Days after President Qais Said of Tunisia fired the government following protests, many feared the move signaled a complete power grab by the President. Photographed for The New York Times July 2021
Women eat ice cream in a square near the old souks of Tunis city Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Shoppers walk through the souks in Tunis, Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide evening curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Shop owners chat in the old souks of Tunis city Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
People chat in a square near the old souks of Tunis city Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
The streets of Tunis city, Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
The streets of Tunis city, Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
The streets of Tunis city, Tuesday July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
Tunisians at a cafe and bar in central Tunis, July 27, 2021, a few days after President Kais Saeid dismissed the government and extended a nationwide curfew. Sima Diab for The New York Times
