Tag: Tunis

Netherlands poised to invest more in Tunisia (Mark Rutte)

June 27, 2023

Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte indicated Monday June 26 that the European country is keen to pump more investments in Tunisia, chiefly into renewable energy ... Read More

Tunisia launches probe into death of two people in train derailment

June 22, 2023

Tunisia’s State-run company managing railways, SNCFT, launched Wednesday an investigation into the death of two people after a train went off track near M'saken train ... Read More

Tunisian court condemns cleric to four years in prison for calling for jihad

June 21, 2023

The Court of First Instance of Tunis sentenced a Muslim cleric to four years in prison for calling youth to jihad during his preaches, “Tunisie ... Read More

Tunisia, South Korea ink multiple agreements

May 12, 2023

Tunisia and South Korea signed Thursday in Tunis several agreements in multiple areas including investment and trade, ahead of the second Economic Forum between the ... Read More

Hundreds of Kais Saied’s supporters hold protest against ‘traitors’

March 21, 2023

Several hundreds of Tunisians supporting President Kais Saied rallied Monday in capital Tunis to beef up backing to the unpopular leader and called out “traitors” ... Read More

Tunisian court hands one-year prison sentence to journalist for disclosing data on terrorism

November 30, 2022

Tunis Court of First Instance Tuesday sentenced a local journalist to one year in prison on charges of disclosing data on a counter-terrorism operation in ... Read More

Japanese Premier to be absent at TICAD 8 summit in Tunisia

August 22, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will miss the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit planned to take place late this month in ... Read More

Several Libyan oil sites now at a standstill after Fathi Bachagha was denied entry to Libya

April 19, 2022

Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) announced on Monday the halt of operations at two major oil sites, the Zouetina terminal and the Al-Charara field, after ... Read More

19 Tunisian politicians including Speaker of suspended Parliament summoned

January 6, 2022

The criminal court of the first instant tribunal of Tunis has published a list of 19 politicians including Rached Ghannouchi, speaker of the country’s suspended ... Read More

Tunisian President throws support behind GNA after defense minister called UN-backed Government militia

April 17, 2020

Tunisian President Kais Saied has underlined Tunis’s unified position with UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli after his defense minister tagged the fragile ... Read More