By Reuters Staff1 Min ReadTUNIS( Reuters)-Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has been

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has dismissed the country’s prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, and

deaths and a lack of oxygen supplies. Saied's comments come after Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi

announcing the dismissal of Mechichi and the freezing of parliament, said he had also suspended the legal

then Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as the" last opportunity" to rescue the country's stricken economy

By Tarek Amara3 Min ReadTUNIS( Reuters)-Police and protesters clashed in several Tunisian cities on Sunday as demonstrators demanding the government step down attacked offices of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that is the biggest in parliament. Witnesses said protesters stormed or tried to storm Ennahda offices in Monastir, Sfax, El Kef and Sousse, while in Touzeur they set fire to the party’s local headquarters. The violence came as hundreds of protesters rallied in each of the main citie

TUNIS( Reuters)-Police and protesters clashed in several Tunisian cities on Sunday as demonstrators demanding the government step down attacked offices of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that is the biggest in parliament.... Witnesses said protesters stormed or tried to storm Ennahda offices in Monastir, Sfax, El Kef and Sousse, while in Touzeur they set fire to the party's local headquarters.... The protests, the biggest in Tunisia for months and the biggest to target Ennahda for years,

The North African country's political crisis last night threatened to boil over after President Kais Saied ousted the government and pledged to consolidate power and" save" the country by installing a new prime minister.... His move came on the back of a day of protests against the government and the biggest party in parliament, Ennahda. Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets rallying against politicians' handling of the Covid pandemic, following a recent spike in infections. There is also g

BRUSSELS( Reuters)-The European Union urged all political actors in Tunisia on Monday to respect the country's constitution and avoid violence after Tunisia's president ousted the government and froze parliament with help from the army." We are closely following the latest developments in Tunisia," a spokeswoman for the European Commission said." We call on all Tunisian actors to respect the Constitution, its institutions and the rule of law.... We also call on them to remain calm and to avoid

The Tunisian President is facing accusations he undertook a coup in the country but he has denied these claims calling on critics to “ review your constitutional lessons ”....