French President Emmanuel Macron and other foreign leaders attended Friday the funeral of Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi as the North African nation gears up for snap elections as early as Septem...

An overview of Tunisia's presidential election, the voting system and the main contenders.

Tunisia's court of appeal rejected on Tuesday a fresh request to release jailed media mogul and presidential candidate Nabil Karoui, one of his lawyers said, less than two weeks before the runoff. Unfo...

Tunisians mourning President Beji Caid Essebsi voiced pride on Friday at measures under way to choose his successor, saying his work guiding the country to democracy after a 2011 revolution helped make...

Beji Caid Essebsi was a secularist who became Tunisia's first freely elected president in 2014.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the country#x2019;s first leader elected in nationwide polls, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, triggering political uncertainty ahead of planned elections.The ve...

Download logo By Secretary-General I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, a pivotal figure in the...

In August 1956 newly independent Tunisia introduced a set of laws which revolutionised women's lives.

Essebsi was a major player in Tunisia's transition to a democracy after a 2011 revolution.

The 92-year-old was Tunisia's first democratically elected president and a long-time player on its political scene.