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Tunisia was upgraded to "Partly Free" after the revolution (often associated with the so-called Arab Spring, with its political rights rating improved from 7 to 3 (with 7 the worst and 1 the best) and its civil liberties rating going from 5 to 4. [1] As of 2016, Tunisia has been upgraded to "Free"—the only Arab country to receive this rating. [2]
The Soliman shooting was a shootout that occurred on January 3, 2007 in the Tunisian region of Soliman, south-east of Tunis.The national police forces fought an armed group calling itself "Asad ibn al-Furat's army" which had been initially labeled by the government as "dangerous criminals".
Headquarters of the newspaper La Presse de Tunisie in Tunis. The first daily newspaper printed in Tunisia appeared on July 22, 1860 under the name Arra'id Attunisi, calling itself "The official journal of the Tunisian Republic", founded by the ruler of that period, Sadok Bey. [3]
In detention since October 2023, her candidacy was filed by her defense committee on 3 August without a criminal record or sponsorships, following the ISIE's refusal to provide the necessary copy. [47] Kais Saied, the outgoing President, [48] having officially announced his candidacy for his own re-election on 20 July filed it on 5 August. [49 ...
The 2021 Tunisian self-coup took place on 25 July 2021, when Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed the government of Hichem Mechichi, suspended the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and revoked the immunity of its members.
The word Tunisia is derived from Tunis; a central urban hub and the capital of modern-day Tunisia.The present form of the name, with its Latinate suffix -ia, evolved from French Tunisie, [26] [27] in turn generally associated with the Berber root ⵜⵏⵙ, transcribed tns, which means "to lay down" or "encampment". [28]
Key Governorate Population (2014) [4] Area (km 2) [5] Density Region 1 Ariana: 576,088 482 1,195.20 North East: 2 Béja: 303,032 3,740 81.02 North West: 3 Ben Arous
RTT 2 (later replaced by Arabic language channel Tunis 2 in 1990) was closed in 1994 and instead replaced by the youth channel Canal 21. French programming from France 2 continued to be aired until the end of October 1999. [3] The two channels later changed their names several times and are currently El Watania 1 and El Watania 2 since