Analysis: Dismal election turnout puts Tunisia president’s legitimacy under spotlight

TUNIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) – The ultra-low turnout of 8.8% in Tunisia’s parliamentary election on Saturday may prove a defining moment in the struggle between President Kais Saied and a fragmented but increasingly confident opposition that accuses him of a … Read More

EU-Italy delegation in Tunisia to discuss slowing migration

Tunisian Interior and Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, right, greets Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Tunis Carthage airport in Tunis, Monday. (AP) Talks to focus on broader European aid to fight the poverty and joblessness that fuels it TUNIS: … Read More