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Category: Tunisia
Tunisia: Kais Saied lambasts rating agencies
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Thursday laid into international rating agencies for using “biased criteria” in evaluating the country’s abilities to attract investments. This came during ... Read More
Tunisia closes TV station linked to Islamist Ennahdha party for “operating without license”
Tunisia’s media regulator shut down Wednesday Zitouna TV, a local television backed by parliament largest party Ennahdha, for operating without license. The channel in a ... Read More
Tunisian President eager to take a leaf out of Egypt’s experience in security, stability matters
Tunisian President Kais Saied Wednesday expressed willingness to learn from Egypt’s experience in areas of security and stability, at the time Tunisians and Tunisia’s partners ... Read More
Tunisia: Three military personnel killed in helicopter crash
A helicopter belonging to the Tunisian army crashed Tuesday during a night drill, causing the death of three soldiers on board, the ministry of Defense ... Read More
Tunisia: arrest of lawmaker, journalist for insulting President
Tunisian security forces have detained a parliamentarian and a journalist of a local television on charges of plotting against the state, and insulting President Kais ... Read More
A woman named Prime Minister in Tunisia, a first in the Arab world
Najla Bouden Romdhane, a former official of the ministry of Higher education, was appointed Wednesday Prime Minister of Tunisia, becoming thus the first woman to ... Read More
Western leaders to boycott Francophonie Summit to take place in Tunisia
Western leaders including France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have not confirmed their presence at the XVIII Summit of La Francophonie to take place ... Read More
Tunisia: Protests erupt against President’s power grab
Two months after he sacked the prime minister, suspended the parliament and assumed all executive powers, Tunisia’s President Kais Said faced street anger as a ... Read More
Morocco, 4th African country where innovation thrives
The kingdom of Morocco is ranked 4th African country on Global Innovation Index 2021 (GII2021) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that captures the ... Read More
Tunisia: Kais Saied unveils new exceptional measures sparking the ire of his political rivals
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied announced Wednesday new exceptional measures to bolster his grab of all-out power effective since July 25, an announcement that triggered immediate ... Read More