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Tunisia's Ennahdha party has denied reports that its leader and parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi has been placed under house arrest. Ennahdha "denies any false news circulating about the travel ban on Parliament Speaker and Party Leader Ghannouchi and places him under house arrest," the movement said in a statement. It confirmed that Ghannouchi "is currently holding a series of meetings." On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's government, froze…

On Monday, most of Tunisia's political parties and parliamentary blocs blocked President Kais Saied's decision to suspend parliament and oust the government. On Sunday, Saied fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, froze parliament and adopted the executive with the help of a new prime minister. The Ennahdha Movement, which has 53 seats in parliament with 217 members, rejected Saied's move and considered them contrary to the Tunisian constitution. Rached Ghannouchi, head of Ennahdha and speaker of the…