Category: Tunisia

Tunisia’s Ennahdha appoints new Secretary General

November 4, 2023

The Islamist Ennahdha party, Tunisia’s largest political movement, has appointed Ajmi Ourimi as the new Secretary General of the party since the resignation of Zied ... Read More

Tunisia: Two top home security commanders fired in wake of prison-break by five terrorists

November 1, 2023

Tunisia’s Interior ministry announced Tuesday October 31 the removal of both Director General of Special Services and of General Intelligence few moments after five high ... Read More

Tunisia: 12-member terror cell ‘preparing attacks’ dismantled in Zaghouan

October 25, 2023

Tunisian counterterrorism security forces arrested Tuesday October 24 in Zaghouan governorate 12 men forming a terror cell allegedly preparing terror attacks in the North African ... Read More

Italy’s top diplomat to visit Tunisia today October 20

October 20, 2023

Antonio Tajani, Italy’s Foreign minister, is set to visit Tunisia today October 20 in view of inking with the North African country another deal for ... Read More

Kais Saied fires Minister of Economy

October 18, 2023

Tunisia’s President fired Tuesday October 17 the country’s Minister of Economy Samir Saïed amid economic hardship that has gripped the North African country. Saied’s office ... Read More

US Embassy in Tunis suspends services for two days over security concerns

October 12, 2023

The US embassy in Tunis announced Wednesday October 11 the suspension of services for two days, October 12-13, for security reasons on the backdrop of ... Read More

Tunisia: Arrest of an opposition party leader

October 5, 2023

The leader of the Free Destourian Party (PDL), one of the main opposition parties in Tunisia, was placed in conditional detention on Tuesday after she ... Read More

Cash-strapped Tunis rejects EU’s migration control for money deal

October 5, 2023

Tunisia’s authoritarian president Kais Saied rejected an EU offer for aid in return for a tighter control on illegal migration. “Tunisia rejects what the EU ... Read More

Tunisian NGO slams ‘instrumentalization’ of justice against political opponents

October 2, 2023

The Tunisian League for Human Rights (LTDH) has launched a fervent plea, urging the authorities to abandon legal proceedings against two lawyers who have been ... Read More

Ghannouchi to start hunger strike this Friday September 29

September 29, 2023

Tunisia’s Ennahda Party leader Rached Ghannouchi is set to start this Friday September 29 a hunger strike from prison to protest against his detention since ... Read More