Tag: Tunisia

Head of Tunisian Government visits Morocco June 18-19

June 18, 2017

Head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, is paying on June 18-19 an official visit to Morocco where he will attend the 19th session of ... Read More

Tunisia: State of Emergency for extra 4 months

June 15, 2017

President Essebsi of Tunisia has decided to extend the State of Emergency in the country by four months effective this Thursday June 15. The decision ... Read More

Morocco, Tunisia to Benefit from G20 Compact with Africa Initiative

June 14, 2017

Morocco and Tunisia are listed in a group of five African countries that have first pledged reforms under the Compact with Africa Initiative, a Germany's ... Read More

Tunisia: Court hands one month in jail to man for smoking during Ramadan

June 13, 2017

A Tunisian man has been handed one month-in-jail sentence Monday for smoking, during the holy month of Ramadan. The man was seen smoking outside a ... Read More

North African & European Entities Join efforts to Boost Mediterranean Film Industry

May 30, 2017

The film commissions of Andalucia and Tangiers, Italy’s Rome Lazio Film Commission, Spain’s Film Commission, France’s Ile-de-France and the Carthage Film Festival have agreed to ... Read More

Tunisia: Another oil pumping station closed by protesters

May 22, 2017

Protesters in the southern Kebili province have forced the closure of another oil pumping station as their claims for job opportunities gain momentum. The closing ... Read More

Tunisia Deploys Army to Disperse Protesters

May 20, 2017

Tunisian army fired shots in the air to warn off and break up protesters calling for jobs who attempted to disrupt a gas pumping station ... Read More

Tunisia: thousands march against corruption amnesty bill

May 15, 2017

Tunisians this weekend marched through the streets of capital city Tunis to protest against a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen, accused of corruption ... Read More

North African Leaders Express Optimism Following Macron’s Victory

May 8, 2017

As is the case with France and mainstream Europe, North Africa on France’s Mediterranean neighbourhood breath a sigh of relief after Centrist Emanuel Macron decisively ... Read More

Algiers summons Tunisian ambassador over minister’s reference to Algeria as communist state

May 8, 2017

The Algerian Foreign Ministry Sunday summoned Tunisia’s ambassador to protest recent comments by a Tunisian minister referring to Algeria as “a communist state”. Abdelmajid Ferchichi ... Read More