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Blistering heat across Mediterranean region spreads to dry and mountainous parts of north Africa
The EU pursues a two-track policy of cracking down on irregular migrants and filling its workforce with foreigners
Brussels to provide €100mn to strengthen border controls as numbers crossing to Italy by boat double in a year
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Hundreds said to be trapped in desert with no food or water while EU tries to stem flow
Brussels proposes €255mn in grants for Tunis, linking longer-term loans of up to €900mn to reforms
President Saied is dismantling the institutions that a decade earlier had made the country a beacon for democracy in the Arab world
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Rached Ghannouchi is most high-profile critic to be arrested since Kais Saied seized power
President Kais Saied says conditions imposed by lender will lead to greater poverty
Racism and economic crisis fuel surge in attempts to reach Europe by boat, alarming the EU
Clampdown by Kais Saied comes as investors fret about critical $1.9bn IMF loan deal
African Union accuses Kais Saied of hate speech over comments about sub-Saharan Africans
Police seize critics of increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied
Opposition calls on president to step down after just 9% of eligible voters headed to the polls
Analysts and politicians say new assembly will be ‘window dressing’ for Kais Saied’s decisions
Deal will help reassure other donors that the country is committed to reforms
‘Democracy is only real if it extends to social and economic areas — it’s not just about having elections every five years’
Exit polls show strong support for Kais Saied as democratic experiment finally unravels
Rise in global food and energy prices hits country already struggling with falling living standards
Jabeur vies to become first Arab woman to win grand slam as Djokovic seeks seventh title
Charter drawn up by populist leader Kais Saied would greatly increase presidential powers
Kais Saied accuses politicians of ‘attempted coup’ after more than half of assembly defies him
Kais Saied must respect democracy and focus on country’s economic woes
Kais Saied tightens control of the north African country but has yet to reveal economic plan
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