Countries Tunisia detains anti-president MP, says lawyer Tunis – Plainclothes security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours... Read more 23 Jan, 2023
Countries Minister says Italy could accept more Tunisians if irregular migration cut Tunis – Italy is prepared to allow more Tunisians to reach its shores legally in exchange for greater efforts... Read more 19 Jan, 2023
Business War-torn Libya donates supplies to fill bare Tunisia shelves Tunis – Conflict-wracked Libya donated several dozen trucks of food supplies on Tuesday to neighbouring Tunisia, the Libyan embassy... Read more 18 Jan, 2023
Countries Tunisia president’s former top aide jailed in absentia, media reports Tunis – Tunisian President Kais Saied’s former chief of staff was sentenced in absentia on Tuesday to prison over... Read more 18 Jan, 2023
Business Thousands protest Tunisian president amid grinding economic crisis Tunis – Thousands of Tunisians marched on Saturday in the capital to protest against President Kais Saied, whom they... Read more 15 Jan, 2023
Countries Tunisia jails all-women jihadist group Tunis – Tunisia has jailed nine members of an all-women “terrorist” gang accused of plotting to assassinate a government... Read more 13 Jan, 2023
Countries Tunisia opposition say police tried to block rally Tunis – Tunisia’s main opposition alliance on Sunday warned that freedom of assembly and expression were under threat, after... Read more 9 Jan, 2023
Countries Five migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia Tunis – Five migrants from sub-Saharan Africa drowned and five more were missing after their boat sank off Tunisia... Read more 9 Jan, 2023
Business Tunisia lawyers protest tax hike on legal services Tunis – Dozens of Tunisian lawyers protested on Thursday against newly imposed taxes on legal services, part of a... Read more 6 Jan, 2023
Business Tunisia faces ‘complicated’ 2023 without quick IMF deal, says central bank Tunis – Tunisia faces a year of low economic growth and runaway inflation, and urgently needs a bailout deal... Read more 5 Jan, 2023