Tunisia

Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, October 23, 2019. Photo :Reuters
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Tunisia president extends parliament suspension, sets election in 1 year

Saied later moved to rule by decree, sparking fears for the only democracy to have emerged from the Arab uprisings a decade ago

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Protesters set fire to police station in southern Tunisia

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Four dead, 19 missing after Tunisian migrant boat sinks

A demonstrator carries a Tunisian flag as he speaks with police during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers, in Tunis, Tunisia, October 10, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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Tunisia's new government faces hard road to rescue package

Newly appointed Prime Minister Najla Bouden Romdhane poses for a picture during her meeting with Tunisia's President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia September 29, 2021. Tunisian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS
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Tunisia leader picks first woman as PM at moment of crisis

Demonstrators carry flags during a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers, in Tunis, Tunisia, September 26, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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Tunisians protest against president's power grab as opposition deepens

A woman walks past the building of the Islamist Ennahda party headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, July 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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More than 100 officials from Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda Party resign amid crisis

Opponents of Tunisia's President Kais Saied take part in a protest against what they call his coup on July 25, in Tunis, Tunisia September 18, 2021. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
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Tunisians protest over president's seizure of powers

Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, October 23, 2019. Photo :Reuters
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Tunisia's President Saied indicates he will amend constitution

Tunisian President Kais Saied takes the oath of office in Tunis, Tunisia, October 23, 2019. Photo : Reuters
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Tunisia's president extends suspension of parliament

Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, head of the moderate Islamist Ennahda, speaks to supporters during a rally in opposition to President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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Tunisian president’s feud with party elites drove him to seize reins of power

Tunisia's President Kais Saied waves as he is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo: Reuters
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Egypt, Algeria agree on full support for Tunisian president

A woman receives the Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Tunis, Tunisia. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
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Anger over Tunisia's pandemic failures fuels political crisis