The presidential campaign atmosphere is rocking Tunisia as the parties continue to seek votes nationwide. The potential winner is 87-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi of the Nida Tunis party, a veteran politician who served under Ben Ali and his predecessor Habib Bourguiba. The party won the majority of seats in the recent parliamentary elections. Some of […]
A top Egyptian delegation met Sunday in Tripoli with members of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), an unprecedented meeting, seeking re-establish ties between the two countries. The delegation included security and diplomatic officials headed by deputy chief of intelligence and head of Libya file at the Egyptian Presidency Ayman Badie, Libya Observer reports. […]
The World Bank has revised Tunisia’s 2024 economic growth forecast downward to 1.2%, compared to the 2.4% projected in April 2024. In its October 16, 2024 report, “Growth in the Middle East and North Africa,” the Bank expects Tunisia’s growth to stabilize at 2.2% in 2025. The report cites weak growth across the MENA region, […]
