Crew issues distress call on and seeks shelter in Tunisian waters from bad weather before going down in the Gulf of Gabes

Fears of potential unrest as Tunisia, Morocco and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from the two warring European countries

North African state stops screenings of Kenneth Branagh film, already banned in Kuwait and Lebanon for same reason, following protest by pro-Palestinian activists

Petition could set a new legal precedent in the North African country, where those found guilty of consensual same-sex acts can currently be imprisoned for 3 years

President, ruling by decree, selects Najla Bouden to form new government in effort to break political deadlock, end corruption

Protest in the cradle of the Arab Spring is the largest since Kais Saied fired PM, suspended parliament and gave himself judicial powers in July

Kais Saied undermined rare Middle East democracy by firing government and suspending parliament last month

The activities of Ennahda, the dominant party in parliament, were suspended this week by President Saied, who has been accused of overstepping his power

Blinken phones president after he dismisses government, calls on him to 'maintain open dialogue with all political actors and the Tunisian people'

Plunging young democracy into constitutional crisis, Kais Saied warns opponents against taking up arms: 'Our forces will respond with a rain of bullets'