Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has validated the draft of a new constitution and unveiled it to the public ahead of the constitutional referendum scheduled for July 25. The draft constitution, published late Thursday in the official bi-weekly gazette Journal of the Republic of Tunisia, comprises 10 …
Read More »Will Tunisia’s constitutional referendum serve “new republic” purpose?
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has declared that a constitutional referendum will be held on July 25, the country’s Republic Day, for a “new republic.” However, the referendum, which aims to replace the 2014 constitution, is being boycotted by the main political parties in the North African …
Read More »Tunisia’s judges start week-long strike against president’s dismissal of 57 colleagues
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | The Tunisian Magistrates’ Association (AMT) started Monday a one-week strike in response to the president’s latest decision to sack 57 judges without the possibility of appeal, the country’s private radio station Mosaique FM reported. During the strike, only burial permits and extremely urgent terrorism cases will …
Read More »Tunisian president dismisses 57 judges over corruption
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied issued a presidential decree late Wednesday to dismiss 57 judges over corruption and covering up terrorist cases. The presidential decree was published in the Journal of the Republic of Tunisia, an official biweekly gazette. Saied presided over a council of ministers meeting …
Read More »Tunisian president vows to end “exceptional phase” after dissolving parliament
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied pledged to put an end to the country’s “current exceptional phase” when meeting with visiting European Parliament members on Monday, days after he issued a decree to dissolve the country’s parliament. During the meeting, Saied said he would work to complete the …
Read More »Tunisian president dissolves parliament after 8-month suspension
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Wednesday evening the dissolution of the Assembly of People’s Representatives, or the parliament. The announcement was made by Saied in a speech broadcast on state television Wataniya 1. “The State is targeted by a desperate coup attempt … My responsibility …
Read More »Tunisian president signs decree to form temporary Superior Council of Judiciary
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisia’s President Kais Saied signed on Sunday a presidential decree to form a temporary Superior Council of the Judiciary to replace the dissolved one. “This temporary council is characterized by its administrative and financial independence,” said the Journal of the Republic of Tunisia, a bi-weekly journal …
Read More »Tunisian president sacks PM, freezes parliament
Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday evening that he has removed Hichem Mechichi from the post of prime minister and suspended all activities of the Assembly of People’s Representatives, the parliament. The announcement was made in a video broadcast on the official page of the …
Read More »Tunisian president meets with visiting Algerian FM, cooperation discussed
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Tunisian President Kais Saied received on Monday visiting Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum, said a statement released by the presidency. “During the meeting, the head of state pledged to further develop the relations between the two countries to reach the expected level,” said the statement. …
Read More »Tunisian gov’t dismisses all majority party’s ministers as PM submits resignation
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The Tunisian government announced on Wednesday that all the six ministers of the Islamist party Ennahda (Renaissance) will be removed from their duties. This decision came a few hours after Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh submitted his resignation to President Kais Saied. Fakhfakh will keep his job …
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