Ten-man Mali beat Tunisia on penalties to book AFCON quarterfinal place
Mali win penalty shootout after a 1-1 last-16 draw to set up Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal with Senegal.
![Riot police force protestors back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square on January 28, 2011 in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital and hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/108473126.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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False spring: The end of Tunisia’s revolutionary hopes?
Fifteen years after revolution took hold, little remains of the hopes that ignited a region.
Presidents the Arab Spring toppled, where are they now?
On December 17, 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, triggering protests across the Arab world.
Tunisia sentences opposition leader Abir Moussi to 12 years in jail
Dozens of opposition figures being targeted in nation once seen as beacon for democracy after sparking the Arab Spring.
Xenophobia runs the world
From Washington to Copenhagen and Pretoria, blaming migrants has become the easiest governing strategy of our time.
Tunisia arrests top opposition leader Nejib Chebbi in widening crackdown
Ahmed Nejib Chebbi is among dozens of government critics facing years-long prison terms after ‘sham trial’.
![Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, head of the opposition National Salvation Front, speaks during a news conference in Tunis, Tunisia, in 2023 [File: Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2023-02-15T111048Z_893442916_RC2LBZ92FYWV_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-ARRESTS-PRESIDENT-1764855371.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Politician Ayachi Hammami latest arrest in Tunisia opposition crackdown
Tunisia opposition says charges are fabricated, as police enforce a five-year prison sentence.
Tunisia police arrest opposition figure Chaima Issa during protest
Arrest comes after appeals court handed jail terms to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers.
![Prominent opposition figure Chaima Issa takes part in a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied before being detained by police to enforce a 20-year prison sentence, in Tunis, Tunisia. November 29, 2025. [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-11-29T161124Z_455651553_RC2D6IAPVDQS_RTRMADP_3_TUNISIA-POLITICS-OPPOSITION-ARRESTS-1764440918.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Tunisia hands long prison sentences to opposition, business, media figures
A court sentences suspects over charges on ‘conspiracy against state security’ and ‘belonging to a terrorist group’.
Tunisia frees prominent lawyer and critic of President Saied
Sonia Dahmani, 60, was arrested in 2024 after questioning government policy on African refugees and migrants.
‘Enough repression’: Thousands of Tunisians protest against Kais Saied
Protesters in Tunis denounce an escalating crackdown on dissent and demand the release of jailed dissidents.
