Tunisia
Tunisia closes search after recovering remaining migrant bodies
Tunisian authorities said on Thursday they had recovered the remains of the last migrants missing from a boat that sank off the coast last week, bringing the death toll to 14.
Tunisian President Kais Saied set the presidential election date for Oct. 6, 2024, the presidency said in a statement early on Wednesday.
Kais Saied © TSP
Tunisian President Kais Saied set the presidential election date for Oct. 6, 2024, the presidency said in a statement early on Wednesday.
Kais Saied has taken control of the country's main institutions. A new-look dictatorship much more stringent than that of President Ben Ali.
Reporting by Tarek Amara
Tunisian authorities said on Thursday they had recovered the remains of the last migrants missing from a boat that sank off the coast last week, bringing the death toll to 14.
At least 13 Tunisians are missing after a migrant boat sank off the Tunisian coast while sailing towards Italy and two people have been rescued, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday.
Activists and opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied took to the streets of Tunis on Thursday, calling for his departure and the restoration of democracy in the latest protest against his governance amid growing political and economic discontent.
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