Here is the summary of the most important information that marked the weekend from July 26 to 27, 2025:
Disappearance of Ziad Rahbani, a major figure in the Arab artistic scene
The Lebanese dramatist, playwright and intellectual Ziad Rahbani died on Saturday July 26, 2025, at the age of 69, leaving behind an immense work. Son of the legendary singer Fairouz and the composer Assi Rahbani, he had imposed himself as a singular figure, mixing satire, political commitment and extraordinary musical creation. Very early on, Ziad Rahbani stood out for his early talent: he was only 17 years old when he composed Sa’Alouni el-Nas for his mother. Virtuoso pianist, sharp playwright and visionary composer, he had managed to make art a space of resistance, criticism and reflection, in particular through his plays played in the Lebanese civil war.
Constitutional Court: a bill tabled at ARP
The deputy Saber Masmoudi announced, during his intervention on Diwan FM, the official deposit of a bill aimed at organizing the Constitutional Court, an institution provided for by the Constitution but still not implemented to date. Posed on July 15, 2025, this text is part, according to the deputy, in a desire to strengthen the rule of law and apply the provisions of Chapter V of the Constitution of 2022, which consecrates the creation of this high court. The bill, made up of 61 articles divided into four chapters
Accused of terrorism: Liberation of the young Yassine Sghaier
Yassine Sghaier, a young twenty -year -old Tunisian, was released this Sunday, July 27, 2025 after being placed in police custody for several days as part of an investigation open under the anti -terrorist law. His arrest, widely criticized on social networks, had aroused a wave of indignation. The case had started a few days ago when the police broke into the young man’s family home. The latter, known on networks to publish sporting and musical content, including religious songs, was apprehended and transferred to the Bouchoucha detention center.
Movement of magistrates: six judges concerned
A new movement in the body of the judiciary was decided, affecting six judges, between appointments, transfers and revocations, learns business news this Sunday, July 27, informed source. These changes concern several jurisdictions across the country. Among the main decisions made:
Ahmed Barhoumi was appointed investigating judge at office 11 at the Tunis court of first instance 1.
Ali Douiri, hitherto investigating office at office 11 in Tunis 1, has been transferred to the Jendouba Court of Appeal. (…)
Arrest of Hatem Aouini: the UGTT denounces an act of Israeli piracy
The Tunisian Labor Union (UGTT) firmly condemned the attack by Israeli occupation forces against the Handala humanitarian ship, on which 21 civil activists from twelve countries were located, including Tunisian trade unionist Hatem Aouini. The latter participated in this mission of international solidarity aimed at breaking the blockade imposed in Gaza. In a declaration granted to Diwan FM, Samir Cheffi, deputy secretary general of the UGTT, denounced an “act of characterized piracy”, in flagrant violation of international law. He estimated that this attack is part of a logic of systematic violence perpetrated by Israel against any free voice
