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The Tunisian president has fired more officials days after ousting parliament and ousting the prime minister, throwing the country into further political uncertainty and raising more questions about the rule of law. President Kais Saied fired parliament and fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Sunday. Just a day later, the defense and justice ministers were fired. Then on Tuesday, he fired several top officials, including the army's chief prosecutor. On Wednesday, the CEO of the national…

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…

President Kais Saied announced that he would take over the executive branch with the help of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge to date for the democratic system Tunisia introduced in a 2011 revolution. Supporters of the decision celebrate on the street Habib Burgiba in Tunis, Tunisia, July 26, 2021.…

Injuries were reported when street clashes erupted outside Tunisia's army-barred parliament between supporters of the Ennahda movement and supporters of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Monday after he suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister following nationwide protests over the country's economic problems and virus crisis. . Tensions escalated when soldiers from early Monday blocked the assembly in Tunis while the president's supporters outside threw salvos and stones at supporters of…

Messages condemning President Kais Saied's Sunday decision to suspend the Tunisian parliament and dismiss the country's prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, poured in from all corners of the world, with prominent organizations and political leaders condemning the move. The International Union of Muslim Scientists (IUMS) rejected every "coup" in Tunisia and warned the Tunisian people to be careful of putschist traps. "We are against every coup, even if it is carried out by an Islamic group. Our legitimate…

Tunisian troops surrounded the country's parliament and blocked its speakers from entering after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister following nationwide protests over the country's economic problems and the virus crisis. Protesters celebrated President Kais Saied's decision late Sunday night, but his critics accused him of using a force that threatens Tunisia's young democracy. Chief among them was Parliament spokesman and head of the Ennahdha movement, Rached…