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On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Tunisia’s Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Riadh Chaoued, has announced the launch of a new interest-free loan scheme, underpinned by a 5-million-dinar allocation from the 2025 Finance Law, to support employment for persons with disabilities. Beginning 17 July 2025, a new registration platform will be open for applicants eligible […]
Tunisia’s food trade balance registered a surplus of 824.1 million dinars by the end of June 2025, marking a sharp decline from the 1,833.9 million dinars recorded during the same period in 2024, according to data released on Tuesday, July 16, by the National Agricultural Observatory. This downturn was largely attributed to the significant drop […]
A Tunisian court has sentenced 21 prominent politicians and officials, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, to prison terms ranging from 12 to 35 years, in a new verdict that highlights the use of the judiciary by President Kais Saied to silence the opposition. The charges, which include inciting violence, attempting to overthrow the government, and […]
President Donald Trump has slapped the Algerian and Tunisian regimes with higher tariffs reaching respectively at least 30% and 25% and warned them that any reprisals would draw tougher counter-measures. In separate letters sent to Presidents Abdelmajid Tebboune of Algeria and Kais Saied of Tunisia, Trump notified them that the new higher tariffs take effect […]
A planned three-day strike by employees of Tunisair Technics has been officially cancelled following a successful conciliation session facilitated by Tunisia’s Ministry of Social Affairs. The industrial action, originally scheduled for 3–5 July, was withdrawn after negotiations between the UGTT (Tunisian General Labor Union), company representatives, and Government officials led to a consensus. The emergency […]
The Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal has affirmed the convictions of Wadii Jari, former president of the Tunisian Football Federation, while moderating his prison sentence to three years instead of the original four. The lower Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of First Instance had imposed a four-year jail term on Jari, […]
The General Transport Union, under the umbrella of the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), has issued a warning of a two-day strike across TRANSTU, Tunisia’s primary public transport company. The union objects to what it describes as the CEO’s unilateral and unlawful appointment of a senior official, effective from 1 July 2025, allegedly in violation […]
A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to 22 years in prison in absentia on charges of undermining state security, triggering condemnation from rights groups who denounce the use of the judiciary by President Kais Saied to intimidate and silence the opposition at home and abroad. The verdict, delivered in June 2025, adds […]
In June 2025, Algeria and Tunisia jointly endorsed the Soumoud Convoy, a humanitarian land mission aimed at delivering aid to Gaza. The convoy, which departed from Tunis on June 9, included hundreds of activists mostly from Tunisia, Algeria, and other international leftist figures. It was intended to reach the Gaza Strip via Egypt’s Rafah crossing, […]
Tunisia’s economic prospects have taken a hit as the World Bank revised its growth forecast downward, projecting a modest 1.9% expansion in 2025, down from an earlier estimate of 2.2%. The outlook for the following years is even more subdued, with growth expected to slow to 1.6% in 2026 and 1.7% in 2027. The downgrade […]