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French-Tunisian start-up Kumulus makes water out of thin air

Designed to be used both in cities and remote desert villages, the Kumulus-1 Amphore produces drinking water by capturing the humidity in ambient air

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Tunisians resume protests against president ahead of October election

Hundreds of Tunisians protested on Sunday against President Kais Saied, accusing him of deepening authoritarian rule and stifling political competition two weeks before a presidential election.

Radio France Internationale

The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction: beatings and rape by EU-funded forces in Tunisia

Keir Starmer says he wants to learn from Italy’s ‘dramatic’ statistics. But a Guardian investigation reveals that EU money goes to officers who are involved in shocking abuse, leaving people to die in the desert and colluding with smugglers

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Tunisia’s presidential campaign continues amid protests over restricted freedoms

In Tunisia, the presidential election campaign kicked off on Saturday, ahead of the vote scheduled for 6 October. Only three candidates are in the running for the presidency. Meanwhile, some activists have begun protesting, raising concerns about a "climate of fear".

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia arrests dozens of opposition members in pre-election crackdown

Ennahdha party calls mass arrests an ‘unprecedented campaign of raids and violations’ before October 6 poll.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia Fisherwomen Battle Inequality And Climate Change

Off a quiet Tunisian island, Sara Souissi readies her small fishing boat.

International Business Times

In Tunisia, refugees and migrants are expelled to the desert, left helpless

About 130 refugees and migrants say they were abandoned near the border with Algeria.

Al Jazeera

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Tunisia Election Observer Groups Denied Accreditation Amid Controversy

Controversy in Tunisia as election observer groups face accreditation denial over foreign funding concerns, raising doubts about electoral transparency and...

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Why is Tunisia’s Administrative Court at odds with its electoral authority?

Many are crying foul over electoral body’s dismissal of court’s ruling reinstating rivals of President Saied on ballot.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian opposition candidate arrested amid 'dictatorial' pre-election climate

Five weeks from Tunisia's presidential election, police have arrested one of the few opposition candidates authorised to run against President Kais Saied. It comes amid what civil society groups have denounced as a "dictatorial" political climate ahead of the 6 October polls.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian police detain presidential hopeful as candidacy confirmed

President Kais Saied has been accused of blocking rivals ahead of October 6 presidential vote.

Al Jazeera

Fleury Atallah Architectes' contemporary Tunisian minimalism is exemplified in Maison Voutes

Tunisian practice Fleury Atallah Architectes joins the Wallpaper* Architects Directory 2024

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Tunisian President Saied: ‘A populist criticising representative democracy’ standing for re-election

Tunisian President Kais Saied is standing for a second term in an election set for October 6. Accused of authoritarianism by the opposition, the incumbent is maintaining an iron grip on the country’s political life, which has seen arrests of potential candidates and the recent replacement of 19 ministers. FRANCE…

France 24

Tunisia President Replaces Key Ministers In Sweeping Reshuffle

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday replaced various ministers, including from the foreign and defence portfolios, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement posted on Facebook without explanation.

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Al Jazeera

A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election

Most prospective candidates saw their names ruled out, with many finding themselves in prison.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia's presidential race marred by arrests and claims of intimidation

Presidential polls in Tunisia have gotten off to a rocky start with critics denouncing a crackdown that has seen opponents of leader Kais Saied arrested, jailed and blocked from running. Tuesday was the deadline for candidates to register for the 6 October vote.

The Guardian - AU

Tunisia court jails potential presidential candidates and bars them from upcoming election

Critics say the move is aimed at targeting serious challengers to the current Tunisan president, Kais Saied.

International Business Times

Tunisia Would-be Hopefuls Arrested, Restrained Amid Presidential Race

A key Tunisian opposition figure and potential candidate for the upcoming presidential election jailed since October was sentenced to two years in prison late Monday night, according to local media.

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The 'art of living' inspires Bardo Collections in Tunisia

The new Bardo Collections brings Tunisian craftsmanship, heritage and design to the fore in furniture and objects, recently unveiled at the Selma Feriani gallery in Tunis

Al Jazeera

Tunisia opposition leader Lotfi Mraihi arrested

Mraihi joins a growing list of President Saied’s political opponents who are in jail or facing prosecution.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia calls presidential election for 6 October

Tunisia will hold a presidential election on 6 October, the office of President Kais Saied announced Tuesday, though he has not indicated if he will seek a new five-year term after his 2019 election.

Al Jazeera

Smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border hurts as closure strangles trade

The people of Ben Guerdane survived off the Ras Jadir border crossing. Its closure hurt them, badly.

Al Jazeera

‘My crew are my brothers’: Inside Tunisia’s dance revolution

Breakdance ‘battles’ and a steep rise in the popularity of contemporary dance are fuelling a cultural renaissance.

International Business Times

Tunisian All-women's Team Eye Inventors' Prize For Smart Wheelchair

A smart wheelchair system built by a team of young Tunisian women engineers has reached the finals for a prestigious European inventors' prize, setting a hopeful precedent in a country embroiled in multiple crises.

Al Jazeera

‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media

Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.

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