Police deployed heavily Monday near the Parliament building as an inaugural session opened. Barricades and patrol cars were seen in its vicinity, in addition to armoured vehicles near its fence, TAP journalist said. A number of local and foreign journ…

Eight deputies put their names forward for the post of Speaker of the new assembly after MPs took oath of office Monday during an inaugural session chaired by Salah Mbarki. They are Brahim Bouderbala, Hichem Hosni, Faouzi DaSs, Yousri Baoueb, Maher Kt…

The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), on Monday, “strongly” condemned the decision to prevent journalists from private, associative and international media (print, electronic, radio and television) from covering the inaugural session of t…

MP Wajdi Ghaoui said the police took him out of the Chamber of the Assembly of People’s Representatives during the inaugural plenary session of the new parliament. He is suspected in a case of “forgery and the use of forgeries” related to the sponsorsh…

The Ministry of Justice said Monday it has made a toll-free number accessible to sub-Saharan African nationals living in Tunisia. From now on, sub-Saharan African nationals are invited to dial the number 80.10.18.61 in case of need. The activation of …

Members of Parliament stressed on Monday, in statements to TAP, that parliamentary work cannot be accomplished without the formation of parliamentary blocs, agreeing that “the statement of President of the Republic, Kais Saied, on this subject was mis…