First Independent Mena Newspaper
Malek Ezzahi, Tunisia’s Social Affairs Minister, indicated Monday that talks between the North African country and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are still ongoing. The North African country, according to the Minister, has been in several months of negotiations for a $1.9 billion loan from the Washington-based institution to supplement the national budget facing a […]
The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development has granted Tunisia $52 million (KWD16 million) in form of credit facility to be used for road projects. The financing deal was signed during the 52nd annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the fund, held on the sidelines of the annual joint meetings of Arab […]
Tunisia’s largest political party, Ennahdha, named Wednesday Mondher Lounissi as the new chairman of the Islamist movement in the absence of incumbent leader Rached Ghannouchi detained since April 17 on several charges. The executive committee of the party held a meeting Wednesday to take stock of the recent developments that hit the movement. Ghannouchi, the […]
Kumulus, a Tunisian startup operating in water industry, won Tuesday the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s startup competition AgVenture aiming at supporting innovative early-stage agribusiness technology ventures in the economies where EBRD invests. The challenge unveiled the names of the winners at EBRD Consumer Rules Summit held in Zagreb, Serbia. Kumulus produces and operates […]
Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki deplored his country’s descent to authoritarianism under Kais Saied and his mentor Algeria which he said “never stopped intervening in our internal affairs.” “Algeria opposed us after the revolution and spared no effort to foil Tunisian democracy,” Marzouki told Algerian opposition channel Canal 22 Algérie. The Algerian regime was intent […]
The United States has called on Tunisia’s Kais Saied to respect the freedom of opinion and expression, and voiced concern over the latest wave of arrests of political opponents including former Speaker of Parliament and leader of Tunisia’s largest opposition Ennahdha party, Rached Ghannouchi. In a press release issued Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said […]
Tunisia under Kais Saied is backpedaling to autocracy as the president continues his crackdown on the opposition, arresting leader of Ennahda opposition party Rached Ghannouchi. Tunisian authorities also raided the headquarters of the party as part of power-consolidation by a president that disbanded the parliament and tailored a new constitution fostering his power grab, while […]
Italy will recruit 4,000 Tunisian workers, as the two countries move to spur regular migration. Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat and his visiting Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar who made the announcement Thursday in Rome said that the future recruits will be trained in Tunisia before deployment in the European country, Webdo Tunis reports. The recruitment […]
Tunisia’s Foreign minister Nabil Ammar is currently on a working visit to Italy, as Rome presses Tunis to curb waves of illegal migrants batting its coasts. Ammar is expected to meet with Antonio Tajani, his Italian counterpart. The two sides are to discuss global economic interests of both countries, clamping down on illegal migration, increasing […]
The UN Refugee Agency has called on Tunisia to respect the rights of sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are suffering ill-treatment, harassment, and oppression from the security forces of Kais Saied’s regime. In a press release issued Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees voiced deep concern over the latest violent incidents that […]