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Tunisia: Minister of Social Welfare survives road accident

Malek Ezzahi, Tunisia’s Minister of Social Welfare survived Monday January 1 a road accident which also involved his family, state-run radio broadcaster reported.   The incident occurred on Monday afternoon. Ezzahi and his daughter reportedly sustained many injuries in the accident deemed serious. The broadcaster did not provide further details.   Ezzahi was appointed in […]

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IED explodes in Tunisia’s restive Kasserine governorate wounding teenager

A 15-year old teenager has been wounded in the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Kasserine, a restive governorate used as a hideout by terrorists, in Tunisia. Abdelghani Chaabani, regional director of health in the governorate, confirmed Sunday December 17 the incident to Mosaïque Fm, in a statement to the media. The […]

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AfDB loans Tunisia about €82 million for wastewater re-use in agriculture, climate resilience

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a loan of €81.9 million to Tunisia to implement the Treated Wastewater Quality Improvement Project for Climate Resilience Building (PAQEE-RCC). The approval, the bank said on December 13, came at a meeting in Abidjan on 6 December. PAQEE-RCC will improve the treatment of […]

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Tunisia under scrutiny for expelling thousands of migrants to Libya, Algeria

Tunisia has found itself in the eye of the storm after French news agency AFP, citing international humanitarian organizations revealed that the North African country expelled at least 5,500 immigrants towards the border with Libya, and 3,000 others toward the border with Algeria since last June. The AFP report is the most recent accusation against […]

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Tunisian jurist elected as judge to Hague-based ICC

The 22nd session of the Assembly of State Parties to the Rome Statue elected Wednesday December 6 in New York Tunisian jurist Haykel Ben Mahfoudh as judge to Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) for a period of nine years. Mahfoudh, Prof. of Public international Law received 86 votes for the election, the highest vote received […]

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Tunisia: Security forces arrest two high profile terrorists

Two joint units of Tunisia’s counter-terrorism forces and the National Guard rounded up Tuesday December 5 in two separate operations two terrorists condemned to 10 years in prison each in absentia for belonging to terror groups, local media “Tunisie Numerique” reports. A joint patrol of the National Guard and counter-terrorism forces in the city of […]

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Tunisia: Arrest of four high-key terrorists

Tunisian security forces have rounded up, in two separate operations, four terrorists condemned in absentia for pertaining to terror groups, Tunisie Numerique reports. A unit of intelligence services from the National Guard in Monouba and Terouba, two towns near capital Tunis, arrested two men in the first operation. The men had been condemned to one […]

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TunisAir to take delivery of four A320ceos in dry lease deal

Tunisia’s national carrier TunisAir will acquire next month two narrow-body A320ceos and two others next year, CEO Khaled Chelly announced during the annual general meeting amid declining financial performance by the airline. K. Chelly said the four jets will be added to the current 17 being operated by the airline as part of efforts to […]

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Tunisia suspends 97 political parties for financial irregularities

The Tunisian State has suspended as many as 97 political parties accused of failing to submit their financial statements since 2018, Government official Samia Charfi Kaddour told the legislature Tuesday November 21. In total, 150 parties have been notified to provide the financial statements or face suspension, Kaddour indicated, adding that 15 parties are yet […]

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Tunisia: 25 individuals, including lecturers & professors, arrested drug use

Tunisian security forces have rounded up 25 people, including lecturers and a military man, in the city of Monastir for consuming drugs at a birthday party, a spokesperson of the city court was quoted by the media as saying. Farid Ben Jha told local media ‘Mosaïque Fm’ Monday November 20 that security forces raided a […]