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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 […]
Tunisians are regularly confronted with shortages of basic commodities, and this time they’re faced with a new shortage of subsidized bread, an indispensable staple in the daily lives of this North African people. Endless queues and empty bakery stalls – this situation has persisted for weeks, to the great displeasure of a large fringe of […]
Ahmed Hachani, Tunisia’s new Prime Minister swore in on Monday July 31 right after his appointment, before President Kais Saied, a few hours the latter fired the country’s first female Premier Najla Bouden. “There are great challenges that we must meet with determination and a strong will to preserve our homeland, our State and civil […]
Tunisia’s Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Neji, has held discussions with the Head of the Department of Science and Technology, Katie Noyes, as well as high-level delegation from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the US Department of Justice on cybersecurity and electronic crime, and ways of protecting networks and basic digital infrastructures. […]
Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt are on their way to report a record tourism year in terms of revenue and arrivals as they all shed Covid-19 dust buoyed by growing demand from tourist emitting markets on Mediterranean destinations. Despite the global inflationary context and surge in ticket prices due to the Ukraine-Russia war, Egypt reported 7.7 […]
Members of the European parliament rejected the money in return for migration curbs signed between the European commission and President Kais Saied. The deal includes nearly $1 billion in aid, loans and investments to help Tunisia stem the flow of migrants and comes at a context of outcry at Tunisian authorities’ brutal treatment of migrants. […]
Saudi Arabia will give Tunisia $500 million as a soft loan and a grant to help improve its public finances with the national budget suffering a $2-billion deficit, the Saudi state-run news Agency SPA reports. Tunisia is facing an acute economic crisis compounded by the pandemic coupled with a tense domestic political crisis. The North […]