Tag: Tunisia

Tunisia arrests seven people in connection with Sousse stabbing attack

September 7, 2020

Tunisian interior ministry has detained seven people suspected for being connected to the Sunday stubbing attack in the governorate of Sousse, in which one policeman ... Read More

Tunisia: Attack in Sousse kills a policeman

September 6, 2020

Men attacked members of the Tunisian National Guard in Sousse with a knife Sunday morning, in what the spokesman for the guard described as a ... Read More

Tunisian lawmakers validate Hichem Mechichi-proposed government

September 2, 2020

The Tunisian parliament Wednesday rubber-stamped the proposed government of the Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi to replace Elyes Fakhfakh who resigned last month from the post ... Read More

Tunisian parliament to hold confidence vote on new cabinet on September 1

August 26, 2020

Tunisian lawmakers will hold on September 1 a confidence vote on the proposed cabinet of Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, The Parliament presidency announced Tuesday. Mechichi ... Read More

Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate names first blind minister in cabinet team

August 25, 2020

Nominated Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi unveiled Monday his cabinet, which will include the country’s first blind minister. Walid Zidi, 34, will be in charge ... Read More

COVID-19: Tunisia launches vaccine research

August 20, 2020

Tunisia’s Institut Pasteur has launched researches to come up with an anti-COVID-19 vaccine, Webdo Tunis reports. Hechmi Louzir, Head of the Tunis-based non-profit health organization ... Read More

EU grants Tunisia 10m euros to curb illegal migration activities

August 18, 2020

The European Union Monday allocated Tunisia 10 million euros to help stem illegal migration activities from its coasts. The bloc’s commissioner for home affairs and ... Read More

Tunisia: President speaks out against equality in inheritance

August 17, 2020

The President of Tunisia last week made a speech that hit the nail on the head. After supporting women's social and economic rights, he spoke ... Read More

Italian Interior, Foreign Ministers expected in Tunisia to discuss migration issues

August 17, 2020

Italy’s Interior and Foreign Ministers are expected this Monday in Tunisia to raise the thorny issue of migration as waves of departures from the shores ... Read More

Italy kick starts expulsion of Tunisian migrants

August 11, 2020

Italy began on Monday August 10 the expulsion of Tunisian citizens deemed illegal at the time waves of migrants from the North African country still ... Read More