Tunisia bans meetings at opposition offices after detaining leader

Police close headquarters of main opposition coalition as fears mount move will pave way for banning party

Tunisian authorities have banned meetings at all offices of the opposition Ennahda Islamist party and police closed the headquarters of the Salvation Front main opposition coalition.

Ennahda fears the move will pave the way for banning the party and comes a day after police detained the leader of Ennahda, Rached Ghannouchi, the most prominent critic of President Kais Saied and three senior officials, the party said.