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

Tunisian President Kais Saied replaces 19 ministers in abrupt reshuffle ahead of elections

Hundreds of supporters of the opposition took to the streets in the Tunisian capital city of Tunis on Sunday (March 5) to protest against President Kais Saied, defying the official ban placed last week.

Tunisian opposition defies protest ban, hundreds demonstrate against president

The wave of arrests in Tunisia has continued for weeks as the authorities have made more than a dozen key arrests which include opposition politicians, prominent activists, a businessman, a media figure as well as two judges for supposedly criticising the north African country’s President Kais Saied.

Tunisian president calls for expulsion of migrants as crackdown on his critics continues

The Tunisian police have detained two key political activists and an influential businessman Kamel Eltaief who was once a confidant of former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, said lawyers, on Saturday (February 11).

Tunisian police arrest prominent political activists and influential businessman

Tunisian President Kais Saied has condemned "illegal" meetings of a parliament he suspended last July, saying those responsible for the planned virtual sessions were trying to sow chaos.

Tunisian President Kais Saied condemns parliament sessions as 'illegal'

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Tunisian President Kais Saied replaces 19 ministers in abrupt reshuffle ahead of elections

Tunisian opposition defies protest ban, hundreds demonstrate against president

Tunisian president calls for expulsion of migrants as crackdown on his critics continues

Tunisian police arrest prominent political activists and influential businessman

Tunisian President Kais Saied condemns parliament sessions as 'illegal'