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Tunisian court hands capital punishments to five following 2020 deadly tribal confrontations

The court of First Instance of the coastal city of Gabes, condemned Wednesday five people to capital punishments, a sixth person to life imprisonment, all of them charged with premeditated murder and possession of a firearm without a permit during a 2020 confrontation between two tribes in Ain skhouna, South of Tunisia. December 12, 2020, […]

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Tunisia: 40% of Terrorists Have a University Degree

Some 40% of Tunisian terrorists have a university degree, a group of sociology experts found out after examining a sample of 1,000 cases based on judiciary records. Several thousands of Tunisians across gender, according to a UN working group, have left the country since 2011 to join terrorist organizations in hotbed conflict zones. The numbers […]

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Tunisia-Libya: Border Blockade to End Soon, Governor Matmati

Governor Tahar Matmati of Medenine stated that the week-long border blockade that has affected trade between Libya and Tunisia “will be resolved very soon” as discussions between the two sides progress. The blockade imposed by Libyan authorities at the Ras Jedir crossing point is due to the “smuggling of subsidized goods” such as petrol according […]

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Tunisia: 13 Killed, 6 Arrested in Twin Terrorist Attacks

Tunisian security forces killed early Monday 13 terrorists and arrested 6 others after assailants launched twin attacks against a military barrack and security check points at Ben Guerdane, in the governorate of Medenine. The Defense Ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati told reporters that forces took control of the situation after a group of terrorists launched coordinated […]

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Tunisia: 3,000 police agents protest for better work conditions

Around 3,000 law enforcement agents marched towards the presidential palace Carthage Monday to claim better work conditions and risk premiums while social riots across the country are still going on. The protest has been in the pipeline since the November 2015 suicide attack in Tunis which killed 12 members of the presidential palace guard unit. […]

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Tunisia: The unemployed are protesting in several governorates

The unemployed are observing since the 11th February, several protesters marches in several governorates of Tunisia. In Gafsa, unemployed announced a gather every Thursday in this direction. Mahdia, they protested in their turn outside the headquarters of the Regional Directorate of Employment and outside the headquarters of the regional union work, demanding the regularization their […]