Sources: BBC
A Tunisian court sentences opposition party leader Lotfi Mraïhi, a potential presidential candidate, to eight months in prison on a charge of vote buying, and also bans Mraïhi from running in presidential elections. 2024-07-19
Tunisian lawyers launch a one-day strike and protest in Tunis following the recent arrest of two lawyers and repressive measures enacted by President Kais Saied. 2024-05-16
German officials announce the arrest of a former aide to Osama bin Laden and plan to deport him to his native Tunisia. 2018-06-25
Amid protests against rising prices and tax increases, a protestor is killed and five others are injured in clashes with security forces in the Tunisian town of Tebourba. 2018-01-8
Voters in Tunisia go to the polls for a parliamentary election, the first under a new constitution. 2014-10-26
Prime Minister of Tunisia Hamadi Jebali resigns after failing to reach an agreement on forming a new technocratic government. 2013-02-19
In Tunisia, the funeral of the opposition politician Chokri Belaid takes place as over a million people gather in mourning amid major protests. A general strike is declared. Tunis Airport is closed and all flights suspended. 2013-02-8
The United States has ordered all non-essential staff to evacuate its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and urges its citizens to avoid travelling to those countries. 2012-09-16
2010 Tunisian protests: People ignore threats of "firm" punishment from Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and continue to protest over unemployment and poor living conditions. 2010-12-29