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Noureddine Taboubi, the Secretary General of Tunisia’s powerful labor union UGTT, Monday laid into the government of President Kais Saied for succumbing to the International Monetary Fund and pledging to relinquish control of some state-run companies, including a bank and a factory. The government “recently made a commitment to the International Monetary Fund to sell […]
A terrorist attacking involving an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a security patrol in the city of Sousse, has been foiled, Tunisia’s Interior ministry said in a statement Thursday. Police officers of services of the National Research Unit in Terrorist Crimes foiled attack attempt with IED, the statement said. An arrested a suspect admitted to […]
Tunisia’s independent electoral Commission, ISIE, announced the extension of the legislative elections candidacy bids submissions to October 27. The deadline was hit on Sunday October 23. The commission said Monday it had received 1068 candidacies in addition to 181 coming female candidates. The extension of the deadline, according to the electoral body, is meant to […]
Tunisian customs busted Thursday an attempt to smuggle 18 artifacts in the coastal town of Skhira, in the Sfax governorate. The customs detained a Tunisian citizen who was about to leave the country carrying 18 antique pieces, banned for trading, aboard a van heading to capital Tunisia. The suspect told authorities he was commissioned by […]
Tunisian bakers suspended their call for strike following a deal with the ministry of Trade which has agreed to disburse a portion of €78 million (TND250 million) subsidy promised to operators. Sadok Haboubi, the treasurer of the union of bakers, told media that they have reached a deal with the ministry of trade for the […]
Tunisian bakers have gone on strike across Tunisia to protest against the government’s reluctance to disburse around 78 million euros (TND250 million) in form of subsidy. The union of bakers of the North African country issued the strike order Tuesday. Mohamed Bouanen, the chair of the union told local media Express FM, that bakers are […]
Thousands of Tunisians from different regions of the country participated Saturday in capital Tunis in a demonstration to denounce President Kais Saied’s anti-democratic “coup” and his moves to consolidate his political power and to demand accountability for the country’s long-running economic crisis. The demonstrators, led by the National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition parties […]
Media professionals in Tunisia announced Thursday plans to boycott upcoming legislative elections to take place in the North African country in December as result of state refusal to hold talks with the fourth estate on necessary reforms. Mohamed Saïdi, Secretary General of the General Federation of Media, said, during a protest in front of the […]
Axel Van Trotsenburg, World Bank Managing Director of Operations Wednesday called on Tunisia to carry out crucial fiscal reforms which he claimed will put the North African country on development trajectory. “These reforms are equally important for the population,” Trotsenburg said in a tweet following a meeting with Tunisia’s Ministers of Planning and Finance. The […]
Algeria has managed to vassalize its cash-strapped neighbor, Tunisia, which is now mimicking its larger neighbor including on human rights violations and oppression. Human Rights Watch has released on Sept 26 a report shedding light on the ordeal of Slimane Bouhafs, a Kabyle refugee registered with UNHCR who was kidnapped in August 2021 by Algerian […]