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Prime Minister Youssef Chahed Saturday inspected six new US-made helicopters delivered to Tunisia to further the army’s capacity to fight terrorism and secure border with neighboring Libya. The warships, OH-58D Kiowa type, are a first batch of 24 aircrafts deal signed with the US military cooperation agency (DSCA) in May last year. The deal is […]
Tunisian judicial authorities Thursday announced a Tunisian national linked to Berlin December attacker Anis Amri, has been deported from Germany for having contact with terrorist groups. “Wednesday, a Tunisian with links the Anis Amri was expulsed from Germany,” Sofiene Sliti, spokesperson of the prosecutor’s office said. The man was not directly connected to December attack […]
Frankfurt prosecutor’s office announced Wednesday the arrest of a Tunisian asylum seeker suspected for establishing an attack network in Germany but also linked to the deadly attack on Bardo Museum of Tunis, in March 2015. The man aged 36 has been identified as Haikel S., according to press reports. German officials accuse him of building […]
Cash-strapped Tunisia announced that it would cut 5000 public sector jobs starting from this year in a bid to reduce government spending, said Minister of Public Functions Abid Briki. Briki said that the move is dictated by the need to pay Tunisia’s massive debt, which requires narrowing the budget deficit and reducing the public sector […]
Leader of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahdha has debunked claims that the new US President Donald Trump is anti-Islam. For Rached Ghanouchi only Jihadists will fear Trump’s overt anti-Islam philosophy, huffpostmaghreb.com reports. “Terrorists are those who feel threatened by Donald Trump’s policy,” Ghanouchi said Saturday during a ceremony in the governorate of Mahdia to present […]
Italian foreign minister Angelino Alfano Thursday underlined Rome’s readiness and ironclad support for Tunisia in its fight against terrorism and illegal migration after it turned out that Berlin December attack suspect Anis Amri transited through Italy. The North African country has been unable to guarantee a successful democratic transition following the ouster of autocratic ruler […]
British victims as well as the other victims of the June 2015 massacre of 38 holidaymakers at a summer resort, near Sousse could have been saved if security measures were taken, British coroner, Judge Nicholas Loraine-Smith has noted. Inquests to unveil causes of the death of the 30 British tourists in June 2015 have revealed […]
Tunisia received Monday two American speedy vessels that will help in the fight against illegal migration and terrorism. The North African country, despite a successful democratic transition, is facing terrorism threats coming mainly from neighboring unstable Libya. The two vessels are part of a military deal signed in 2012. Under the deal, Tunisia is to […]
A Tunisian man locked up for minor offenses, has been convicted for pushing fellow inmates to travel to Syria for jihad. The man aged 34 and married to an Italian converted Muslim woman has been convincing other inmates to travel to Syria once they finish observing their prison terms, local media quoted Augusto Zaccariello, a […]
The Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda and its leader Rached Ghannouchi have been accused of condoning the departure of the thousands of Tunisians to hotbed conflict zones at the time heated debates on the return of the jihadists buzz in the country. Around 5,000 Tunisians have been fighting in the ranks of terrorist groups in Syria, […]