Tag: Tunisia

EBRD Contributes €15 Mln to Support SMEs in Morocco, Tunisia & Egypt

November 15, 2017

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) is supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Morocco, Tunisia & Egypt with a €15 million equity investment ... Read More

Tunisia on High Alert over Presence of 100 Terrorists at Border with Algeria

November 14, 2017

Tunisian Defense Minister has warned a parliament committee that around 100 terrorists preparing to sneak into Tunisia are currently hiding in the western mountainous region ... Read More

Corruption Puts Tunisia’s Transition at Risk- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

November 12, 2017

Despite the remarkable progress in installing democratic political solutions witnessed in Tunisia since deposing President Ben Ali, the country continues to suffer from rampant corruption ... Read More

Tunisia Gets €200 Million Loan from EU

October 10, 2017

Tunisia will get €200 million loan from the European Union, part of the second Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA-II) program to the North African country. The disbursement ... Read More

Tunisia: Health Minister Dies during Marathon against Cancer

October 9, 2017

Tunisian Health Minister Slim Chaker passed away Sunday after suffering from a heart failure during a marathon against cancer organized in Nabeul governorate. The official, ... Read More

Libya: Terrorism battled out very soon, Haftar

September 19, 2017

Head of the self-imposed Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar Monday in Tunis indicated that terrorism in the North African country will be soon eradicated ... Read More

Tunisia Scraps Law Banning Muslim Women from Marrying Men from other Faiths

September 16, 2017

Despite opposition from Muslim clerics, Tunisia passed a bill allowing Muslim women to marry non-Muslims in a bid to secure equal rights for Tunisia’s female ... Read More

Why Should the Maghreb Remain Priority Area in French Foreign Policy?

September 7, 2017

France and the three Maghreb countries, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, are bound by longstanding historic, cultural and economic ties that makes the three North African ... Read More

Tunisia Unveils New National Unity Government

September 7, 2017

Tunisian Prime Minister, Youssef Chahed on Wednesday, unveiled the lineup of a new government of national unity. The government reshuffle, the 10th since 14 January ... Read More

Tunisia Launches Charm Offensive to Join ECOWAS as Maghreb Union Crumbles

August 29, 2017

In the face of the paralysis crippling the Maghreb union, Tunisia is following the example of Morocco by repositioning itself on the African continent. Tunisia's ... Read More