Tunisia

Tunisian president’s mystery ‘disappearance’ raises questions about his health

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — Tunisian President Kais Saied’s almost two-week absence has raised questions about his health and succession in a country that has become increasingly authoritarian since he took power. The 65-year-old president made no public appearances between March 22 and April 3, but resurfaced on Monday after media outlets, activists and the …

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Egypt Independent April 5, 2023

Higher education minister heads to Tunisia to take part in conf. of Arab universities

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ayman Ashour headed on Friday to Tunisia to take part in the proceedings of the 55th edition of the general conference of the Association of Arab Universities (AARU) due to be held on March 18-20. The minister will hold talks with Tunisian Minister for Higher Education and Scientific …

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Egypt Independent March 18, 2023

Egypt, Tunisia discuss joint cooperation

State Minister of Emigration Soha Gendy discussed with Tunisian Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Nasreddine Nsibi means to boost cooperation in the fields of coordinating the immigration policies in North Africa and the relation between immigration and development in addition to linking the migrants with their countries. In a statement on Thursday 2/2/2023, the …

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Egypt Independent February 3, 2023

The last ‘Arab Spring’ democracy is dangling by a thread

Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN)Once regarded as the sole democracy to have emerged from the mass protests of the Arab Spring in 2011, Tunisia on Tuesday passed a newly minted constitution that analysts fear could be the final nail in the coffin of its democratic era. With no minimum voter threshold, only 30.5% of …

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Egypt Independent July 30, 2022