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Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president
Middle East

Tunisia’s election credibility affected by candidate’s detention: president

TUNIS (Reuters) – Detained Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui’s inability to campaign is affecting the credibility of the elections and…
Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy
Middle East

Tunisian presidential candidate to stay in jail, testing democracy

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, who faces an election run-off this month, must stay in detention for…
Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner
Middle East

Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner

NABEUL, Tunisia (AP) — The professor refuses to campaign for president and the prisoner cannot, yet both are running for…
Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected
World

Italy rise in ‘phantom’ boats as new route sees migrants go undetected

Italy has seen a rise in so-called “phantom” boat arrivals as traffickers ferry migrants across the Mediterranean from Tunisia rather…
Tunisia’s ex-president Ben Ali dies in exile
Middle East

Tunisia’s ex-president Ben Ali dies in exile

Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died…
Outsider leads after divisive Tunisia presidential poll
Middle East

Outsider leads after divisive Tunisia presidential poll

Political outsider Kais Saied was leading Tunisia’s election with just over a quarter of votes counted, the election commission said…
Tunisia heads to polls for keenly fought presidential contest
Middle East

Tunisia heads to polls for keenly fought presidential contest

Rarely has the outcome of an election been so uncertain in Tunisia, the cradle and partial success story of the…
Televised debates a new step in Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East

Televised debates a new step in Tunisia’s young democracy

TUNIS (Reuters) – Eight presidential candidates stood behind their podiums aiming to impress Tunisian voters on Saturday evening in the…
Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns
Middle East

Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidates began campaigning on Monday for the Sept. 15 election against a backdrop of economic…
Tunisia court upholds continued detention of presidential candidate
Middle East

Tunisia court upholds continued detention of presidential candidate

TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the detention of media magnate Nabil Karoui, a candidate in…
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