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Tunisian customs officers have thwarted this Monday (April 22) an attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. According to a press release by the Customs services, the psychotropic pills, concealed in a car bearing an Algerian registration plate, were discovered during an inspection operation at the customs border […]
The Tunisian foreign ministry Saturday blocked a press conference that the Libyan east-based government, opposed to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), was planning to hold in Tunis. The press conference that was to be held Saturday by the foreign ministry of Beida government did not go as planned, reported Libyan Observer, citing sources in […]
Tunisian security authorities announced Tuesday they have detained 24 armed European citizens, including 13 French, coming from Libyan territories controlled by Eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar who has launched an offensive to control Tripoli. Interior Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi told media that security forces nabbed 13 French nationals attempting to cross the Ras Jedir crossing point on […]
Tunisia and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) Monday signed a convention to establish the Middle East and North Africa Office of the organization in Tunis. Tunisia’s foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and OIF Secretary General, Louise Mushikiwabo inked the deal in the Tunisian capital. Hosting the OIF regional office will put Tunisia on the […]
The party of President Beji Caid is descending into deeper crisis as party members elected Saturday two rival leaders in parallel congresses ahead of October and November parliamentary and presidential elections. The first electoral congresses of Nidaa Tounes, which started last week under the motto of “unity” ended up into two congresses that elected […]
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui who is on a working visit in New York seized the opportunity of meetings with Arab ambassador to the United Nations to lobby for his country’s candidacy to the Security Council. “Tunisia aspires to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 term,” he noted, reaffirming […]
A court in France has granted bail to one of former President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali’s brothers-in-law despite demand by Tunisia to extradite the man wanted on many charges. The court in Aix-en-Provence, southern France, ordered Belhassen Trabelsi’s release after the latter “deposited €100,000 ($112,000) and agreed not to leave France nor meet with others […]
The European Bank for reconstruction and development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €24 million loan to Tunisie Leasing and Factoring, the country’s largest leasing company. The loan will allow the Tunisian company to continue growing its network across the country and reaching SMEs in regions less well-covered by competitors. Supporting access to finance for […]
Finding a lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara would benefit the whole region of the Maghreb, the UN Personal Envoy for the Sahara Horst Köhler said in a statement at the end of the second round of negotiations held at Le Château Le Rosey in Bursins, near Geneva, March 21-22 with the participation […]
The Italian energy giant ENI has started the construction in Tunisia of a 5 MW facility at the ADAM oil concession in which it has a 25% stake. The project aims to establish a state-of-the-art hybrid power generation system with battery storage devices, to enable efficient integration with existing turbines. The project, being developed with […]