The Tunisian presidency on Friday announced a six-month extension of the country's state of emergency, in place since a 2015 attack on a presidential guard bus claimed by the Islamic State group.
President Kais Saied "decided on the six-month extension of the nationwide state of emergency, from December 26, 2020, to June 23, 2021," a statement said.
The measure, extended continuously since late 2015, grants exceptional powers to the country's security forces.
It allows measures to "ensure the control... Читать дальше...