UGTT, Tunisia’s most powerful workers’ union, has called for a general strike for this Tuesday to denounce the stabbing of a high school teacher by a student in the costal town of Ezzahra, south of capital Tunis. Sahbi Ben Slama, a high-school History and Geography teacher was assaulted by a student who stabbed him multiple […]
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US debunks reports of deployment of brigade to counter Russian influence in Libya
UGTT rejects any foreign intervention in Libya from Tunisian territory. The US military command for Africa, AFRICOM, has denied reports it is seeking to deploy a brigade in Tunisia to counter Russia’s influence in neighboring Libya. The offer to deploy the US Security Force Assistance Brigades in Tunisia over Russia’s activities in Libya […]
Tunisia: Major Challenges Await New Govt
The Tunisian people pin high hopes on the new unity government headed by Youssef Chahed to overcome the major economic and security challenges facing the North African country, birthplace of the Arab Spring. The new cabinet, which takes office this Monday after swearing-in ceremony, is the 7th in less than six years since the 2011 […]


