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Tunisian security forces fire tear gas as protesters block a street in the Ettadhamen city suburb on the north-western outskirts of Tunis on January 18, 2021.(AP)

Political class seems helpless as street riots continue in Tunisia

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Members of Tunisia’s National Guard sit atop an armoured personnel carrier preparing for night clashes with protesters in the Ettadhamen city suburb on the northwestwern outskirts of Tunisia’s capital Tunis. (AFP)

Tunisian army called upon to quell unrest as police is overwhelmed

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Police officers face off with demonstrators during clashes in Ben Arous, Tunisia, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (AP)

Tunisian protesters defy curfew amid rising anger

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Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi speaks during a press conference to announce a wide cabinet reshuffle in the capital Tunis, on January 16, 2021. (AFP)

Mechichi seen consolidating power away from president

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UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997. (UNESCO)

Tunisia listed by UNESCO for keeping heritage sites open

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A man wearing a face mask to prevent the spread of coronavirus walks past deserted beachside coffeeshops, in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 13 2021. AFP

Tunisia enters new lockdown on muted anniversary of uprising

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Tunisia’s dismissed Interior Minister Taoufik Charfeddine gives a joint press conference in the capital Tunis, on November 6, 2020.( AFP)

Tunisian PM sacks interior minister amid tensions with president

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Tunisian film director Kaouther Ben Hania (R) at the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the Carthage Film Days (JCC) film festival at the Opera House in Tunis on December 18, 2020. (AFP)

Carthage film festival draws large audience despite pandemic

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Tunisian politician media executive Nabil Karoui, speaks with journalists in Tunis, Tunisia, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP)

Karoui's arrest likely to affect parliamentary coalition