November 28, 2011

• Tunisia: Increase in Water Consummation Rates

  On Tuesday, November 22nd, the National Water Distribution Utility in Tunisia (known as SONEDE) announced new water consummation price increases. The changes began to take effect... Read more »

• Tunisia: UNHCR Activities Disrupted At Border Refugee Camp

  According to observers on the ground, activities at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Shusha camp were disrupted during the last two weeks due to social unrest among local... Read more »

• Tunisia: Mustapha Kamel Nabli - 'Our Foreign Trade Is Vulnerable'

  In the introductory letter of the annual report of the Central Bank of 2010, Mustapha Kamel Nabli, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT in its French acronym) noted that... Read more »

• Tunisia: Abdelfattah Amor - We Will Continue Struggling Against Corruption

  The National Commission of Investigating Corruption and Wrongdoings held a press conference today on Friday, November 11th, to announce the completion of its report concerning... Read more »

• Tunisia: Strike in Sfax Train Station Brings Eid Traffic to a Standstill

  Employees of the Tunisian National Company of Railways (SNCFT) initiated a local strike at the Sfax railway station on Wednesday, November 2nd at 11:10am. The strike suspended all... Read more »

• Tunisia: Happy New Year 1433

  The Tunisian republic's Mufti -- governmental Islamic connoisseur -- announced today on a press release that tomorrow Saturday, November 26th will be the first day of "Mouharem"... Read more »

• Tunisia: Wax Tailor At the Acropolium, Carthage - Curating the World

  As expected, Wax Tailor's christening last night in Carthage saw great attendance. Neither the crowded paths that lead to the Acropolium, nor the hundreds of bodies piled up... Read more »

• Tunisia: Interview With Jalel Brick, 'Religion Should Not Interfere With Politics' [interview]

  Tunisia Live had an interview with Jalel Brick, pro-democracy activist, famous for his Facebook videos in which he attacks Islamists, commander-in-chief of the Tunisian army,... Read more »

• Tunisia: Tunisia's New Government to Be Finalized Friday 2nd December

  Next Friday, the members of the Constituent Assembly will officially elect the interim President, who will in turn designate the Prime Minister who will be in charge of forming the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Libyan Authorities Prevent 150 Tunisians From Entering Tunisia

  Since November 24th, Libyan authorities have prevented over 150 Tunisians from entering Tunisia, at the Libyan-Tunisian border crossing of Dhehiba-Wazen, presumably on the basis of... Read more »

• Tunisia: Photos From Mdilla the Tunisian Government Does Not Want You to See

  On November 24th angry villagers of Mdilla attacked the local offices of the Gafsa Phosphate Company (it is government owned) after the announcement of results for a new hiring... Read more »

November 27, 2011

• Tunisia: Tunisair Suspends Flights to Tripoli, Libya

  According to the Tunisian National TV, Tunisair, Tunisia's national airline company, decided today, November 27th, 2011, to temporarily suspend its flights to Tripoli, Libya's... Read more »

• Libya: New Transitional Government Takes Oath

  Abderrahim Al Keib, Libya's interim Prime Minister, and his appointed government took oath today in a ceremony at 2pm with the presence of Mustafa Abdel Jalil, head of the Libyan... Read more »

• Tunisia: New Efforts to Reduce Maternal Mortality

  In an attempt to reduce maternal mortality, Tunisia is the first North African country to launch the Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA). Read more »

• Tunisia: How the Egyptian Elections Look From Here

  Much of the recent coverage of the Tunisian elections focused on how the Ennahda Islamist party topped the polls. In fact, the real victory went to the election process. Read more »

• Tunisia: Tunis Air Plane Hijacked?

  The plane took off at 10pm Tunis Time from Maatigua airport in Tripoli heading to Tunis, Tunisia. Read more »

November 26, 2011

• Tunisia: Abdelhakim Belhadj (abu Abdullah Sadek)

  Abdelhakim Khwildi Belhadj is Libya's Commander of the Tripoli Brigade and the city's current Chief of the Military Council. Read more »

• Tunisia: Country Show Support to Egyptians

  Over 60 Tunisians gathered today, November 25th, in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Tunis in order to show their support for Egypt in lieu of the ongoing violence since November... Read more »

November 25, 2011

• Tunisia: Miltary Leader Arrested Then Released

  Abdelhakim Belhadj, head of the Military Council of Tripoli, was arrested yesterday at Tripoli International Airport for holding a fake passport. Read more »