Business Algeria lends $300m to cash-strapped Tunisia Tunis – Heavily indebted Tunisia said on Tuesday it had received a loan from oil-rich neighbour Algeria, the day before... Read more 15 Dec, 2021
Countries Tunisia opposition condemns extension of parliament freeze Tunis – Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday slammed his decision to extend a months-long suspension of parliament,... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries Tunisia president extends parliament suspension, sets election in 1 year Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied on Monday extended his months-long suspension of parliament until new elections in December... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
News One dead, 18 hurt in fire at HQ of Tunisia’s Ennahdha party Tunis – One person died and 18 others were injured, including two leading figures from Tunisia’s Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party... Read more 10 Dec, 2021
Business Tunisian president sacks two consuls, orders financial audits Tunis – The Tunisian presidency on Sunday dismissed the country’s consuls in Paris and Milan and ordered financial audits at... Read more 6 Dec, 2021
Opinion Tunisia unions demand ‘roadmap’ to end state of exception Tunis – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT trade union confederation demanded a “national dialogue” and a “roadmap” out of a state of... Read more 5 Dec, 2021
Coronavirus Tunisia records first case of Omicron variant Tunis – Tunisia recorded its first confirmed case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a Congolese man who... Read more 4 Dec, 2021
Politics Tunisia’s Saied moves revolution anniversary Tunis – Tunisia’s president Kais Saied said on Thursday he would move the official anniversary of the country’s revolution, a... Read more 3 Dec, 2021
Arts and Leisure Tunisia women mix beats and break taboos Tunis – Fouchika Junior adjusts her headphones, flicks a slider and seamlessly drops the next tune: one of Tunisia’s... Read more 2 Dec, 2021
News Tunis police fend attack by axe-wielding assailant Tunis – A man lunged at Tunisian police with an axe and a knife in central Tunis on Friday... Read more 27 Nov, 2021