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Tunisians Revive Protests in Gabes Over Pollution From State Chemical Plant
[ad_1] TUNIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Around 2,500 Tunisians marched through the coastal city of Gabes on Wednesday, reviving protests over pollution from a…
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Tunisian Police Arrest Prominent Opposition Figure Chaima Issa to Enforce 20-Year Jail Term
[ad_1] TUNIS, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Tunisian police arrested prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa on Saturday to enforce 20-year prison sentence, detaining her at…
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Tunisia hands prison terms to dozens of opposition figures
[ad_1] A Tunisian court has handed jail terms to dozens of opposition leaders, lawyers and businessmen accused of attempting to overthrow the nation’s president.…
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Tunisia Court Gives Long Prison Terms to 40 Opposition Leaders, Business and Media Figures
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian appeals court on Friday sentenced 40 opposition leaders, business and media figures to jail terms ranging from five to…
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Tunisians Escalate Protests Against Saied, Demanding Return of Democracy
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands of Tunisians marched in the capital on Saturday in a protest against “injustice and repression”, accusing President Kais Saied of…
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Thousands of Tunisian Doctors Strike, Say Health System Close to Collapse
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands of young doctors went on strike across Tunisia on Wednesday to demand higher pay and warn of an impending collapse…
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A Third Tunisian Opposition Leader Launches Hunger Strike in Prison
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, began a hunger strike, joining two prominent politicians who are protesting what they call…
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Tunisia Suspends Independent Media Group Amid Broader Crackdown
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian authorities on Friday ordered the suspension of the Nawaat journalists’ group, which runs one of the country’s leading independent investigative…
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Thousands Protest in Tunisia’s Gabes Over Pollution Crisis
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -Thousands took to the streets of the Tunisian coastal city of Gabes in a huge march on Wednesday, in an escalation…
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Court Releases Tunisian Man Sentenced to Death After Widespread Criticism
[ad_1] TUNIS (Reuters) -A Tunisian court released a man on Tuesday who had been sentenced to death just last week for Facebook posts criticising…
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Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Israel’s Gaza siege
[ad_1] An international convoy of boats, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), has set sail from Tunisia, aiming to defy Israel’s siege on Gaza and…
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Greta Thunberg’s Gaza convoy hit by new drone strike
[ad_1] International aid group Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) says one of its vessels, the Family Boat, was hit by a drone at Tunisia’s Sidi…
Entertainment
Gaza Crisis Dominates Venice Awards Ceremony As Winners Call For An End To Israeli Military Action
[ad_1] The Gaza humanitarian crisis loomed large at the Venice Film Festival closing ceremony as multiple winners called for an end to the Israeli…
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I was kidnapped by machete-wielding tribesman but still ran length of Africa
[ad_1] HE used to claim he was the “Hardest Geezer” in the Sussex seaside town of Worthing. Now Russ Cook has proved he is…
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At least 61 people including children killed in 'tragic shipwreck'
[ad_1] AT least 61 people, including children, have been killed in a “tragic shipwreck” after a boat carrying 86 migrants left Libya. The International…
Politics
Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BRUSSELS — Western leaders are grappling with how to handle two era-defining…
Government
Olfa Hamdi Announces 2024 Presidential Campaign in Tunisia
[ad_1] “The Tunisian People deserve better and I announce my candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic of Tunisia,” says Hamdi. TUNIS, Tunisia, November…
Politics
French Jews live in fear amid rising antisemitism following Hamas attacks
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. SARCELLES, France — In the usually lively “Little Jerusalem” neighborhood of Sarcelles,…
Politics
Italy’s Meloni plans a geopolitical Queen’s Gambit
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and…
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Determination, hope and longing in the Tunisians fighting for a better life
[ad_1] Tunis, Tunisia – Anoir Neffati is a big man. At 39, he gets by on casual work from the local market in Mellassine,…