Tunisia and the European Union on Sunday signed a “strategic partnership” deal that included combatting human traffickers and tightening borders during a sharp increase in boats leaving the North African nation for Europe. The deal followed weeks of talks and Europe’s pledge of major aid to Tunisia amounting to €1bn ($1.12bn) to help its battered[…]
At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died off the Tunisian coast after their two boats sank as they tried to cross the Mediterranean sea to Italy on Sunday. The Tunisian coastguard, which was first at the scene, said it had managed to rescue 11 people. In the last week the coastguard[…]
Independent and foreign members of the press were barred on Monday from attending the first session of Tunisia’s new parliament, which has also not been recognised by the country’s main opposition coalition. Journalists protested against their exclusion from the parliamentary session, gathering at the entrance of parliament and chanting: “Lawmakers it is[…]
Thousands took to the streets of Tunisia‘s capital as the country’s powerful UGTT labour union held a major protest against President Kais Saied. Demonstrators marched down Habib Bourguiba Avenue in central Tunis on Saturday, chanting slogans and holding up signs against Saied’s power grab and recent crackdown on critics. Tunisia has[…]
INTERNATIONAL Authorities in Tunisia have not done enough to protect women against domestic violence despite the country adopting progressive legislation five years ago, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The authorities fail to systematically respond, investigate and provide protection to women who report violence,” the New York-based[…]
INTERNATIONAL Former Tunisian President, Monsef Marzouki, said that Qatar’s success in organising the World Cup is a great incentive for Arabs, Muslims and all countries of the world and confirmation that they can perform miracles if there is political and popular will. He criticised the “hypocrisy” of Western countries and[…]
Tunisian police have used excessive force against teachers who protested on Thursday in front of the Ministry of Education, demanding authorities provide them with permanent jobs. According to the National Coordination of Representatives, the teachers were forced to end their protest after being subjected to “all forms of violence”. Spokesperson[…]
The Afek Tounes Party announced, on Thursday, its intention to boycott the early legislative elections on 17th December. By so doing, Afeq Tounes becomes the eleventh party to announce its boycott of the elections after Ennahda, Heart of Tunisia, Dignity Coalition, Movement Party, Al Amal, the Republican Party, Workers’ Party,[…]
Tunisia announced yesterday that it has recalled its ambassador to Morocco for consultations following Rabat doing the same the day before in response to Tunisian president Kais Saied hosting the head of the Polisario Front, a movement seeking independence for the disputed Western Sahara territory. President Saied met with Brahim Ghali ahead[…]
INTERNATIONAL In the back office of his travel agency in rue Belouizdad in Algiers, Mohamed reviewed one last time the list of his clients who were about to cross the Algerian–Tunisian border. The reopening of the land border that had been closed since March 2020 following the coronavirus pandemic, was announced on 5 July[…]
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