Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Tunisia’s parliament has begun debating a bill that would criminalize any normalization of ties with Israel as besieged and impoverished Gaza continues being pounded by deadly airstrikes leading to a death toll approaching 10,000. The draft bill defines “normalization” as “recognition of the Z...
Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in Tunisia on Wednesday outside the French embassy, condemning Western support for Israel for a deadly strike on a Gaza hospital. Some protesters were waving Palestinian flags while others demanded the ambassador be expelled, accusing France of being among the Western &...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has rejected a financial aid offer from the European Union (EU) to support the country’s efforts to curb the flow of migration from its shores, saying it contradicts the bloc’s previous agreement with the country to secure the border. The Tunisian Presidency said in a statem...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his detention and express support for other “political prisoners”, his party said. A court in the North African country sentenced Ghannouchi to one year in prison on terrorism-related...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied late Thursday announced country-wide local, and regional elections on December 24. According to a presidential decree published in the Official Gazette, a second round of local elections will be held after the announcement of the results of the first round. Analysts believe that local and reg...
Sfax, Tunisia – AFP Thousands of migrants are living without proper shelter north of Tunisia’s port city of Sfax after many were driven out of the city by security forces, according to aid workers. Sfax has become a major hub for migrants from Tunisia and other parts of Africa attempting perilous voyages across the Mediterranean, [...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP Tunisia’s renowned Bardo museum reopened to the public on Thursday, AFP journalists reported, after over two years of closure coinciding with a power grab by President Kais Saied. The largest museum in Tunisia, with collections of rare mosaics and other artefacts housed in a 19th century Ottoman governor’...
BRUSSELS (AA) – The EU has been “surprised” by Tunisia’s decision banning the entry of five lawmakers, an official has said. Speaking to reporters at the European Commission’s daily news briefing, spokesperson for foreign affairs Nabila Massrali said the EU’s diplomatic representation in Tunis received “an official communication” o...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The Ennahda Movement said on Wednesday that Tunisian security forces had detained two of its leading members. The progressive Islamic party stated that Abdel Karim Harouni, a former minister and head of the movement’s Shura Council, was arrested late Tuesday. It also stated that Mondher Ounissi, the party’s vi...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Former Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali was released from detention Tuesday after being interrogated for seven hours at the prosecutor’s office. Mukhtar al-Jamai, one of Jebali’s defense lawyers, said his client was questioned about various matters, including appointments made during his term, his p...
