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Around 2,000 Tunisians have been stopped from joining terrorist groups in war zones around the world so far this year, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. “In 2016, 1,877 Tunisians were prevented from leaving the country to travel to hot spots,” said Interior Ministry spokesman Yasser Mesbah. Since January, Tunisian security authorities have also busted […]
The Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH) Saturday criticized the growing number of the pre-trial detainees, put at 13,000, in the country’s prisons which it says violates human rights as it far surpasses the number of prisoners serving their sentences (9,600.) The League pointed out in a report that given the growing number of pre-trail detainees, […]
German is set to offer a double digit military package to Tunisia to help it bolster security at its border with Libya in the fight against IS militants. German media “Der Spiegel” reported on Friday, without indicating sources, the sum will be used to buy “armoured personnel carriers” to improve national forces fight against extremists […]
Tunisia’s Interior Minister Hedi Majdoub revealed that they have gathered intelligence indicating that terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State operating in Libya are planning to launch attacks in the country. The attacks are to be carried out by suicide bombers against security officers, the official said during a hearing with the Security and Defense […]
Tunisia has lost Thursday one its veteran living politicians. Ahmed Brahim staunch opponent of ousted Ben Ali died Thursday at the age of 70. Known as one of Tunisia’s seasoned politicians and federalist, Brahim was founder of the Tunisian leftist movement, Ettajdid, formerly known as Tunisian communist party which he joined in 1960. Born in […]
President Beji Caid Essebsi has decided to extend the state of emergency for 3 months beginning this March 23. The state of emergency was imposed after a November suicide bombing against a bus carrying presidential guards and was extended in February. The announcement signals that Tunisia will spend almost half of the current year under […]
Tunisian capital Tunis will host on March 21 a regional ministerial meeting of Libya’s neighbors to discuss political turmoil which has crippled the North African country since the ouster of Gadhafi and is posing threats to the internal security of its neighbors due to the increasing expansion of terror Islamic State. The forthcoming meeting will […]
French Foreign Minister is expected in Tunis Thursday to enhance bilateral economic and security relations and underline France’s support to the North African country which is tormented by repeated terrorist attacks and struggling with a sluggish economy. The French top diplomat is expected to re-iterate Paris’s support to its former colony now unable to face […]
Jihadists who launched twin and coordinated attacks against military and security forces in the town of Ben Guerdane, near Libyan border planned to establish an “Islamic Emirate”, Prime Minister Essid revealed in a televised address Monday. “The purpose of the attack was to disrupt the security situation in our country and establish a Daesh emirate […]
Tunisian security forces have killed five “militants” near the border with Libya and the commander of the forces has been injured in the clash, the Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday. “Five terrorists holed up in a house in El Aouija were killed by troops and police,” the ministry spokesman Belhassen Oueslati said. A civilian who […]