Beji Caid Essebsi

Chadlia Caid Essebsi, the wife of the late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi, passed away on Sunday as the first round of elections to select her husband's successor began, their son announced.
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Tunisia's first freely elected President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has died aged 92, the country's presidency says.
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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi’s health was improving on Friday and the 92-year-old was expected to be discharged from hospital soon, his office said, a day after he fell ill.
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Saudi Arabia will lend Tunisia US$500 million at a favourable interest rate and will finance two projects worth $140 million, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after a visit from the Saudi crown prince that drew Tunisian…
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Police in Tunisia are reported to have fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of youths protesting against new austerity measures. A Reuters witness said young people aged around 20 were throwing stones at police vehicles and setting fire to…
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An explosion has hit a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia's capital, Tunis, killing at least 12 people, officials said.
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