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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 […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Tunisia inked a deal Wednesday for a $87.1-million credit facility for the financing of a project to support the inclusive and sustainable development of the cereals industry (PADIFIC), local reports say. Samir Saied, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning and AfDB’s Deputy Director General for North Africa Malinne Blomberg […]
The United States provided Tunisia with four T-6C training aircraft in a move to support the North African country’s Defense ministry’s efforts to enhance the air forces’ ability to meet security challenges and humanitarian needs. Imed Memich, the Defense minister, was quoted in a statement by his department as saying that the new aircraft would […]
The European Union Investment Bank, EIB, has provided Tunisia with 40 million euros to finance the construction of 80 modern primary schools and provision of transportation for the future facilities, “Webdo Tunis” reports. Samir Saïed, Tunisia’s Minister of Economy and Planning and EIB’s Vice President Ricardo Mourinho Felix penned the agreement for the financing. The […]
The spokesman of Tunis Court of appeal Habib Torkhani confirmed Thursday the decision by the judge of counter-terrorism Court to ban media coverage of an investigation into “plotting against State security” cases in which several political figures have been arrested. The first investigating judge of office no. 36 of the court’s department for Combating Terrorism […]