Migrants wait at the port after arriving on the Italian island of Lampedusa, on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Italy unveiled tough rules to deter migrants after record boat crossings from North Africa to Lampedusa saw the country's southernmost tip overwhelmed with new arrivals.

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Italy cracks down on migrants as Meloni calls for a naval blockade off North Africa

9:03pm September 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

The measures approved by the Cabinet focused on migrants who don't qualify for asylum and are slated to be repatriated to their home countries.

A tourist visits the Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba in southern Tunisia on Oct. 28, 2015. Five people, including two Jewish pilgrims, were killed Tuesday in a gun attack at the synagogue, Tunisia's TAP news agency said.

A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people

11:32am May 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five. The motive for the attack was under investigation.

Lihidheb says his found art comes naturally to him after his years of work in the post office.

A Tunisian artist is hoping to keep the memories of migrants alive

5:44am December 21, 2022

Artist Mohsen Lihidheb collects objects that wash ashore in Zarzis, Tunisia. His collection is a tribute to the migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean.

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A man drives a car in a damaged street of La Marsa, outside Tunis, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. To outsiders, Tunisia's legislative elections Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 look questionable: Many opposition parties are boycotting. A new electoral law makes it harder for women to compete. Foreign media aren't allowed to talk to candidates.

There is pressure on the Tunisian president after election turnout was less than 9%

6:05am December 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tunisians on Saturday voted to elect a new parliament, to the backdrop of a soaring cost-of-living crisis and concerns of democracy backsliding in the North African country.

Najla Bouden Ramadhane has been named Tunisia's first female prime minister. President Kais Saied appointed her to lead a transitional government after her predecessor was sacked and parliament suspended.

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Tunisia's New Prime Minister Is The 1st Woman To Lead A Government In The Arab World

2:55pm September 29, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Najla Bouden Ramadhane, a university engineer with no political background, has been appointed by President Kais Saied to fill the post, which has been vacant since July.

Tunisia's President Kais Saied leads a security meeting with members of the army and police forces in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sunday. Troops surrounded the parliament building and blocked its speaker Rached Ghannouchi from entering Monday after the president s

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Democracy Is Teetering In Tunisia, The Country Where The Arab Spring Began

7:27am July 27, 2021

by Vanessa Romo

President Kais Saied plunged the country into uncertainty after shutting down parliament and firing the prime minister as well as the country's defense and justice ministers.

Beji Caid Essebsi, the president of Tunisia, has died. He was elected in 2014 following the Arab Spring uprising.

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Dies; Was Country's 1st Freely Elected Leader

12:02pm July 25, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

Essebsi rose to power in 2014 after the Arab Spring protests. But his political career spanned 70 years.

People wait for news of friends and relatives in the Tunisian town of Sfax on Monday after the deadly sinking of a migrant boat off the Tunisian coast over the weekend.

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More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead In Capsizing Off Tunisia

11:54am June 05, 2018

by Amy Held

If the death toll is confirmed, it would reportedly be this year's deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

Detainees stand in a hall at a detention center for migrants in Al Kararim, Libya. The North African country is a key transit spot and destination for migrants seeking employment or a path to Europe.

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Migrants Captured In Libya Say They End Up Sold As Slaves

8:18pm March 21, 2018

by Ruth Sherlock

Men detained en route to Europe in Libya tell NPR that guards held them for ransom and sold them off to other detention centers and ultimately into forced labor.

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