Tunisia: Saied continues crackdown on opposition
With Tunisia’s Presidential election two months away, a hopeful candidate’s team was arrested by the police on July 28th, hours...
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Tunisia: Prickly pear industry threatened by tiny insect
A tiny insect is ravaging Tunisia’s prickly pear industry, which is a critical source of revenue for the North African...
Tunisia’s beaches are being swept away at alarming rate
On the face of it, a crisis facing Tunisia’s beaches could be seen simply as a logistical challenge, given that...
Tunisia asks EU for financial aid for migration crisis
Tunisia's prime minister asked the EU for financial aid in tackling the migration crisis at a conference on July 17th,...
Tunisia: Opposition party leader arrested ahead of elections
A leader of the opposition party in Tunisia was arrested on July 13th, according to a statement released by the...
Morocco: drought devastates farmers’ livelihoods
With more than one-third of Morocco’s total cultivated area lying unused due to arid conditions, farmers see their job opportunities...
UN investigates mass graves at Tunisia-Libya border
The U.N human rights chief has called for an investigation in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border following reports of...
‘Medusa’ project set to bring 5G internet to Maghreb
Middle East Monitor and agencies reported on July 7th that the $370 million Medusa project is set to establish the...
Tunisian soldier killed in Libya border attack
The killing of a Tunisian soldier on the country’s border with Libya may derail plans to reopen the Ras Ajdir...
Tunisia: Saied sacks minister after pilgrimage deaths
While millions make way for Mecca to complete the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Tunisia’s President took to social media to announce...
Libya, Tunisia agree to reopen major border crossing
Libya and Tunisia are seeking to remedy recent disruptions to border crossing as provisional plans for a Arab Maghreb union...
Hafed Al-Ghwell: Migration is the new dirty war
In an era marked by geopolitical upheaval and humanitarian crises, the surge in migration from the areas around the Sahara...
Tunisia: Foreign diplomats commemorate synagogue attack
With tearful eyes and heavy hearts, diplomats from the US and France visited Africa’s oldest synagogue on 26th May to...
Tunisia: Two journalists sentenced amid crackdowns
Tunisia’s increasingly paranoid regime is crushing any dissent with an iron fist, prosecuting those who publicly criticize the authoritarian government's...
Tunisia: Migrants plead for safe passage
Migrants in Tunisia suffer starvation, sweltering heat, and appalling conditions as the EU neglects the primary point of its own...
