Category: Tunisia

Tunisia to review free trade agreement with Turkey

September 5, 2023

Tunisia’s ministry of Trade is set to amend a free trade agreement with Turkey, believed detrimental to the North African country, reports say. The ministry ... Read More

Iraq auctions two Boeings stationed in Tunisia

August 30, 2023

The Iraqi government has placed two Boeings stationed in Tunisia since 1991 for sale three years after a deal with the North African country to ... Read More

Tunisia on brink of default as government drags feet on reforms

August 29, 2023

Tunisia is now the African country facing the highest default risk as the government remains reluctant to implement reforms to be eligible for an IMF ... Read More

Tunisia: Kairouan governor fired over delays in construction of Saudi Arabia-funded health facility

August 23, 2023

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied removed Tuesday August 22 the governor of Kairouan governorate (Central Tunisia) because of delays in the construction of the King Salman ... Read More

Tunisia: Media tycoon sentenced to three years in prison for involvement in deadly road accident

August 22, 2023

A court in Tunisia has ordered the arrest of Abdelhamid Ben Abdallah, a businessman and owner of a private television after his condemnation to three ... Read More

Would Tunisia be the next Arab state to normalize ties with Israel?

August 21, 2023

Algerian officials are warning Tunisia would be the next state to normalize ties with Israel leaving pro-Iran Algeria encircled in the region. Algerian official and ... Read More

Tunisia’s Agriculture minister to provide $9m financing to farmers

August 17, 2023

Tunisia’s Agriculture ministry announced Wednesday August 16 several financing plans for small farmers to the tune of $9 million in view of supporting the sector. ... Read More

Tunisia unveils new measure to boost tourism

August 16, 2023

Tunisian Tourism Minister, Mohamed El Moez Belhassine, has presented a set of new measures to promote the North African country’s destination. In an interview with ... Read More

Tunisia: President fires cereals authority chief amid rising prices

August 15, 2023

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has fired Béchir Kthiri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of cereals Authority amid rising prices that he imputed, few days ago, ... Read More

Five detained in Tunisia’s Kasserine governorate for organ trafficking

August 14, 2023

Five people including a Syrian-Turkish national have been arrested for organ trafficking in Tunisia’s impoverished Kasserine province, a judiciary source has told a local media. ... Read More