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Tunisia prepares for polls after death of president

Tunisia is gearing up for snap elections as early as September following the death of president Beji Caid Essebsi, amid uncertainty over who could step forward to run the North African country. Essebsi, the country's first head of state elected in nationwide polls, died Thursday at the age...

Tunisia speaker sworn in as interim president

Tunisian Parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur was sworn in as interim president Thursday, hours after President Beji Caid Essebsi’s death, in a smooth transition of power in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Under Tunisia’s constitution, the president should assume the presidency for 45...