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World Championships:Tunisian swimmer Jaouadi, clinches 1500m gold

Saad Huzaifa August 4, 2025

Tunisia Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Jaouadi has made waves at the World Swimming Championships by securing gold in the men’s 1500-meter freestyle, completing a stunning double victory after winning the 800m earlier in the week. In a grueling race that came down to sheer willpower, Jaouadi edged out

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Tunisia’s triumphs in 800m freestyle championships

Andrew Mbeki July 30, 2025

Tunisia Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi clinched his first significant title by winning the 800m freestyle at the world swimming championships on Wednesday, executing a perfectly timed strategy. Jaouadi made his decisive move halfway through the race in Singapore, pulling ahead to finish in 7 minutes 36.88 seconds, outpacing German competitors Sven Schwarz (7:39.96) and 400m

Politics

Tunisians protest against president Saied

Ethan Asher July 26, 2025

Tunisia Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital, Tunis, on Friday to protest against President Kais Saied. The demonstrations marked four years since he moved to consolidate his one-man rule in a country once known as the birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings. On 25 July 2021, Saied suspended parliament, dismissed […]