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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Sunday slammed calls for his resignation amid cold war with President Kais Saied, adding that he is “responsible for salvaging a country gripped by political and economic woes.” “My resignation? It is out of the question, I will not resign, I am responsible, those who know me know it well,” […]
Italy Wednesday pledged to finance up to €200 million development projects in Tunisia as part of a cooperation agreement between the two countries. The grant will fund several projects spanning over economic recovery, agriculture, employment, and training and youth integration, over a two year period, 2021-2023, Webdo Tunis reports. The agreement was announced on the […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Tuesday finger-pointed unspecified parties in the North African country that he believes attempted to remove him from power and even assassinate him. Speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and several other former Premiers as part of the build-up to a national dialogue aiming at finding solutions to the […]
Nabil Karoui, head of Heart of Tunisia party and business mogul detained for alleged corruption and tax evasion, has been set free, his defense told media on Tuesday. Ramzi Bendia, a member of the defense, told local radio Mozaique FM, “the farce is over”. A video posted by the local radio showed the owner of […]
The largest party in the Tunisian Parliament, Ennahdha, Thursday said the Speaker of the legislature Rached Ghannouchi is the target of alleged death threats without further details. Riadh Chaibi, the political adviser of the party, reports that officers from the interior ministry came to the legislature to inform Ghannouchi about the alleged threats. Chaibi without […]
A Tunisian soldier sustained injuries Wednesday after an artisanal landmine exploded in the military zone of the restive Kasserine province, Webdo Tunis reports. The blast occurred during a military combing operation in the Mghila mountain for terror groups, the media notes. The soldier was injured in the leg and had been admitted to regional hospital. […]
A court in Tunisia sentenced to death a takfiri for the murder of Commandant Riadh Barrouta killed in a stabbing attack back in 2017 at Bardo Museum in capital Tunis. The country’s specialized criminal chamber for terrorist cases also handed to the accused life in prison sentence for attempting to kill another police officer, Mohsen […]
Nabil Karoui, head of Tunisia’s largest party in the parliament and media mogul has been admitted to hospital early Tuesday after he began a hunger strike to protest his detention in prison since December. A video posted on his official Facebook page showed the founder of the Heart Tunisia party, which came second during last […]
Head of Heart of Tunisia party and Former Presidential candidate, Nabil Karoui, started Saturday a hunger strike in prison to protest against his continued detention since December 2020 on money laundering and tax evasion charges. Nazih Souii, lawyer of the media mogul and Nessma TV owner, told state-run news agency TAP that his client is […]
Following the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, the joint Moroccan-US exercise “African Lion 2021” will take place on June 7-18, 2021, in the regions of Agadir, Tifnit, Tan Tan, Mehbes, Tafraout, Ben Guerir and Kenitra, and will involve thousands of troops from […]