Tag: Kaïs Saïed
a journalist in police custody after his declarations on the army
Tunisian journalist Salah Attia has been taken into custody by military justice, which has opened an investigation after his statements about the Tunisian army on Al-Jazeera television, his lawyer Samir…
despite criticism and isolation, Kaïs Saïed maintains his roadmap
Both domestically and internationally, Kaïs Saïed is attracting more and more criticism. He is notably challenged now by the UGTT. The powerful Tunisian trade union center has announced that June…
Hundreds of pro-Saïed demonstrators gather in Tunis
In Tunis, despite criticism from the political opposition and an economic situation that is not improving, President Kaïs Saïed can still count on his support. A few hundred of them…
investigation opened after alleged leak of conversations of a former adviser to the president
In Tunisia, Nadia Akacha, former adviser and chief of staff to President Kaïs Saïed who resigned last January, is talking about her through leaked recordings of supposed conversations she allegedly…
an opposition coalition bringing together Ennahda and Qalb Tounès is born
Tunisian opponent Ahmed Néjib Chebbi has launched the National Salvation Front, a new political group bringing together two heavyweights: the Islamist party Ennahda and the Qalb Tounès movement of businessman…
In Tunisia, President Saïed takes control of the electoral body
A new text published this Friday, April 22 at Official newspaper Tunisian indicates that the upcoming elections in Tunisia will be supervised by a body whose members will be appointed…
a delegation of MEPs visiting Tunis
A delegation of MEPs was visiting Tunisia earlier this week. They met President Kaïs Saïed, the head of government or even former elected members of the dissolved Parliament. Worried about…
Kaïs Saïed claims Bourguiba on the anniversary of his death
Tunisia commemorated Wednesday, April 6 the 22nd anniversary of the death of Habib Bourguiba, the father of Tunisian independence. While the economic, social and political context is highly explosive in…
towards a ban on foreign funding of associations
In Tunisia, confusion and anxiety reign in associations. A draft law provides for greater control by the authorities over associations and Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced Thursday evening in the…
opponents of President Kaïs Saïed on hunger strike
While President Kaïs Saïed has given his agenda for the coming year with legislative elections in December 2022 as the climax, his opponents see it as a way of extending…