Morocco to vote on abolishing the death penalty for first time
Morocco will vote for the first time on abolishing the death penalty in a pivotal moment for human rights in...
Tunisia
Two reportedly drown as boat with 130 aboard capsizes off Tunisia
British security firm Ambrey said on December 11th that two people had reportedly drowned as a boat with 130 people...
Tunisia and Egypt tourism growing, says trip operator
Europe's largest package trip operator Tui has said cash-strapped consumers are choosing more affordable destinations including Egypt, Tunisia and Bulgaria,...
Algeria and Tunisia rhetoric u-turn as new Syria established
Algeria and Tunisia have changed tack on Syria after Jihadi militia group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Bashar al-Assad on December...
Two migrants dead and one missing off Tunisian coast
Two unidentified bodies were recovered off the eastern coast of Tunisia after a migrant boat capsized, local media reported on...
Coast Guard vessel sunk migrant boat ‘intentionally’ in Tunisia
Italian media have reported that Tunisia's Coast Guard intentionally rammed and sank a boat carrying migrants before they could reach...
Tunisian migrant advocate held in first “terrorism” probe
A Tunisian migrant advocate is in custody and his case is being handled by anti-terror investigators, the head of a...
Tunisia border issue fixed more than a decade ago, says Libya
The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said the border demarcation file between itself and Tunisia was fully resolved more...
French student who was detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
A French student who spent weeks detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on November 15th following diplomatic discussions, according to...
Head of Tunisian olive oil firm held on corruption suspicion
The head of CHO group, Tunisia's leading olive oil exporter, has been detained on suspicion of corruption, local media reported...
Tunisian politician’s jail sentence extended to 35 years
Ayachi Zammel, former Tunisian presidential candidate was sentenced on November 11th to two years and eight months in prison, raising...
French national detained in Tunisia on state security charges
The Tunisian president's purge of practically anyone in the country who criticized him or his style of governance has now...
Family denied access to jailed opposition leader in Tunisia
Family members of a jailed opposition figure in Tunisia say they have been denied access to him a week after...
16 bodies of migrants recovered off Tunisian coast
Tunisia's coast guard has recovered the bodies of 16 migrants, the national guard said on October 28th according to the...
Sonia Dahmani: Tunisian lawyer sentenced to two years in prison
Sonia Dahmani, a well-known Tunisian lawyer and vocal critic of President Kais Saied, was sentenced to two years in prison...
