Kamel Maddouri’s dismissal comes amid economic and political crises under President Kais Saied, who rules by decree.

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s President Kais Saied won re-election in landslide victory after a campaign season saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys.

The North African country's Oct. 6 presidential election is its third since protests led to the 2011 ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali — the first autocrat toppled in the Arab Spring ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — Dozens of members of Tunisia's largest opposition party were arrested this week ahead of the formal start of campaign season for the country's presidential election, attorneys ...

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Hardline members of the fractious House Republican majority have signaled support for the bill.

Nidaa Tounes leader tells MEE of 'national unity' government's challenges, and says gloves will be off in upcoming polls 'I will not swim against the tide of Nidaa Tounes,' Hafedh Caid Essebsi ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Butter and milk shortages. Political party boycotts. Ongoing prosecutions of the president ...

Tunisia’s presidential elections next month mark a democratic milestone in a region forcefully fragmented by the Arab Spring. Although there is a long way to go, it is hoped that the results might ...

Tunisia's interim parliament on Thursday approved a new electoral law to govern legislative and presidential polls due to be held by the end of 2014. Three years after the country's revolution ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Tunis; Tunisia: Tunisian security forces have arrested a group of Islamist militants ...