Confusion in Tunisia over UAE vaccine donation

Tunisia is afresh gripped with a new scandal as the cabinet says it has not been informed about doses of covid-19 vaccine offered to the country by the UAE.   The North African country received from the UAE two months ago 1.000 doses of covid-19 vaccine for the immunization of politicians and high ranking officials, […]

France donates Tunisia €80m to tackle fallout from covid-19

France Monday offered Tunisia a €80 million check to help the North African country tackle the covid-19 pandemic which has infected 1,087 and killed 49 people. France’s ambassador to Tunisia Olivier Poivre d’Arvor told, in a telephone talk, Tunisian Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, that money is meant to alleviate social and economic […]

Tunisian lawmakers validate Hichem Mechichi-proposed government

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 over allegations of a conflict of interest. Mechichi’s cabinet lineup was approved by 134 lawmakers out of the 201 present for the session. Mechichi after the 15-hour session told the […]