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Tunisia-France: Paris and Tunis team up against terrorism

Visiting French Minister of Justice said Thursday in Tunis that France and Tunisia must join hands to fight the terrorism threat challenging their democracy and security. Christiane Taubira told reporters after talks with Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid that it was essential for France and Tunisia to team up and stamp out international cross-border terrorism […]

Saudi Arabia shelves plan to take over United Bank of Egypt over disagreement with Cairo

Saudi Arabia has put a plan by its sovereign wealth fund to acquire the United Bank of Egypt on hold because of a disagreement with the Egyptian authorities over its valuation, Reuters reports citing two sources familiar with the matter. The pause is unprecedented in the spree of investments done by the Gulf country in […]

EU helps Tunisia in fight against coronavirus with €250 million

The European Union (EU) said it would grant Tunisia €250 million to help it face the coronavirus pandemic and address adverse socioeconomic effects of the outbreak. The grant was announced Saturday by the bloc’s envoy to the country, Patrice Bergamini, in a Tweet. The EU official also announced that funds earmarked for the Health Sector […]