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The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) has officially named on February 11 Sami Trabelsi as the new head coach of the national football team, the Carthage Eagles, replacing Faouzi Benzarti, whose contract was terminated last October. Trabelsi, a former Tunisian international with over 80 caps, will begin his second tenure as head coach after previously managing […]
The authoritarian regime of Kais Saied will be hit with severe U.S. sanctions for dismantling Tunisia’s democracy, jailing political opponents, and escalating crackdown against human rights activists. The announcement was made by U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson in a letter addressed to Tunisian MP Fatma Msebbi who had called on him to apologize for his harsh […]
Tunisia’s Ennahda moderate Islamist party denounced the additional 22-year sentence against its leader Rached Ghannouchi and former Prime Minister as a “political trial” and “a blatant assault on the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and a blatant politicization of its procedures and rulings.” Former speaker of the parliament Ghannouchi was sentenced on the charge […]
In a significant move, the President of Tunisia dismissed Sihem Boughdiri from her position as Finance Minister on Wednesday February 5, appointing Michkat Khaldi, a prominent judge, as her replacement. Khaldi, who took the official oath at Carthage Palace, assumes the role at a time when the country’s economic situation is dire. Boughdiri, who had […]
Tunisian authorities have been involved in a slave trade wherein migrants have been sold to Libyan militias for as little as 13 dollars, a report by rights watchdogs said. The report, presented on Wednesday to the EU Parliament, includes testimonies from 30 sub-Saharan migrants who have endured degrading treatment in Tunisia. Dubbed State Trafficking: Expulsion […]
The Kremlin has announced the expansion of the list of “friendly and neutral” African countries whose banks may now trade currencies and derivatives in Russia. By adding Nigeria, Tunisia and Ethiopia to the list, “the number of friendly and neutral countries whose credit institutions and brokers will be allowed to trade on the Russian foreign […]
Tunisian lawmakers are currently deliberating a controversial draft law that would allow the deportation of “irregular” migrants to their home countries, as tensions rise around anti-migrant sentiment and xenophobic conspiracy theories. This proposal comes after the Government claimed to have successfully repatriated over 7,000 migrants “voluntarily” last year. However, human rights groups have voiced concerns, […]
Human Rights Watch has denounced in its 2025 report the escalating repression of critical voices in Tunisia of Kais Saied, saying the authorities undermined the integrity of the October presidential election and carried out politically motivated arrests & arbitrary detentions of prospective challengers before the vote. “It is clear that Tunisian authorities deployed all their […]
Seventeen Tunisian would-be migrants have been rescued from a stranded vessel in the Northern Region’s maritime waters and two bodies were recovered, the National Guard announced. The boat, which broke down at sea, had been carrying 19 individuals attempting an illegal crossing of the Mediterranean. Tragically, the body of one adult and a 5-year-old child […]
The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) announced on Saturday December 28 its decision to maintain the key interest rate at 8%, following a meeting of its board of directors. This decision reflects the Bank’s cautious approach to stabilizing the economy while carefully navigating inflationary pressures and broader economic uncertainties. In its official statement, the BCT […]