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A court in Tunisia has ordered the arrest of Abdelhamid Ben Abdallah, a businessman and owner of a private television after his condemnation to three years in prison in a trial for involuntary homicide. The arrest warrant came from the Court of appeal of the Nabeul, a coastal town located in northeastern Tunisia. Abdelhamid Ben […]
Algerian officials are warning Tunisia would be the next state to normalize ties with Israel leaving pro-Iran Algeria encircled in the region. Algerian official and head of a pro-military party Abdelkader Ben Grina said Tunisia would normalize ties with Israel, ringing the alarm bell for a regime that has long used the anti-semitism card to […]
Tunisia’s Agriculture ministry announced Wednesday August 16 several financing plans for small farmers to the tune of $9 million in view of supporting the sector. The financing will come from State-run Banque Tunisienne de Solidarité (BTS), as result of the agreement with the agriculture department, “Tunisie Numerique” reports. The bank per the deal will provide […]
Tunisian Tourism Minister, Mohamed El Moez Belhassine, has presented a set of new measures to promote the North African country’s destination. In an interview with State-run news agency TAP, Belhassine indicated that his ministry and stakeholders of the sector have decided to create a “Higher Council of Tourism” that will play a coordination mechanism role […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has fired Béchir Kthiri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of cereals Authority amid rising prices that he imputed, few days ago, to monopoly. The presidential office Monday August 14 indicated that Kthiri has been replaced by Salwa Benhadid Zouari. The office added that the President ordered the ministry of Justice to […]
Five people including a Syrian-Turkish national have been arrested for organ trafficking in Tunisia’s impoverished Kasserine province, a judiciary source has told a local media. Slah Eddine Rachdi, prosecutor and spokesperson for the Kasserine Court of First Instance told Mozaique FM Sunday August 13 that the arrest came following an arrest warrant issued Friday August […]
Tunisia’s Transport ministry, representative of the State in the national carrier TunisAir, announced Wednesday August 9 plans to restructure the country’s flagship carrier hit by debts amounting to hundreds of millions of euros. Rabie El Majidi head of the department made the announcement in the presence of several officials, including TunisAir Chief Executive Officer, Khaled […]
Tunisians will head to polls in autumn next year to elect a new President or re-elect incumbent leader Kais Saied in power since 2019, the country’s independent electoral commission, ISIE, indicated Wednesday August 9. Mohamed Tlili Mansri, spokesperson for the Commission, told local media “Mosaïque FM” that per the 2014 election law that has not […]
Cash-strapped Tunisia has willingly accepted to play the role of the policeman at the gate, in return for cash and for the silence of the EU regarding the harsh treatment reserved to migrants. The EU has offered to give Tunisia nearly 1 billion dollars in aid in return for stopping migrants. However, the bulk or […]
As many as 5 million tourists have so far visited Tunisia this year, Tourism Minister Mohamed Moez Belhassine announced Saturday August 5, with the figures representing 70 per cent increase compared to same period in 2022. The visits generated TND3.3 million ($1 billion) as of July, accounting for 55 per cent increase compared to last […]