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Category: Tunisia
Tunisia: Trump’s adviser warns against Islamists’ attempt to topple regime
President Trump’s foreign policy adviser Walid Phares has warned against attempts by Tunisian Islamists and their Tripoli-based counterparts to bring down President Caid Essebsi’s democratically ... Read More
Tunisian National Navy and US navy to conduct joint exercises
Tunisian defense ministry announced Tuesday the conduction of military exercise on the sea in conjunction with the US navy in view of training Tunisian forces ... Read More
Tunisia: Muslim prayer call remix shuts down nightclub
Tunisian authorities have closed down a nightclub north-east of the country after a European DJ played a remix recording of the Muslim call to prayer. ... Read More
Libya-Tunisia: Haftar spurns Essebsi’s invitation
Libya’s eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has ignored an invitation by Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi because of the latter’s support for the Tripoli-based Presidency ... Read More
Tunisia Protests UK Arline Electronics Ban
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that it has summoned the UK’s ambassador to protest against a decision to ban passengers on flights from Tunisia from ... Read More
Tunisian Coast-Guards Seize over 31 kg of Cocaine
Tunisian coast guards have seized 31.5 kg of pure cocaine off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coasts, probably coming from Italy, an official of the coast guard told ... Read More
Germany, Tunisia Reach Deal to Fast-track Repatriation of Rejected Asylum Seekers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that an agreement has been sealed with Tunisian authorities to speed up the process of repatriating the Tunisians who failed ... Read More
Tunisia on Verge of Bankruptcy as IMF Freezes Loan
The International Monetary Fund has postponed the second tranche of a loan worth $350 million to Tunisia because of a lack of progress in reforms ... Read More
Tunisia: Presidency Slams Meeting between Mohsen Marzouk & Khalifa Haftar
Tension has flared up between the Tunisian Presidency and Machrou Tounes party after a delegation of the party led by leader Mohsen Marzouk met with ... Read More
Tunisia: Parliament Approves Anti-Corruption Law
Tunisian parliament Wednesday took a strong stand against corruption and encouraged whistle-blowers to denounce the malpractice, one of the country’s economy challenges. A large majority ... Read More