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Head of the Libyan High State Council, Khalid al-Mishri, Wednesday laid into Tunisian President Kais Saied who urged Libyans to adopt a new constitution based on tribal experience and constitution in Afghanistan. Saied, during his visit early this week in France, indicated that Tunisia will not allow Libya to be divided and called on Libyan […]
France will release €350 million loans to Tunisia to deal with the crisis caused by the coronavirus, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday in Paris. “France continues to provide all its support to Tunisia, especially in the health sector through the training of health workers, the modernization of infrastructures, such as the construction of […]
Paris and Tunis on Monday asked the parties in Libya to fulfill their commitments to restart negotiations under the United Nations aegis. “France and Tunisia together demand that the warring parties ceasefire and keep their commitment to resume negotiations within the United Nations framework to restore security for all, reunite Libyan institutions and start reconstruction […]
The Tunisian Health Ministry Tuesday announced that 16 new covid-19 cases have been reported on June 15, a day after Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh declared victory over the pandemic. The 16 infection cases have been detected out of 558 conducted screening tests including 8 as part of monitoring active cases. The health ministry said 15 […]
Tunisia’s Defense Minister Thursday underlined the North African country’s unwillingness to host a military base of any foreign country following recent reports that US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, will deploy a military brigade in Tunisia. “Tunisia refuses to use its lands to conduct military operations or to establish foreign military units or bases,” Imed […]
King Mohammed VI has addressed to President Kaïs Saeïd of Tunisia a verbal message dealing with means to further develop bilateral relations and the situation prevailing at the regional and international levels. The royal message was conveyed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to the Tunisian Head of State at an audience on Wednesday in Tunis, […]
Italy has expelled to Tunisia Montassar Yaakoubi, a Tunisian associated with Anis Amri, the man who killed 12 people on 19 December 2016 in Berlin after driving a truck into a Christmas market, Webdo Tunis reports. A statement by the Italian interior ministry issued on June 6 said, Yaakoubi has expelled from Italy to Tunisia […]
The Arab Monetary Fund has extended Morocco a new $211 million loan, within the framework of the Structural Adjustment Facility, to support a reform program in the public finance sector, the Arab financial institution announced in a statement released Friday. The loan agreement was signed on May 23 by Morocco’s Economy and Finance Minister Mohamed […]
Tunisia has launched a probe into the theft of a lot of historical items shipped to France where they are to be sold at auction. Faouzi Mahfoudh, Head of the National Heritage Institute, told AFP authorities Tuesday launched the investigation after the institute reported the theft. The 114 objects according to Mahfoudh were smuggled out […]
France Monday offered Tunisia a €80 million check to help the North African country tackle the covid-19 pandemic which has infected 1,087 and killed 49 people. France’s ambassador to Tunisia Olivier Poivre d’Arvor told, in a telephone talk, Tunisian Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, that money is meant to alleviate social and economic […]