The court sentenced Ali to life in prison together with 37 co-accused, while several dozen others were handed prison terms of between five and 15 years, state media reported. Such courts often deal with "terrorism" offences, and their sentences cannot be appealed. Local media said Ali, 48, was placed on...
Tunisia awaits languid election for powerless parliament
Over a decade since the country's revolution that unseated dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, opposition parties have urged a boycott of the poll, which they say is part of a "coup" against the only democracy to have emerged from the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. The election for the new...
Solar power, farming revive Tunisia school as social enterprise
Hamadi started a decade ago by gathering donations to buy 50 solar water heaters and 140 photovoltaic panels.
Young Arab artists dream of freedom in unique talent show
The show was performed under the stars at a seaside theatre in the resort of Hammamet and broadcast across the region.
Tunisia heads for ‘new republic’ in dialogue without political parties
Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Friday appointed a loyalist law professor to head a committee charged with writing a constitution for a "new republic", through a national dialogue that excludes political parties. On July 25 last year, Saied sacked the government and suspended parliament, sidelining the political parties that have...
