Category: Tunisia

Tunisian President visits Qatar November 14-16

November 12, 2020

Waving flag of Qatar and Tunisia Tunisian President Kais Saied will travel Saturday to Qatar for a three-day visit, his office said Wednesday. The visit ... Read More

Libyan factions meet in Tunis to design roadmap to elections

November 9, 2020

Libya’s rival factions began much-awaited political peace talks in Tunisia’s capital on Monday, under the aegis of the United Nations, in an attempt to end ... Read More

Italy deports 48 Tunisian illegal migrants

November 5, 2020

Italy has deported 48 Tunisian illegal migrants as part of a program, which began in August as authorities wage war on the Mediterranean crossing. Two ... Read More

COVID-19: UAE donates 18 tons of medical supply to Tunisia

November 3, 2020

Tunisia received Monday 18 tons of the medical supply offered by the United Arab Emirates, UAE, to help the North African country in its fight ... Read More

France to deport Tunisians, Algerians flagged as security threats

November 2, 2020

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced this Monday November 2, on BFMTV he would pay visits to Tunisia and Algeria to discuss the fight against ... Read More

Tunisia forecasts 7,200 covid-19-related death by end of 2020

October 20, 2020

The Tunisian health ministry Tuesday said it fears 7,200 people might die of the covid-19 pandemic as the country continues registering steady cases of contaminations ... Read More

Tunisia: Doctors worrying as the health crisis is getting worse

October 19, 2020

With 626 deaths and 40,542 cases as of October 18, the country's hospitals are practically saturated and young doctors are often on the front line ... Read More

Tunisian Premier invited to pay state visit to Italy

October 13, 2020

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte, Monday invited his Tunisian counterpart Hichem Mechichi to pay a state visit to Italy to discuss ways of strengthening  bilateral relations  ... Read More

Tunisia’s uphill battle to economic recovery

October 12, 2020

Tunisia has been already facing an acute economic crisis when Covid-19 propelled a downturn that cost the jobs of 165,000 people. The tourism-reliant economy has ... Read More

Tunisia: Minister of Culture dismissed for flouting Covid-19 rules

October 7, 2020

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed the country’s Minister of Culture for disregarding recommended measures to confront covid-19 pandemic and tasked Tourism Minister Habib Ammar ... Read More