Category: Tunisia

Tunisia: Trump’s adviser warns against Islamists’ attempt to topple regime

April 15, 2017

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

April 12, 2017

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

April 4, 2017

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

March 28, 2017

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

March 26, 2017

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

March 14, 2017

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

March 6, 2017

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

March 2, 2017

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

February 24, 2017

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

February 23, 2017

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