A Tunisian court has sent to prison a prominent blogger accused of defamation against President Kais Saied. Slim Jebali, administrator of a Facebook page dubbed “Minister of Hypertension and Diabetes” appeared before the military prosecutor in Tunis first instance court to answer questions about three posts dating back to February. The court ordered his arrest […]
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Qatar to grant Tunisia $2bn credit line
Qatar will grant Tunisia, in June, a credit line of $2 billion, Riadh Chaïbi, advisor to the Speaker of the Tunisian Parliament, Rached Ghannouchi announced as Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi is currently undertaking a three-day state visit to the Gulf country. Mechichi, during a meeting with his host, Qatari Premier Sheikh Khaled bIn Khalifa […]
EU to release €300m to help Tunisia fight Coronavirus pandemic
The European Union will release €300 million on June 1 to assist Tunisia in its fight against the global pandemic that has caused the death of 12,451 in the North African country. Marcus Cornaro, the envoy of the EU commission to Tunisia informed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi of the release of the funds, the first […]
Tunisian Premier to visit Qatar early June
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi will pay a state visit to Qatar early June at the invitation of his Qatari counterpart Cheikh Khaled Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ambassador of the Gulf country to Tunis has revealed. Saad Bin Nasser Al-Hamidi told al-sharq news media that he handed out the invitation for an official visit […]
Tunisian forces kill one citizen in buffer zone with Libya
A young Tunisian was killed Tuesday after forces opened fire on his car at Jenine buffer zone near the Libyan border, in the governorate of Bizerte. The ministry of Defense said in a statement that an outpost operating in Remada detected three vehicles moving in Jenine buffer zone. The forces, the ministry added, chased them […]
South Korea to fund technology center in Tunisia
South Korea will fund the establishment of a technology center in Tunisia for the production of integrated solutions for the benefits of several sectors including agriculture. The $5 million worth financing will be signed shortly between the two countries, Webdo Tunis reports. The El Ghazela center will be located in the […]
Tunisia, France to hold High Cooperation Council early June
Tunisia and France will hold June 2-3 the third joint High Council of Cooperation to be marked by a number of agreements. French Premier Jean Castex will head the French delegation for the high-level conference that takes place every two years under the chairmanship of the two countries’ Prime Ministers. The third joint High Council […]
Tunisia, US to hold several-day joint military drills
Tunisian and US air powers will hold joint military drills May 21-27 in view of sharing military expertise and develop operations military abilities, the Tunisian Defense Ministry announced Wednesday. The drills are in line with the cooperation program established by the two sides in the area of operational training with a number of the friendly […]
Tunisia expects 82 tourist-loaded flights shortly
Tunisia is expecting 82 flights carrying foreign holidaymakers in the next few days, tourism minister Habib Ammar has announced. The flights will be coming from Russia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland and Luxemburg, Habib Ammar told local radio Jawhara fm. He did not disclose any details on the number of tourists expected but indicated that the […]
Tunisia to receive $500 million from US
Tunisia’s finance minister returned from the US with a grant of $500 million intended to finance infrastructure projects. “Our visit to Washington was important and fruitful with International Monetary Fund, World Bank and American officials”, minister Ali Kooli told Reuters. Kooli was in Washington to start discussions about a new loan program with the IMF. […]