Mounia Boucetta & vice president of Czech senate

EU to release €300m to help Tunisia fight Coronavirus pandemic

The European Union will release €300 million on June 1 to assist Tunisia in its fight against the global pandemic that has caused the death of 12,451 in the North African country. Marcus Cornaro, the envoy of the EU commission to Tunisia informed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi of the release of the funds, the first […]

Tunisia: Several terror threats thwarted during Ramadan

Tunisia’s interior ministry Tuesday indicated that several terror threats were thwarted during the fasting month of Ramadan thanks to the work of security forces. Spokesperson for the ministry, Fadhila Khelifi, who made the announcement did not elaborate on the types of threats and places where the planned attacks were to occur, Webdo Tunis reports. Khelifi […]

Ban Ki-Moon Attempts to Defuse Tension with Morocco, Regrets ‘Misunderstandings’ over Occupation Comment

In an attempt to defuse the tension that recently flared up between the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Morocco, the UN Chief on Monday expressed explicit regrets for the misunderstanding about the word “occupation” he had used when referring to Morocco’s presence in the Sahara. Stephane Dujarric, Ban Ki-Moon’s spokesman, Monday said during […]