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One week after Tunisia beach terror attacks in Sousse which claimed the lives of 38 foreign tourists, including 30 Britons, Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi has declared a 30-day state of emergency, raising concerns of human rights activists. The state of emergency gives the army and police more authority and powers. According to a decree […]
Tunisian authorities said on Thursday they are in search for two other gunmen believed to have received training in Libya with the 23- year old gunman who killed 38 tourists at Sousse hotel resort last Friday. 12 people have been already arrested in connection with the attack. Tunisian authorities are still finding it difficult to […]
Prime Minister David Cameron is planning to ask lawmakers to consider launching attacks or joining the international coalition against the Islamic State group in Syria after the extremist group killed 38 people including 30 Britons last week in Sousse, Tunisia, said the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman on Thursday Even though public opinion has been largely against […]
At least 30 British tourists are feared dead in Friday’s beach massacre in Tunisia’s popular beach resort in Sousse, making it the worst terror attack for Britons since the 2005 London bombings during which 56 people including the attackers were killed. According to Tunisian authorities, the Sousse massacre, which was claimed by the Islamic State, […]
Tunisia has been hit this Friday by another bloody terror attack that targeted once again the North African tourism sector, one of the pillars of the country’s economy. At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, were killed in an attack on a beach near two tourist hotels in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse and 36 […]
The Indictments Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal has decided to extradite Walid Kalib, a Libyan national and an important figure in Fajr Libya, citing an agreement with the Tripoli based government but many believe that it is geared towards freeing the abducted staff of the Tunisian embassy last week. Kalib was arrested last month […]
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi said national reconciliation is a must and a necessity but it should not be used to settle scores since each and every one will be responsible for the actions committed. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a conference on strategic planning in Tunisia, the President said the country needs to […]
After Washington upgraded its ties with Tunisia to the level of a strategic ally during President Béji Caid Essebsi’s maiden visit as president, Khemaies Jhinaoui Diplomatic Adviser to the North African President explained to his compatriots that it does not mean that they have become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as […]
Tunisia has taken a step towards nuclear energy after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) during the 7th ATOMEXPO 2015 International Forum on Nuclear Energy in Moscow. The signing ceremony which took place on Monday paved the way for official nuclear cooperation between the two parties. Their […]
Sit-in protests at several phosphate mining and production sites have temporarily ended after protesters agree to negotiate with authorities on their demands. The protesters are mainly local youths demanding to be employed. Their sit-ins have affected the sector because production has been blocked in four towns in the country’s main phosphate-producing region and in some […]