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Category: Tunisia
Tunisia: President in Hot Water for ‘Facilitating’ Hajj for Relatives
President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has been accused of sneaking members of his family and relatives in the official Tunisian delegation to perform this ... Read More
Tunisians Divided Over Women‘s Inheritance Rights
Tunisians of all walks of life are divided over the issue of gender equality in inheritance rights. A controversial reform of the inheritance law unveiled ... Read More
Tunisia: Security Forces Thwarted ISIS Attempt to Seize Territory, Interior Ministry
The interior ministry announced Tuesday that security forces had foiled operations by some militants of the Islamic State group (ISIS) to seize the town of ... Read More
Tunisian President Calls for Inheritance Equality between Men and Women
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said that time is up to amend the Tunisian inheritance law in order to guarantee equality between men and women. ... Read More
TUI Travel Group Mulls Returning To Tunisia
Travel giant TUI Travel Group Mulls Returning To Tunisia is considering the possibility to resume operations from the UK to Tunisia, but the final decision ... Read More
Over 20% of Cigarettes Consumed in Maghreb are Illicit- KPMG Study
Illicit cigarettes accounted for over 20% of consumption across the Maghreb region in 2016. However successful prevention strategies have resulted in a 24% decline since ... Read More
Tunisia: Concerns over Economic, Social Challenges Growing
President Rached Ghannouchi of the Ennahdha political party has called on the country’s National Unity Government to prioritize the “economic challenges facing Tunisia and the ... Read More
AfDB Puts $1.7 bln on a Trans-Maghreb Train Feasibility Study
In a bid to revamp rail transport in the Maghreb region, the Secretariat of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) is supervising a feasibility study worth ... Read More
On Trump’s Shortsighted Decision to Cut Military Aid to Tunisia
Cutting US military aid to Tunisia is a “misguided and dangerous” decision representing a stark departure with the US President’s plan to “demolish and destroy” ... Read More
Morocco Tunisia Sign 13 Cooperation Agreements
Head of the Moroccan Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and his Tunisian peer Youssef Chahed chaired on June 19 in Rabat the signing ceremony of ... Read More