The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tunisian-revolution/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:47:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Tunisian revolution | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tunisian-revolution/ 32 32 Tunisia’s opposition urges strongman president to quit after election snub https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-opposition-urges-strongman-president-to-quit-after-election-snub/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:36:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902086 Opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi says Kais Saied has 'lost all legal legitimacy' after only 8.8% of voters turn up to vote, claims Tunisians have rejected power grab

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]]> With just 8.8% turnout, Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-just-8-8-turnout-tunisians-shun-vote-for-powerless-new-parliament/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 04:26:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901598 Election follows power grab by President Kais Saied; preliminary results expected Monday

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]]> 11 years after ‘disastrous’ revolution, many Tunisians see Arab Spring as a failure https://www.timesofisrael.com/11-years-after-disastrous-revolution-many-tunisians-see-arab-spring-as-a-failure/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:39:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901386 Despite being only country to emerge from uprisings as a democracy, quite a few feel new system was bungled, welcome president's autocratic reforms

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]]> Tunisians vote on constitution granting president near-unchecked powers https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisians-vote-on-constitution-granting-president-near-unchecked-powers/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 02:46:43 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2805209 Referendum heavily promoted by Kais Saied set to reverse 2011 revolution, sending country back to dictatorial regime; expert: 'People don't know what they're voting on, or why'

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]]> Protests in Tunisia after journalist sets himself on fire and dies https://www.timesofisrael.com/protests-in-tunisia-after-journalist-sets-himself-on-fire-and-dies/ Tue, 25 Dec 2018 16:19:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1986627 Abderrak Zorgui posted video before his self-immolation in struggling provincial city of Kasserine, describing economic desperation, calling for revolt

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]]> Tunisia Islamists top municipal polls but fail to win majority https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-islamists-top-municipal-polls-but-fail-to-win-majority/ Sat, 12 May 2018 12:24:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1848823 Ennahdha party takes 2,135 seats nationwide; independent lists win 2,367 seats, while party of President Beji Caid Essebsi manages only 1,595

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]]> Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-candidate-for-muslim-party-breaks-barriers-in-tunisia/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 08:41:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1816108 Opponents of Islamist Ennahda say it is using Simon Slama's candidacy as a 'propaganda operation to seem like an open and tolerant party'

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]]> Tunisia, shaken by protests, marks 7 years since revolution https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-shaken-by-protests-marks-7-years-since-revolution/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 18:20:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1771008 Authorities announce plans to boost aid to struggling citizens in budding democracy that inspired Arab Spring

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]]> Tunisian government announces social reforms after week of unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisian-government-announces-social-reforms-after-week-of-unrest/ Sun, 14 Jan 2018 02:24:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1770483 President Essebsi accuses foreign press of 'amplifying' crisis after hundreds arrested in wave of protests over poverty and unemployment

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]]> Third night of unrest in Tunisia as hundreds arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/third-night-of-unrest-in-tunisia-as-hundreds-arrested/ Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:47:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1769173 21 members of security forces injured, no toll available among rioters demonstrating against austerity measures; provincial police station torched

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]]> Echoes of Tunisia in Morocco as protests continue https://www.timesofisrael.com/echoes-of-tunisia-in-morocco-as-protests-continue/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 06:58:43 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1490524 11 arrested for death of fish seller that sparked nationwide outrage over economic neglect and perceived government indifference

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]]> Tunisians rally to mark 5 years since dictator’s ouster https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisians-rally-to-mark-5-years-since-dictators-ouster/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:51:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1321775 'Today we can speak freely and this is no little matter. That's the main achievement of the revolution'

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]]> Nobel Peace Prize goes to Tunisia democracy advocates https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-peace-prize-goes-to-tunisia-democracy-advocates/ Thu, 10 Dec 2015 04:29:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1300055 National Dialogue Quartet, a coalition committed to dialogue amid Arab Spring transition, to receive award Thursday

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]]> For Tunisia, Nobel is good news in troubled, violent year https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-tunisia-nobel-is-good-news-in-troubled-violent-year/ Sun, 11 Oct 2015 02:11:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1264151 With economy stagnant after two major 2015 terror attacks, peace prize offers ray of hope in Arab Spring's lone democracy

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]]> Tunisian Jewry grapples with girls’ education http://www.wsj.com/articles/insular-jewish-community-of-djerba-tunisia-has-weathered-revolution-and-terrorism-but-can-it-survive-girls-education-1423869146?mod=e2tw Sat, 14 Feb 2015 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1137909 Wall Street Journal: Pious community tries to balance modernity with an ever-changing, sometimes hostile society

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