November 07, 2023
Tunisia: Marouane Mabrouk Remanded in Custody for a Crime Related to Confiscated Property
Businessman Marouane Mabrouk was arrested and remanded in custody for five days on the basis of a complaint filed against him by the Chief State Sollicitor in relation to a… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Tunisia: Parliamentary Committee Approves Draft Law Criminalising Normalisation With Zionist Entity
The Parliamentary Committee on Rights and Freedoms approved on Monday the draft law criminalising normalisation with the Zionist entity. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Tunisia: Kasserine - Local Lawyers Association Stages Rally in Solidarity With Palestinian Resistance
In support of the Palestinian resistance and Al-Aqsa, the local branch of the lawyers association in Kasserine, on Monday, organised a rally in the Martyrs ' Square in the center… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Tunisia: 'Irregular Migration Is an Inhuman Scourge Which Requires Realistic and Comprehensive Approach'
Interior Minister Kamel Feki, said, on Friday in Palermo that irregular migration is an "inhuman" scourge which should be addressed according to "a realistic, comprehensive and… Read more »
September 25, 2023
Tunisia: National Security Council Meeting Focuses On Human Trafficking, Traffic Accidents, Media Situation and Budget Financing
President of the Republic Kais Saied chaired a National Security Council meeting at Carthage Palace on Monday, during which a number of issues were discussed, including human… Read more »
September 06, 2023
Tunisia: Abdel Karim Harouni Arrested (Ennahda)
The Ennahda Movement confirmed early Wednesday in a statement, that security officers on Tuesday night had arrested President of Ennahda Shura Council and former minister Abdel… Read more »
July 27, 2023
Tunisia: President Saied Urges Ending Classification of Bakeries
President Kais Saied urged an end to the categorisation of bakeries, as he met Prime Minister Najla Bouden and Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia on Thursday evening at the… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Tunisia: Jendouba-Fire - Melloula Border Post Provisionally Shut Down
The Tunisian authorities temporarily shut down the Melloula border post in the Tabarka (Jenouba) delegation on Wednesday evening due to the spread of two fires which have broken… Read more »
July 16, 2023
Tunisia: President of European Commission - 'We Are Going to Allocate Ꞓ100 Million to Work On Deepening Partnership and Cooperation in Combating Irregular Migration'
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, confirmed on Sunday that the agreement with Tunisia includes a set of measures under the memorandum of understanding… Read more »
July 09, 2023
Tunisia: Shipwreck of Migrant Boat in Sfax - Prosecutor's Office Orders Investigation
The public prosecutor's office at the Sfax 1 court of first instance has ordered an investigation into the sinking of an irregular migrant boat off the coast of the region,… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Tunisia: Kasserine - Young Man Dies During Clashes With Police in Sbeitla
Clashes continued on Tuesday afternoon between police and local residents in Sbeïtla (governorate of Kasserine) after a 24-year-old man was shot dead. Read more »
June 25, 2023
Kenya: Five Killed in Attack in Kenya's Lamu County
Five people were killed on Sunday when armed assailants attacked two villages in Lamu county in southeast Kenya, police said. Read more »
Sudan: Fighting Surges in Sudan's Capital and Darfur As War Enters 11th Week
Clashes, artillery fire and air strikes surged in Sudan's capital on Sunday, witnesses said, as a war between rival military factions that has displaced 2.5 million people and… Read more »
June 10, 2023
Tunisia: Solving the Situation of Migrants Should Not Be At the Expense of Tunisia - President Kais Saied
The solution to the migration situation "can only be humane, collective and based on legal criteria", said President Kais Saied during an unannounced visit to the governorate of… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Tunisia: President of Republic Meets Minister of Justice
The independence of the judiciary and the management of confiscated assets were two key issues discussed in depth at a meeting between President Kais Saied and Minister of Justice… Read more »
May 18, 2023
Tunisia: President Saïed Calls for Release of Two Young Students Arrested Over Satirical Song
Before leaving for Saudi Arabia where he is expected to attend the 32nd ordinary session of the Arab League Council, President Kais Saïed said he was "surprised" by the arrest… Read more »
May 08, 2023
Tunisia: Two Complaints Filed Against Ministers Following Case of Conspiracy Against State Security
The defence lawyers of "conspiracy against state security" filed two complaints on Monday with the Public Prosecutor's Office on behalf of their clients, announced lawyer Abdelaziz… Read more »
Tunisia: Human Trafficking Network Dismantled
Individuals, including foreigners and Tunisians, involved in human smuggling networks via the country's western border (with Algeria) have been arrested by national guard units on… Read more »
Tunisia: President of the Republic Calls for Protection of Whistleblowers
President of the Republic Kais Saied called on Justice Minister Leila Jafal during a meeting at the Carthage Palace on Monday to "protect whistleblowers if they are right". Read more »
April 25, 2023
Tunisia: Ghannouchi Heard By Counter-Terrorism Brigade - Lawyer
Member of the defence group of Ennahdha Movement President Rached Ghannouchi lawyer Mokhtar Jemai said that his client as well as another person who had filed a complaint against… Read more »
April 12, 2023
Tunisia: MPs Urge New Laws to Get Tunisia Out of Crisis
Members of Parliament at a plenary on Wednesday stressed the need to speed up the adoption of the parliament's rules of procedure and to focus on issuing much needed laws to get… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Tunisia: Parliament - New Item Allowing Media to Cover Proceedings Added to Plenary Agenda
Fourty-two MPs voted in favour of amending the agenda of Tuesday's plenary session, on the examination and adoption of the parliament's rules of procedure, by adding an item… 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: Network Specialised in Organising Illegal Immigration Operations By Sea Dismantled
The National Guard announced Sunday, dismantling Saturday in Mahdia, a network specialising in the organisation of illegal immigration operations by sea. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Tunisia: Training on Money Laundering for Mediterranean Countries
Two scholarship programmes to provide anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions compliance training to 120 anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals throughout the southern and… Read more »