An actress in Tunisia says she has received death threats from Islamist militants after she started streaming live videos of herself belly dancing with the aim of entertaining people in lockdown because of the coronavirus.

Nermine Sfar said the threats had come from people connected to a Tunisian-based group with links to al-Qaeda.

Her nightly dance performances on Facebook have drawn tens of thousands of viewers.

Sfar says her intention is not just to entertain but to encourage people to stay at home.

She is no stranger to grand public gestures - she put herself forward as a candidate in last year's Tunisian presidential election on a feminist platform.