The Gabes region has come to a standstill due to a general strike in the face of a worsening health crisis. In an attempt to address public anger, the president has ordered a ministerial commission to be sent, but has failed to convince the population.

GABES, Tunisia: Workers in the southern Tunisian city of Gabes launched a general strike on Tuesday following weeks of protest over a chemical factory residents blame for a spike…

More than 200 people have been hospitalised in recent weeks with respiratory issues blamed on a local chemical plant.