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Middle East round-up: Has the next Intifada already started?

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia police arrest labour union official amid political dispute

Tunisian police arrested a labour union official over a strike at a highway toll booth, union officials said on Wednesday, indicating a more direct confrontation between President Kais Saied and one of the country's strongest political forces.

Reuters

Monday briefing: How Nadhim Zahawi was fired from government

In today’s newsletter: Why did it take Rishi Sunak so long, and what exactly was the Tory party chair guilty of?

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Tunisia sees dismal turnout in runoff vote for parliament

About 11.3% of Tunisia’s electorate took part in Sunday’s runoff vote for a defanged parliament, the latest sign of popular discontent with politics in the North African country that’s mired in economic crisis.

Tribune News Service

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off sees same low voter turnout of first round

Tunisia's parliamentary run-off election on Sunday looked set to replicate the low turnout of December's first round, with voter participation at just 7.7 percent by the afternoon.

France 24

Elections shine spotlight on Tunisia's troubled democracy

Tunisia’s president and its shaky democracy are facing an important test Sunday as voters cast ballots in the second round of parliamentary elections

The Independent UK

Tunisians elect weakened parliament on 11% turnout

Tunisia announced that a mere 11% of the electorate had voted on Sunday in parliamentary runoffs, with critics of President Kais Saied saying the empty polling stations were evidence of public disdain for his agenda and seizure of powers.

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Tunisia's corruption contagion: Country's largest commercial port in the crosshairs

Tunisia is holding a second round of parliamentary elections this weekend. Voter turnout in the first round hit a record low, a reflection of a broader apathy. And yet, the election of President Kais Saied in 2019 had raised many hopes, notably in the fight against corruption. At the Rades…

France 24

Tunisian activists decry intimidation as vote looms

Tunisian activist Chaimaa Issa is due to face a military court on Friday on charges of insulting a president whom she accuses of trashing the democracy built from a 2011 revolution in which she took full part.

Reuters

All Eyes on Turnout as Tunisia Votes again after Boycott

Tunisians are to vote again on Sunday in elections for a parliament stripped of its powers, the final pillar of President Kais Saied's remake of politics in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The second-round vote comes as the North African country grapples with a grave economic crisis and deep…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands protest in Tunisia against president's rule

Thousands of protesters angry at Tunisia’s economic crisis and the president’s increasingly authoritarian drift have marched through the capital

The Independent UK

Thousands of Tunisians Rally against President on Revolution Anniversary

Thousands of protesters marched against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power in central Tunis on Saturday, demanding he step down as they marked the anniversary of a key date in the 2011 revolution. The central Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the traditional site for major demonstrations, was crowded with…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Thousands of Tunisians rally against president on revolution anniversary

Reuters

Tunisia increasingly isolated under Saied as US loses interest

The president has tried to look abroad to get the country out of its economic crisis, without much success.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Sacks Trade Minister, Sfax Governor

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday dismissed the country's minister of trade and export development and the governor of Sfax. Sfax is the second biggest city in Tunisia. Without giving further details, the presidency announced in a terse the dismissal of Fadila Al-Rabhi, the minister of trade and export development.…

Reuters

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian president say they are under investigation

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that they had received notices from prosecutors that they were under investigation, including one related to assaulting public security and insulting the president.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Strike over Pay Paralyzes Transport in the Tunisian Capital

Metro and bus traffic in the Tunisian capital ground to a halt on Monday, after employees of the state transport company held a strike over delays in the payment of wages and bonuses. The strike highlights the financial problems faced by public companies on the verge of bankruptcy, while the…

Reuters

Strike over pay paralyses transport in the Tunisian capital

Metro and bus traffic in the Tunisian capital ground to a halt on Monday, after employees of the state transport company held a strike over delays in the payment of wages and bonuses.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Sentences Extremist to 10 Years in Jail for Threat to President

A Tunisian court sentenced a 40-year-old citizen to ten years in prison for threatening President Kais Saied in posts published in coordination with terrorist leaders. The man was charged with incitement to murder and insulting others through the public media and committing a “despicable act” against the head of state.…

Reuters

Tunisian president extends state of emergency until Jan. 30

Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the state of emergency until Jan. 30, 2023, the official gazette said on Friday.

Reuters

Tunisia union threatens to 'occupy the streets,' rejects 2023 budget

Tunisia's powerful UGTT union will hold mass protests and "occupy the streets" soon to show its rejection of next year's austerity budget, the leader of the union said on Monday, in its strongest challenge to the government of President Kais Saied yet.

The Independent UK

Tunisia's political experiment threatens economic collapse

Tunisia’s political crisis has brought the already struggling economy closer to collapse

Foreign Policy

A Weakened Saied Spells Trouble for Tunisia

Saturday’s poor voter turnout has cost President Kais Saied political capital at home and abroad.

The Independent UK

Tunisian Islamist party protests arrest of senior leader

Supporters of the Tunisian Islamist movement Ennahda have demonstrated in front of the Justice Ministry in Tunis to denounce the arrest of one of its senior leaders

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia: More Calls to Dismiss Bouden’s Gov’t

The hike in prices and the scarcity of some food items in the Tunisian markets have sparked criticism against the government. including calls for changing the cabinet’s formation with keeping Najla Bouden as the prime minister.

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