Former presidential candidate, rights activist and leader of LGBT community in Tunisia has fled the country for France arguing that he had received threats to his life. Mounir Baatour, a candidate at last year presidential elections has told Thomson Reuters Foundation he had received threats and had to flee to France where he was granted […]
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Tunisia: Security forces bust arms smuggling operation from Turkey to Libya
The Tunisian Interior Ministry Wednesday said it has seized arms and cash en route to troubled neighboring Libya from Turkey. Khaled Hayoun, spokesman for the ministry told local media Shems FM that security forces have seized arms and that investigations revealed that the shipment was coming from Turkey and meant for Libya. The weapons and […]
EBRD Supports Tunisian SMEs with €2 Mln Loan
EBRD signs a €2 million loan with Advans Tunisie, equivalent to 6.5 million Tunisian dinars. The funds to boost Technical assistance will help strengthen credit and operational risk management. The EBRD is helping to increase the availability of funds for small firms in Tunisia through a local currency loan equivalent to €2 million to Advans […]
Tunisia: Two outgoing ministers kept in new cabinet
Tunisia’s nominal Prime Minster Thursday unveiled his long awaited cabinet with only two ministers of the former cabinet kept. Habib Jemli appointed by his party, the Islamist Ennahdha party, in October following parliamentarian elections has proposed a 28-member cabinet including four women. The team approved by President Kais Saied is almost made of new faces […]
Tunisia Starts Tenure as Non-permanent Member of UN Security Council
Tunisia, on Wednesday, officially started serving as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2020-2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Tunisia’s priorities and strategic options within the framework of its non-permanent membership in the Security Council are centered mainly on issues of conflict prevention and peaceful settlement in […]
Tunisia: President extends state of emergency despite calls to end it
Tunisian President Kais Saied Monday extended the state of emergency in place since November 2015 despite recent calls by several groups to end it. The President made the decision following consultations with outgoing Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and Speaker of the Parliament Rached Ghannouchi, a statement from his office said. The new decision will come […]
Tunisian President debunks claims Tunisia subscribes to Turkey-Tripoli axis
The office of President Kais Saied Thursday issued a statement rejecting allegations the Tunisian leader has abandoned the country’s neutrality in the Libyan crisis after he reportedly promised to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) during his Wednesday meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “Tunisia will never accept to be part […]
Turkey willing to deploy troops in support of Tripoli government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his country’s willingness to deploy troops to support Libya’s internationally recognized government, the GNA, based in Tripoli. Erdogan made the remarks during an unexpected visit to Tunisia, confirming earlier statements on the possibility of sending Turkish soldiers to back Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj’s government against rebel commander Khalifa […]
Tunisia: Prime Minister-designate opts for independents-dominated cabinet
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate said he will form a cabinet of national technocrats and competences, independent from all political parties, after he failed to reach a deal with the political movements. At a press conference in Djerba Monday evening, Habib Jemli indicated that the country can no longer wait for the formation of a new cabinet […]
Tunisia: ISIS-enthusiast terror cell busted in Hammamet
Tunisia security forces nabbed in the city of Hammamet, Nabeul province, members of a terror cell, pledging allegiance to the Islamic state group (ISIS). Security forces raided the house of the ringleader, a Tunisian man in his twenties, following an alert. “The raid was launched following intelligence that the suspect threatened some security forces with […]