Tunisia

Tunisia's parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Monday that the assembly was in session and reiterated the rejection of President Kais Saied's decision to suspend parliament. On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied fired Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's government, froze parliament and adopted the executive with the help of a new prime minister. "The Tunisian parliament is in session and we are following the legitimacy and rejecting the coup," Ghannouchi, the leader of the moderate Islamist…

Tunisia's parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Monday that the assembly was in session and reiterated its rejection of President Kais Saied's decision to suspend parliament. On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied ousted Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's government, froze parliament and adopted the executive with the help of a new prime minister. "The Tunisian parliament is in session and we are following (its) legitimacy and rejecting the coup," Ghannouchi, the leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahdha…

Al-Jazeera television said on Monday that Tunisian police had stormed its office in the capital Tunis and expelled all staff, after President Kais Saied fired his government late on Sunday in a move that his enemies called a coup. Security forces ordered its closure, according to a statement from the Qatar-based network on its Facebook page. The reason for the move was not immediately clear. FOLLOW-UP DETAIL ... .

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…

The Tunisian president fired the government and froze parliament on Sunday, prompting crowds to fill larger cities in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis but called his opponents a coup. President Kais Saied said he would take over the executive branch with the help of a new prime minister, in the biggest challenge so far for the democratic system that Tunisia introduced in a 2011 revolution. Lots of people quickly flooded the capital and other cities, cheering and honking…

Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced on Sunday night that he was stepping down from parliament and dismissing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi from office after a day of demonstrations against Tunisian leaders. as reported from Tunis, Lilia blaiseHorns on the streets and Tunisians come out in complete curfew to celebrate or…

People protested in the Tunisian capital on Sunday, urging the government to resign and the legislature to be dissolved as the country struggles with economic difficulties exacerbated by a sharp rise in coronavirus cases. Although security forces blocked roads to the parliament building in central Tunis, hundreds of protesters were able to converge on streets near the assembly, witnesses said. The protests come amid a deepening political crisis that pits Tunisian President Kais Saied against the…