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Tunisia Extends State of Emergency till June 22

President Beji Caid Essebsi has decided to extend the state of emergency for 3 months beginning this March 23. The state of emergency was imposed after a November suicide bombing against a bus carrying presidential guards and was extended in February. The announcement signals that Tunisia will spend almost half of the current year under […]

Tunisia recoups part of looted money deposited in Swiss banks

The Tunisian government has recovered a portion of money stolen by members of late President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, deposited in Swiss banks, the North African country’s lawyer in charge of the State’s litigation has revealed declining to indicate the amount. Ali Abbas told local media Assabah that the sums have been recovered after […]

Tunisia: Four-member terror cell linked to last week stabbing attack busted

The Tunisian interior ministry said it has nabbed four men forming a terror cell suspected for being linked to last week stabbing of security officer, in the southwestern Tozeur province. The cell members have confessed to have planned terror attacks against police establishments and key sites, the interior ministry said, adding that the men had […]