TUNIS, Oct 3( Reuters)-Tunisia's public prosecutor detained Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of

TUNIS( Reuters)-Thousands of supporters of a hardline secularist Tunisian party protested on Sunday against President Kais Saied for his march towards one-man rule and failure to avert an economic crisis, showing the increasingly broad opposition to his actions.... The protest is the biggest by the Free Constitutional Party since Saied seized executive power last summer, dismissing parliament and saying he could rule by decree in moves that many of his rivals have called a coup.... The most vo

TUNIS( Reuters)-Some prominent Tunisian politicians on Friday came out against the president suspending or changing the constitution, as one of his advisers has said he is planning after seizing ruling powers in July. President Kais Saied intends to suspend the constitution and will put a new version to a referendum, his adviser Walid Hajjem told Reuters on Thursday in the first clear indication of his plans since his intervention more than six weeks ago. Saied's moves on July 25 to sack the pri

By Reuters Staff2 Min ReadFILE PHOTO: Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a statement on the coronavirus disease( COVID-19) vaccination, during a European Union-African Union summit, in Brussels, Belgium February 18, 2022.... REUTERS/ Johanna Geron/ Pool( Reuters)-Tunisia’s parliamentary elections won’t be held within the next three months, President Kais Saied said late on Thursday during a meeting with Prime Minister Najla Bouden, according to a Facebook post by the president’s office. Saied

TUNIS( Reuters)-Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday sacked the prime minister and froze the activities of parliament, leading his opponents to accuse him of a coup.... This is a selection of what significant players in and outside Tunisia, where regional opinion was often split between states that are friendly or hostile to Islamist ideology, had to say.... THE PRESIDENTSaied said his actions were in line with the constitution, a response to" hypocrisy, treachery and robbery of the rights