TUNISIA

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Tunisian parliament rejects government of Habib Jemli

Europe, N. Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya

China calls for easing UN sanctions on N.Korea

Turkey's Erdogan paves the way for troop deployment in Libya

A former professional tennis player revealed his experience training with Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic.

Huge protest days ahead of contentious Algeria vote

Tunisians march against violence towards women

As ubiquitous as cellphones are, there are large segments of the populations of emerging countries that don't have them or have only limited access.

In desert dunes, electro fans rave about Tunisia tourism

South African Premier League smashes billion-rand revenue mark

French government under pressure after student sets himself on fire

In their mother's country, Lebanon protesters clamour for citizenship

Triggered by MP's disgrace, Tunisia's #MeToo breaks taboos

Behind the steel door, the cell is as packed as their eyes are empty -- haggard, scrawny prisoners in orange jumpsuits lying head-to-toe cover every inch of floor space.An AFP team was given rare access to one of the crowded detention facilities in northeastern Syria where Kurdish forces are holding Islamic State group (IS) suspects.As a Turkish offensive launched against Kurdish forces earlier this month wreaks chaos in the area, just how solid such doors will be is a question keeping the world on edge.

Tunisia's new President Kais Saied received a rousing round of applause from a packed parliament when he vowed to uphold women's right

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim (R) and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian give a press conference in Baghdad on October 17, 2019

Syria's Kurds have warned repeatedly that fighters mobilised to defend against Turkey's invasion are not available to guard the tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State group fighters and family members in their custody

Saied won Sunday's presidential runoff by a landslide

Saied has promised to respect Tunisia's newly-found social freedoms

The electoral commission announced Monday that voters gave conservative political outsider Kais Saied a sweeping mandate to be Tunisia's next president, thanks largely to young people who flocked to his side.In a contest that reflected Tunisia's shifting post-revolution political landscape, Saied, an independent, scooped 72.71 percent of votes in Sunday's runoff.Saied garnered 2.7 million votes against one million for his rival, charismatic business tycoon Nabil Karoui, the commission said.