Children play on the beach with the Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate complex visible in the background, in Gabes, Tunisia, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Jihed Abidellaoui
TUNIS (Reuters) -A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill on Tuesday to back demands for the closure of a state chemical plant blamed for a pollution crisis.
A recent spate of environmental and anti-government protests prompted by a worsening economic crisis and disruptions in public services has posed the biggest challenge to President Kais Saied since he seized all power in 2021.
