Politics of Tunisia

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...

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Tunisia PM Warns No One Safe In Anti-Graft ‘war’

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in...

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Warning of Growing Tunisia Tensions After Protester Death

Tunisian officials warned Tuesday that tensions in the country's south could escalate following a protester's death...

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Tunisians Protest Over Corruption Amnesty Bill

More than 2,000 Tunisians protested Saturday in the capital against a bill that would allow officials being prosecuted...

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Tunisian Officials Sacked After Protests

Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed...

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Tunisia Parliament Votes To Ease Harsh Drug Law

Tunisia's parliament voted on Tuesday to ease the country's harsh law on drugs, in a move that could see offenders like...

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Tunisians Irked By Slow Progress On Civil Liberties

Tunisian activists say they are frustrated by the slow progress on reforms to improve civil liberties six years after...

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Angela Merkel Visits Tunisia For Talks On Migrant Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to press Tunisian leaders to step up efforts to help curb an influx of illegal...

International

Security Forces Warn Tunisia Over Returning Fighters

Tunisia's security forces have called on the government to adopt "exceptional measures" to deal with potential security...