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Tunisia’s Saied Rejects Int’l Criticism Over Opposition Mass Trial
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday rejected international condemnation over a mass trial targeting opposition figures, calling remarks by foreign…
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Tunisian President Sacks Prime Minister Amid Economic And Migration Crisis
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Kamel Maddouri less than a year after his appointment amid a faltering economy…
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Tunisian President Kais Saied Wins 2nd Term
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with 90.69% of the votes in the presidential election held on…
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Tunisian Court Allows Islamist Candidate to Resume Election Bid, Revives Campaign
A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent opposition politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his bid…
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Tunisian President carries out a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle
Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign…
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Tunisia: Election Commission Accepts Just Three Candidates for Presidential Election
Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Saturday it had preliminarily accepted only three presidential candidates, including incumbent Kais Saied, amid widespread…
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Tunisian President Appoints Kamel Maddouri as Prime Minister
The Tunisian presidency announced that President Kais Saied appointed Minister of Social Affairs Kamel Maddouri as Prime Minister. Maddouri held…
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Kais Saied sets presidential election date for Oct. 6
Tunisia is set to conduct a presidential election on October 6, as confirmed by President Kais Saied’s office on Tuesday.…
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Tunisian President Fires Interior, Social Affairs Ministers in Partial Cabinet Reshuffle
The Tunisian Presidency on late Saturday night announced a partial cabinet reshuffle involving the interior and social affairs ministries. According…
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Kais Saied Announces Presidential Re-election
Tunisia’s authoritarian incumbent president Kais Saied announced on Saturday that he will run for a second presidential term and will legally submit…
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