TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia accepted the files of three candidates late Saturday for the Oct. 6 presidential election. Chairman of the Authority, Farouk Bouasker, said at a news conference in Tunis that “the authority received, until the deadline for submitting candidacies on Aug. 5...
Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Several hundred Tunisians marched through the capital chanting “down with the dictatorship” as they protested a spate of arrests under a presidential decree critics say is being used to stifle dissent. Two Tunisian media figures received one-year jail sentences earlier on Wednesday after making comments t...
Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in Tunisia on Wednesday outside the French embassy, condemning Western support for Israel for a deadly strike on a Gaza hospital. Some protesters were waving Palestinian flags while others demanded the ambassador be expelled, accusing France of being among the Western &...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated in the capital Tunis on Thursday demanding the release of politicians arrested on charges of “conspiring against the security of the state.” The National Salvation Front, a coalition of five Tunisian parties opposing President Kais Saied, held a demonstration in front of the Tunis...
