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Tunisian president shuffles cabinet
Tunisian President Kais Saied reshuffled 19 ministers, replacing key positions ahead of the Oct. 6 election amid discontent.
Analysis: Tunisia’s Saied poised for more power but economy crumbles
TUNIS (Reuters) - President Kais Saied looks on course to tighten his grip on Tunisia through a constitutional referendum in July, but…
Tunisia international flights to be cancelled on Thursday – union
TUNIS, June 15 (Reuters) - All international flights to and from Tunisia will be cancelled on Thursday due to a national public…
Tunisia labour union rejects Saied power grab, widening opposition
Tunisia's influential labour union rejected key elements of President Kais Saied's seizure of near total power and warned of a threat to…
Tunisia to impose compulsory quarantine on visitors who have not been fully vaccinated
Tunisia will from Aug. 25 require 10 days of quarantine for visitors who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, a move…
U.S. will grant Tunisia $500 million in aid
The United States will grant Tunisia $500 million in aid to finance infrastructure and other projects and talks are also advanced on…
Tunisia sees 14% budget gap in 2020, aims to halve it in 2021
Tunisia expects the coronavirus crisis to drive its budget deficit to 14% of gross domestic product this year, double the original target…
Protesters clash with police in Tunisia
Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters clashed with police in a provincial Tunisian town on Tuesday after authorities bulldozed an unlicensed cigarette kiosk, killing…
Tunisian economy shrank by 21.6%
Tunisia's tourism-dependent economy shrank 21.6 % in the second quarter of 2020, compared to the same period last year, due to the…
Tunisian Health Minister resigns over deaths of 11 newborn babies
Abderraouf Cherif, the Tunisian Health Minister, has resigned following the deaths of 11 newborn babies at a state-run hospital in the Tunisian…