March 27
Tunisia: Transport Minister Calls for Faster Updating of Tunisair Restructuring Programme
Minister of Public Works and Housing and Acting Minister of Transport, Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri, on Wednesday called for an accelerated updating of the restructuring programme… Read more »
March 26
Tunisia/Egypt: Egypt Capital Cup - Tunisia's Soccer Team Finish Third After Win Over New Zealand's On Penalties 4-2
Tunisia's national soccer team finished third in the Egypt Capital Cup, part of the FIFA 2024 Series, after defeating New Zealand 4-2 on penalties shoot-out in a placement match at… Read more »
March 25
Tunisia: Deep Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Visible From Tunisia Monday
The National Institute of Meteorology (French: INM) announced a deep penumbral lunar eclipse visible from Tunisia on Monday. Read more »
March 22
Tunisia: Head of State Calls for Developing Effective National Strategy for Public Transportation in Tunisia
President of the Republic, Kais Saied, had a meeting, Thursday, at Carthage Palace with Minister of Public Works and Housing in charge of the Transport Ministry Sarra Zaafrani… Read more »
March 21
Tunisia: 'E-Houwiya' Application Available On Google Playstore (Ministry of Technology)
The "E-Houwiya" application, which offers a secure and simple way of obtaining a digital identity on a mobile phone, is now available on Google Playstore, the Ministry of… Read more »
March 20
Tunisia: Tunisia Reaffirms Its Commitment to Building a More United, Effective and Innovative Francophonie (Statement)
"Tunisia, one of the founding countries of the Francophonie, will continue to work with its Francophone partners to give this community continued dynamism and to move towards a… Read more »
March 19
Tunisia: Interior Ministry Visit - Saïed Calls for Increasing Efforts to Fight All Types of Crimes and Corruption
President of the Republic, Kaïs Saïed, visited the Interior Ministry, on Tuesday, and he met with minister, Kamel Feki as well as with other senior security officials. Read more »
March 18
Tunisia: Protest in Front of Tunis Municipal Theatre in Solidarity With the Palestinian Cause.
A number of civil society groups and political parties held a rally on Monday evening in front of the Municipal Theatre in the capital, at the invitation of the Coordination of… Read more »
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Stresses Need to Swiftly Develop New Legislation in Many Fields
In a meeting with Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani at Carthage Palace on Monday, President Kais Saied stressed the need to speed up the drafting of new legislation in many areas, as… Read more »
March 14
Tunisia: Identifying Operational Solutions to Improve Performance of Port of Rades
During a visit to inspect the fire that broke out on Thursday morning in the Rades oil zone, Sarra Zaâfrani, the Minister of Public Works and Housing and acting Minister of… Read more »
March 12
Somalia: Unauthorised Boarding of Vessel Reported Off Somalia
A British monitoring agency and maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday that they had received reports that a vessel had been boarded off Somalia by multiple people who were… Read more »
Tunisia: Election of District Council Members Scheduled for March 13 (Isie)
The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced in a press release on Tuesday that the election of the members of the district councils will take place on Wednesday… Read more »
March 10
Tunisia: MFA Calls On Canadian Authorities to Establish Responsibility After Death of Tunisian Shot Seven Times By Canadian Police
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad on Sunday called on the Canadian authorities to "act with the necessary speed and within the framework of respect… Read more »
Tunisia: African Games - Tunisia's Tasnim Ben Wada Bags Two More Medals, Including 1 Gold
Tunisian Tasnim Ben Wada (49kg) snatched a gold and bronze medals in the African Games, held on Sunday in Accra, Ghana. Read more »
March 06
Tunisia: Parliament Decides Not to Lift Immunity On Seven Deputies
The Assembly of People's Representatives, Wednesday, decided, by an overwhelming majority of deputies, not to lift immunity on 7 MPs. Read more »
Tunisia: Court Overturns Appeal Verdict Against Journalist
The Court of Cassation, on Wednesday, overturned the appeal verdict against journalist Khelifa Guesmi under which he was handed a 5-year prison sentence for publishing security… Read more »
February 29
Algeria: President Saied to Visit Algeria On March 1-2 to Attend Gas Exporting Countries Forum [upd 1]
President of the Republic Kais Saied is paying a visit to Algeria on March 1-2 to attend the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. Read more »
Tunisia: Italian Waste Scandal - 16 People Arrested in Italy
Sixteen people were arrested and 11 precautionary measures were taken on Thursday morning in Italy as part of an operation led by the Judicial Police of the Anti-Mafia… Read more »
Tunisia: Foreign Minister and His French Counterpart Call for Economic Potential Between Two Countries to Be Exploited.
Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar and his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné reaffirmed their shared desire to breathe new life into the bilateral strategic… Read more »
Tunisia: Prime Minister Meets French Counterpart in Paris
- Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani met Thursday afternoon in Paris with French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, on the sidelines of a working visit he is making to France from February 28… Read more »
Tunisia: Bills On National ID Card and Travel Documents to Be Examined in Plenary Session On March 6
The Bureau of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP) decided on Thursday to refer the organic law amending and supplementing Law No. 27/1993 on the national identity card… Read more »
Tunisia: Entrepreneurship - 100 Communitarian Companies to Be Created in 2024 (Minister) [upd 1]
Finance Minister Sihèm Boughdiri Nessima said 100 communitarian companies will be created in 2024 and pedged to provide necessary funding lines. Read more »
February 28
Tunisia: President of the Republic Meets Saudi Health Minister
President Kais Saied met on Wednesday at the Carthage Palace with the Saudi Minister of Health, Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel, to discuss cooperation between the two countries… Read more »
February 22
Tunisia: Implementing a National Strategy to Support Economic Entrepreneurs Is Now a Priority (Minister)
The implementation of a national strategy to support entrepreneurs is now a priority, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Lotfi Dhieb stressed on Thursday. Read more »
Tunisia: Cabinet Meeting Adopts Draft Decrees Aimed At Boosting Investment
A cabinet meeting held on Thursday approved a number of draft decrees. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani on behalf of President Kais Saied at the Government… Read more »