Tag: Tunisia

Calls mount on Tunisian president to mend ties with Morocco

April 13, 2024

The vassalization of Tunisia by Algeria continues to draw criticism among the Tunisian political class. Recently Neji Jelloul, a political party leader, called on Tunisian ... Read More

On the footsteps of Tebboune, Tunisia’s Saied maintains opacity over his second term

April 8, 2024

Tunisia under Kais Saied is on the footsteps of Authoritarian Algeria. Mimicking Tebboune, Saied uses a rhetoric imbued with conspiracy theories, the threat of the ... Read More

UMA: Libya Exposes Algiers Lies and Denies Tripartite Agreement on New Maghreb without Morocco

April 7, 2024

The bumbling Algerian regime continues to embarrass itself and lose credibility by trying to deceive the regional and international community with its old dirty games ... Read More

Tunisia: Kais Saied paves way for his re-election with repression

March 29, 2024

As Tunisia braces for presidential elections in December 2024, a fog of repression looms over the country that was once the Arab Spring’s success story ... Read More

EU to offer Tunisia about €165 million to curb migration

March 25, 2024

The EU plans an aid of up to €164.5 over three years to help Tunisia stop migrants from crossing to Europe, the Financial Times reported. ... Read More

Tunisia closes Ras Jdir border crossing with Libya after clashes

March 19, 2024

Tunisian authorities closed the Ras Jdir border crossing after armed clashes occurred there between rival Libyan factions. Videos shared on social media showed gunfire and ... Read More

MEPs accuse EU executive of ‘bankrolling dictators’, claiming Tunisia’s president pocketed EU aid

March 18, 2024

Senior members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have accused the EU executive of “bankrolling dictators”, claiming that the €150 million it gave to Tunisia last ... Read More

Tunisians struggle with inflation as Ramadan starts

March 12, 2024

Once a month of joy and celebration, Ramadan this year has put the finances of ordinary Tunisians on strain as inflation bites, coupled with a ... Read More

Ramadan: celebrations in parts of Africa muted by soaring food prices, conflicts in Gaza, Sudan

March 11, 2024

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins on Monday or Tuesday (11-12 March), depending on the sighting of the new moon, Muslims in parts ... Read More

Tunisia’s PM rants at French documentary on poverty and dictatorship

March 7, 2024

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani seems to have made a trip to Paris specifically to protest against a French documentary that exposed Tunisia’s worsening poverty ... Read More