Tunisia – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Tunisia reports dismantling two ISIS-linked cells in days, one cell was planning attacks

Posted on October 30, 2021October 30, 2021By Editor

Tunisian forces have dismantled two extremist cells linked to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) active in various parts of the country. At least one of them was plotting terrorist attacks, according to the Interior Ministry. … Read More >Tunisia reports dismantling two ISIS-linked cells in days, one cell was planning attacks

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Tunisian president tells businessmen they won’t be prosecuted if they return billions of dollars ‘looted’ from people

Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021By Editor

Tunisian President Kais Saied, who seized control of the government last weekend, said that billions of dollars had been stolen from the country and offered businessmen an option to return the money if they wanted to avoid prison. … Read More >Tunisian president tells businessmen they won’t be prosecuted if they return billions of dollars ‘looted’ from people

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Tunisian president imposes nighttime CURFEW, tells opponents to ‘revise constitutional lessons’ amid ‘coup’ accusations

Posted on August 1, 2021August 1, 2021By Editor

Tunisian President Kais Saied has declared a nationwide, month-long nighttime curfew after ousting the government and freezing parliament amid continued mass protests. He maintains his actions are legal. … Read More >Tunisian president imposes nighttime CURFEW, tells opponents to ‘revise constitutional lessons’ amid ‘coup’ accusations

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‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

The Tunisian health system has collapsed under the pressure of Covid-19, the country’s health ministry has said, with overwhelmed hospitals struggling to provide care amid a chronic shortage of beds and oxygen. … Read More >‘Catastrophic’: Tunisia’s health system has ‘collapsed’ amid Covid-19 outbreak, bed, and oxygen shortages – ministry

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Protesters swarm streets of Tunisia over poverty, police brutality and a botched Covid-19 response (VIDEOS)

Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021By Editor

Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets of Tunisia to vent their ire at social inequality, police brutality and a lackluster response to the coronavirus pandemic which has exacerbated economic woes in the country. … Read More >Protesters swarm streets of Tunisia over poverty, police brutality and a botched Covid-19 response (VIDEOS)

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Policeman killed, several injured as militant bombers blow themselves up in front of US embassy in Tunis

Posted on March 6, 2020January 29, 2021By Editor

One policeman died and several others were injured when two suicide bomber blew themselves up in front of the US embassy in Tunis, in the most serious attack in Tunisia in months. … Read More >Policeman killed, several injured as militant bombers blow themselves up in front of US embassy in Tunis