Tunisia: Heavy Storm in Mount Arafat - Tunisian Pilgrims Safe and Sound

Tunisian pilgrims are safe and sound after the stormy weather in the holy shrines, the Religious Affairs Ministry said. Read more »

Tunisia: Ennahdha Says Presidential Initiative to Uphold Equal Inheritance Is Starting Point for a Dialogue Demanded By Party

"The presidential initiative to uphold the equal inheritance is the starting point for a dialogue that the Ennahdha movement has already called for in order to bring the views… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunis Ranks 106th in 'Global Liveability Index 2018'

The Tunisian capital, Tunis, has ranked 106th in the world and 8th among Arab cities in "The Global Liveability Index 2018", published Tuesday by the Economist. Read more »

Tunisia: African Senior Weightlifting Championships 2018 - Ramzi Bahloul Wins Titlte in 85 Kg Category

Tunisian weightlifter Ramzi Bahloul, on Tuesday, won the African Senior Weightlifting Championship in the 85kg category by winning three gold medals at the African championships… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia's Food Trade Balance Swings to Surplus in July

The food trade balance posted a 182.7 MTD surplus in July against a 754.8 MTD deficit during the same period in 2017, which helped bring the coverage rate to 106.1%. Read more »

Tunisia: Forum Wants Boat of Immigrants Stuck at Port to be Allowed Entry

The Tunisian forum for economic and social rights (FTDES) asked the Tunisian authorities to "answer the distress call" of 40 illegal immigrants, of African nationalities, stuck for… Read more »

Tunisia: Creation of National League for Security and Citizenship

The National League for Security and Citizenship was created Thursday to "work to establish mutual respect between the citizen and the security man and establish mutual trust to… Read more »

Tunisia: Marijuana Hidden in Smoked Fish Get Ivorian Busted at Airport

The Customs services of the Tunis Carthage internaitonal airport foiled, on wednesday, a smuggling operation of 5,4 kg of cannabis hidden inside the luggage of an Ivorian passenger… Read more »

Tunisia: Vodafone and Tunisie Telecom Announce Partnership Agreement

Vodafone and Tunisie Telecom jointly announced on Wednesday a new Partner Market agreement for Tunisia. This will be Vodafone's first such partnership in North Africa. Read more »

Tunisia: Attack of Ain Soltane - Sweeping Operation Still On

The sweeping operation continued Wednesday in Ain Soltane in the hunt for terrorists after the attack that targeted a patrol of the National Guard in Jendouba near the… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia to Partake in Arab U18 Basketball Championship, July 15-24 in Cairo

Tunisia's U18 boys' basketball team will take part in the Arab Basketball Championship (July 15-24 in Cairo-Egypt) alongside Algeria, Sudan, Jordan, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisair - Passenger Traffic Increases By 22.9% in June

Passenger traffic in June 2018 reported an increase of 22.9% compared to the same period of 2017, said Tuesday the national carrier Tunisair in a statement released Tuesday. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian-Chinese Project for Industrialisation and Export of Wagons to Africa

The Chinese company Batou specialised in the industrialisation of locomotives and wagons intends to create a unit for the industrialisation of Chinese wagons in Tunisia, which will… Read more »

Tunisia: Man Robbed By Alleged Terrorist Group in Kebili

A man alerted the authorities that he was robbed on Monday night by an armed group of terrorists at the road linking the Beni Mohamed and Blidette villages (Kebili governorate). Read more »

Tunisia: 8th Ministerial Meeting of Chinese-Arab States Co-Operation Forum Closes in Beijing

Works of the 8th Ministerial meeting of the Chinese-Arab States Co-operation Forum were crowned by the adoption of the "Beijing Declaration" and the "2018-2020 Action Plan" that… Read more »

Tunisia: Flag Project Targets 75 Women Entrepreneurs in Four Regions Nationwide (Project Manager)

Some 75 women entrepreneurs with project ideas across four regions - Gafsa, Kairouan, Mahdia and Greater Tunis - will be supported through Women in Leadership, Support and… Read more »

Tunisia: Agreement to Increase Guaranteed Minimum Wage Signed

Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) Noureddine Tabboubi Saturday inked in Dhiafa Palace, Carthage, an agreement… Read more »

Tunisia: Nearly 6 Million Quintals of Grain Collected Up to July 5 (Agriculture Ministry)

The volume of grain production collected till July 5, reached 5,806 million quintals on a harvested area of nearly 507,000 ha, that is 70% of the fields to be harvested. Read more »

Tunisia: Rugby/African Qualifiers - Tunisia 18 Zimbabwe 14

The national rugby team Saturday defeated Zimbabwe's 18-14 (5-7 at half-time) in Béja as part of African qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup in Japan. Read more »

Tunisia: Small Cabinet Meeting On Relations With European Union

A small cabinet meeting, held Friday afternoon in the Kasbah under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, focused on relations between Tunisia and the European Union, a… Read more »

Tunisia: Tourist Receipts Up 46.1 Percent in First Half of Year (Prime Ministry)

Tourism receipts reached 1293 million dinars (MD) during the first half of 2018, up 46.1% compared to the same period of 2017, a first since 2014, according to data released… Read more »

Tunisia: Caid Essebsi, Jhinaoui Review Outcomes of Tunisia's Participation in 31st Ordinary Session of AU Summit

President Beji Caid Essebsi received on Thursday at Carthage Palace Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui. Read more »

Tunisia: National Security Council Meets

The National Security Council met on Thursday at the Carthage Palace under chairmanship of President Beji Caid Essebsi. Read more »

Tunisia: UK Government Does Not Fund Media Campaign for Tunisian Executive (Embassy)

The British government does not fund any pro-government media campaign for the Tunisian executive or against social protests, says the UK embassy in Tunis. Read more »

Tunisia: 2018 Baccalaureate Resits - Success Rate Stands At 36 Percent

The success rate at the 2018 Baccalaureate resits stands at 36%, Director-General of exams at the Ministry of Education Omar Ouelbani Thursday told TAP. Read more »