April 11, 2023
Tunisia: Parliament Is Facing Colossal Challenges (Bouderbala)
Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) Ibrahim Boudarbala stressed that the Parliament is facing colossal challenges which require breaking with past practices,… Read more »
Tunisia: Journalists Gather in Front of Parliament to Protest Against Their Exclusion From Proceedings
Journalists gathered on Tuesday in front of the parliament, in Bardo, to protest against the decision to ban them from the parliament building. Read more »
April 09, 2023
Tunisia: National Salvation Front Calls for Unified Opposition
The National Salvation Front Sunday held a rally outside the Municipal Theatre in Tunis to call for unifying opposition parties and releasing those jailed among its members. Read more »
April 08, 2023
North Africa: Tunisian and Arab Parties, NGOs Condemn Zionist Aggression Against Palestinian People
Tunisian and Arab parties and organisations, in a joint statement issued Saturday condemned "the Zionist and criminal aggression" against the Palestinian people in Al-Aqsa Mosque,… Read more »
April 09, 2023
Tunisia: President's Supporters Demonstrate to Express Their Support for Anti-Corruption Process and Preservation of State Security
Several supporters of the President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed demonstrated Sunday at Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital to express their support for the "cleanup… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Tunisia: Govt Announces Series of Measures in Favour of Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Bank
Prime Minister Najla Bouden chaired on Wednesday at the Kasbah a ministerial working session on the case of the Small and Medium Enterprises Financing Bank (BFPME). Read more »
Tunisia: New Electronic Vehicle Ownership Transfer Service to Be Launched On April 11, 2023
A new electronic service for transferring ownership of private vehicles will be launched on April 11, 2023, the Prime Ministry announced. Read more »
March 30, 2023
Tunisia: Adoption of Sufficiently Ambitious Structural Reforms Could Lead to 2.3 Percent GDP Growth in 2023 (WB)
The World Bank (WB) forecasts a 2.3% GDP growth in 2023 assuming the adoption of sufficiently ambitious structural reforms, reads the WB's Reforming Energy Subsidies for a More… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Tunisia: Moussi Says Today's Battle Is Between Authorities and Supporters of Electoral Legitimacy
Head of the Free Destourian Party (PDL), Abir Moussi said she does not recognise the new "usurper" parliament, stressing that today's battle is between the authorities and the… Read more »
March 13, 2023
Tunisia: Inaugural Plenary Session of Tunisia's New Parliament Under Way
The inaugural plenary session of Tunisia's new parliament got underway Monday. Read more »
Tunisia: Eight MPs Vie for Speaker Position
Eight deputies put their names forward for the post of Speaker of the new assembly after MPs took oath of office Monday during an inaugural session chaired by Salah Mbarki. Read more »
Tunisia: Heavy Police Presence Near Parliament, Journalists Banned for First Session
Police deployed heavily Monday near the Parliament building as an inaugural session opened. Barricades and patrol cars were seen in its vicinity, in addition to armoured vehicles… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Tunisia: Prime Ministry Announces Toll-Free Number for Sub-Saharan Migrants
The Prime Ministry, on Tuesday, unveiled the toll-free green line 80107785 for sub-Saharan migrants residing in Tunisia to report every transgression against them so that these… Read more »
Tunisia: Partnership Between Tunisia and WB Not Suspended, Pausing of Discussions Will Have No Impact On Country (Samir Saied)
Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Saied, on Tuesday denied the suspension of partnership between Tunisia and the World Bank (WB), the subject of a statement released by the… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Tunisia: Discussions On World Bank's Country Partnership Framework With Tunisia Temporarily Paused
Discussions on the World Bank's Country Partnership Framework with Tunisia, which outlines strategic directions for operational engagements in the medium-term (2023-2027), have… Read more »
March 02, 2023
Tunisia: Instalingo Case - Detention Warrant Against Said Ferjani
The investigating judge at the Sousse 2 Court of First Instance on Wednesday evening issued a detention warrant against Ennahdha leader Said Ferjani, in the so-called Instalingo… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia Proposes Devising Arab Pact to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Workplace
During her participation in works of the 9th general conference of the Arab Women Organisation, organised on February 27-28 in Tripoli, Libya, Minister of Family, Women, Children… Read more »
February 28, 2023
Tunisia: Public Auditors Recommend in Study, Amending Hydrocarbon Code
The radical amendment of the hydrocarbon code to enhance the principles of governance and transparency in the sector in compliance with international criteria, was recommended in… Read more »
February 25, 2023
Tunisia: Legislative Elections - Runoff - Isie Changes Results in Two Constituencies
President of the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE), Farouk Bouaskar, announced a change in the final results of the parliamentary runoff election in two… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Tunisia: President Kais Saied's Remarks on 'Irregular African Migrants' Condemned
Civil society groups in Tunisia, on Wednesday, spoke out against what they call "inciting speech" of president Kais Saied against migrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Read more »
February 20, 2023
Tunisia: Opposition Leader Summoned By Counter-Terrorism Unit
Head of Ennahdha movement Rached Ghannouchi has been summoned by the Aouina National Guard's Counter-Terrorism Unit, once again, in what the party's spokesperson Imed Khemiri… Read more »
February 05, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia Should Review Political Relations With Italy to Increase Quota of Tunisian Workforce (Hedi Khairat)
"Tunisia should review its political relations with Italy so that it increases the quota of Tunisian workforce under the new decree law "Decreto Flussi" which provides for hiring… Read more »
February 02, 2023
Tunisia: Challenge Fund for Youth Employment Launches Project in Tunisia
A project by the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE), a programme funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, officially launched on Thursday in Tunis. Read more »
January 28, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisians Unable to Travel By 2024 Over Biometric Passport
Tunisian travellers will be unable to travel by 2024 as they still do not hold the biometric passport, said President of the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data… Read more »
January 31, 2023
Tunisia: Transparency International 2022 - Tunisia Loses Four Points in Corruption Perceptions Index
With a Corruption Perceptions Index score of 40/100, down four points, Tunisia ranked 85th globally in the Transparency International's 2022 annual report released Tuesday. Read more »