Potential rival to authoritarian leader Kais Saied imprisoned for 20 months ahead of October poll
Former MP Ayachi Zammel taken into custody after three other politicians are prevented from standing
In search of Tunisia’s most authentic chilli paste
Under pressure from the far right ahead of this year’s elections, the EU is turning to draconian tactics to curb migration
Funding comes as bloc faces political pressure to cut arrival numbers
European leaders are desperate to curb irregular arrivals but risk replicating their pre-Arab Spring policies
Her Oscar-nominated docudrama restages the tragedy of a Tunisian family that lost two children to Islamic State
Brussels says Tunis is ‘free to cancel’ a payment request and ‘wire back’ the money it already received
Fort Worth museum acquires prized Gainsborough; Selma Feriani grows in Tunisia; Gagosian brings new Hirsts to Frieze
Blistering heat across Mediterranean region spreads to dry and mountainous parts of north Africa
The EU pursues a two-track policy of cracking down on irregular migrants and filling its workforce with foreigners
Brussels to provide €100mn to strengthen border controls as numbers crossing to Italy by boat double in a year
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Hundreds said to be trapped in desert with no food or water while EU tries to stem flow
Brussels proposes €255mn in grants for Tunis, linking longer-term loans of up to €900mn to reforms
President Saied is dismantling the institutions that a decade earlier had made the country a beacon for democracy in the Arab world
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Rached Ghannouchi is most high-profile critic to be arrested since Kais Saied seized power
President Kais Saied says conditions imposed by lender will lead to greater poverty
Racism and economic crisis fuel surge in attempts to reach Europe by boat, alarming the EU
Clampdown by Kais Saied comes as investors fret about critical $1.9bn IMF loan deal
African Union accuses Kais Saied of hate speech over comments about sub-Saharan Africans
Police seize critics of increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied
Opposition calls on president to step down after just 9% of eligible voters headed to the polls
Analysts and politicians say new assembly will be ‘window dressing’ for Kais Saied’s decisions
