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The World Bank will grant Tunisia $35 million destined to support the health ministry in its fight against the novel covid-19 and finance the purchase of medical equipment. The Washington-based institution in a statement said $20 million of the aid package is earmarked to bolster the capacity of the health system and support the North […]
News Stream April 30,2020
President Kais Saied Wednesday extended for one month the state of emergency in place since November 2015 after a suicide attack killed a dozen of forces from the presidential guard. The office of the President said the measure is starting as of April 30. The state of emergency, in place since late November 2015, has […]
News Stream April 28, 2020
The Tunisian government Tuesday denied claims by the country’s leading LGBT group that it has approved a same marriage, adding that the North African country still does not recognize homosexuality, Webdo Tunis reports. Minister of Local Affairs, Lotfi Zitoun speaking in front of the Tunisian parliament squashed the controversy that birthed in the North African […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has paid homage to a Tunisian security force who thwarted in early March terror attack on security checkpoint, in capital Tunis, near the US embassy. In a letter published on website of the US embassy in Tunis, on Monday, the FBI expressed its heartfelt condolences to the family of […]
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has paid homage to a Tunisian security force who was killed when thwarting, early March, a terror attack on a security checkpoint, near the US embassy, in capital Tunis. In a letter published on the website of the US embassy in Tunis, the FBI expressed its heartfelt condolences […]
The recent announcement by an association militating for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Tunisia claiming that the North African country has validated a same sex marriage has triggered controversy. According to Shams, a Tunisian LGBT rights association, a marriage settlement between a French and a Tunisian, signed in France, has been recognized in Tunisia, making […]
The European Commission will grant Tunisia a €600 million loan to help the country limit the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Tunisia is part of ten European Union enlargement and neighborhood partners for whom the European Commission proposed a €3 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) package. Tunisia has forecast an economic recession estimated at 4.3 […]
Around 600 Tunisians stranded in Libya broke main crossing point between the two countries to return home, Webdo Tunis reports. The Tunisian nationals according to the online media citing sources from the interior ministry forced the Ras Jedir entry point after they denied access by Tunisian security and customs authorities. Haythem Zaned reportedly said additional […]