More low turnouts in Tunisian elections
In what was a blow to Kais Saied, turnout in Tunisian parliamentary elections around the country on December 24 scraped to...
Tunisia
Tunisia’s 2023 tourism figures impress experts
A Tourism Ministry official noted on December 21 that the visiting figures for the North African country were positive and...
Tunisia: Denzel Washington casted as Hannibal sparks racist outrage
It was reported in The National that African American actor Denzel Washington being cast as lead role in the new...
Tunisia: Protestors commemorate Hamas leader’s 2016 murder
About 1,000 protesters, many of whom chanted "Free Palestine" gathered in Sfax, in east-central Tunisia, to mark the seventh anniversary...
60 migrants feared drowned off Libyan coast
British state broadcaster BBC News reported on December 17 that 60 migrants were feared drowned off Libya. The International Organization...
3 dead in Tunisian UNESCO World Heritage Site incident
A historic wall collapsed in the old Tunisian city of Kairouan on December 16, reports BBC News. The collapsed caused...
Tunisian opposition leader gets suspended jail term
Tunisian opposition activist Chaima Issa has been given a one-year suspended prison sentence for insulting the president, Reuters reports. Chaima...
Tunisian authorities foiled 70,000 migrants in 2023
Reports in Tunisia found that those who attempted to enter the country illegally had skyrocketed this year despite President Kais...
Desperate Gazan patients accomodated in Tunisian hospitals
Following the news that 29 Gazan patients were flown into the North African country for urgent medical treatment recently, Tunisia...
Tunisian film star resigns as UN ambassador over Gaza conflict
The World Food Program’s (WFP) ambassador resigned from her post over the UN agency’s stance on the Gaza conflict, reports...
Tunisia: Trade unionists fight back against arrests of members
Four Tunisian trade unionists were arrested on November 20 as President Kais Saied continues his brutal crackdown of dissident voices,...
Tunisia: Helpless farmers highlight the impact of droughts
For months on end, Tunisian farmers have had to deal with droughts which have destroyed harvests, reports The National, November...
Pro-Palestinian protesters call on Morocco to condemn Gaza massacre
Morocco’s lack of action regarding Israel’s repeated pummeling of Gaza has sparked outrage as more call for an end to...
5 terrorists serving jail time break free in Tunisia
Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior said that five serving prison sentences escaped, reports The National. Five convicted of terrorism charges managed...
Postponement of vote on draft law sparks anger in Tunisia
Tunisian Parliament speaker Ibrahim Bouderbela postponed a session on a vote on a draft law that would criminalise the normalisation...
