TUNIS, Tunisia – A woman in Tunisia is hoping to become the first ever female mayor of the capital Tunis in Sunday's local elections. Souad Abderrahim, 54, was fielded as a candidate by Islamist ...

"I know the meaning of being stripped of my freedom," she said after welcoming us into her law offices in Tunis. Now she's one of the women benefiting from the fall last year of Tunisia's longtime ...

Women’s-rights groups have held demonstrations and rallies in Tunis denouncing an article in the draft constitution that describes women as “complementary to men.” Tyler’s protest is part ...

TUNIS (TAP) - Works of an international conference on women's participation in public and political life and decision making started, on Monday inTunis, on the theme "no democracy without women". In ...

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A woman from Tunisia’s moderate Islamic party was elected on Tuesday as mayor of the capital city, Tunis, the first time a woman holds the post. Souad Abderrahim ...

The case began September 3 when three police officers approached the woman and her fiance while they were in their car in the capital Tunis, the woman’s lawyer told Amnesty. Two of the officers ...

A woman blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian ... Witnesses said the blast happened on Tunis's central Habib Bourguiba avenue. Hundreds of police cordoned off an area near the landmark ...

A new bill in Tunisia’s Parliament has sparked fierce backlash from feminist groups, who say a provision allowing notaries to ...

Focus on penultimate Grand Prix as 390 athletes from 55 nations aim for good result ahead of the World Championships in New ...