Tunisia

Three suspected militants killed in Tunisia near Algerian border, official says

Three suspected militants, including an Asian woman‮ ‬and local leader in Islamic State, were killed in Tunisian mountains near the Algerian border‮ ‬in two police operations, a security official said…

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Tunisian police fire tear gas on protesters in southern city

Tunisian police fired tear gas on protesters on Tuesday after hundreds tried to storm a government headquarters in the southern city of Tataouine to protest against the government’s failure to…

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Tunisia faces exodus of Western oil giants

Royal Dutch Shell and Italy’s Eni are seeking to sell their oil and gas operations in Tunisia, industry sources said, as the North African country struggles to attract new investments…

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Photo Story: Tunisia’s launches first satellite into space

Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) and Telnet CEO Mohamed Frikha (L) attend the launch of Tunisia's first satellite ''Challenge-1'', which was created by the Telnet telecommunications group, in Tunis, Tunisia…

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Photo Story: Health workers in Tunis receive vaccination with Sputnik V vaccine

A Tunisian nurse shows the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 at a hospital in Tunis, Tunisia, at the launch of a vaccination program, on Saturday. Tunisia has received 30,000…

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At least 39 die as two migrant boats sink off Tunisia

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least 39 migrants died when two boats sank off Tunisia on Tuesday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the…

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Tunisia hopes to save its tourism season, as it will ease COVID-19 measures

TUNIS, March 5 (Reuters) - Tunisia said on Friday it hoped to save its economically vital summer tourism season as it announced an easing of COVID-19 restrictions including quarantine measures,…

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Tunisia detects first cases of British coronavirus variant

Tunisia has recorded its first cases of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britain, the health ministry announced. The ministry did not give further details. Tunisia…

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Tunisia’s main party holds huge rally as government row grows

Tunisia’s biggest political party assembled an immense crowd of supporters in the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that could fuel a dispute between the president and the…

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Tunisian power struggle risks street escalation

A standoff over a cabinet reshuffle in Tunisia has accelerated a power struggle between the president, prime minister and parliament speaker that threatens to spill over into street protests by…

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Migrant boat sinks off Lampedusa with one dead and 22 missing

One migrant is dead and 22 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean sea off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Tunisian navy has said. Bad weather…

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Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian protester injured during clashes with police has died in hospital, state media reported on Monday, leading to more violent confrontations between demonstrators and security services…

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Riots continue in Tunisia, protesters revive ‘Arab Spring’ chant

Violent clashes erupted for a fifth night on Tuesday between police and protesters in several Tunisian cities, including the capital Tunis and Sidi Bouzid, the cradle of the Arab Spring…

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Riots in Tunisia enter second day

TUNIS (Reuters) - Riots and violent clashes between Tunisian police and protesters broke out on Sunday in the capital Tunis and several other cities for the second consecutive day, as…

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Tunisia carries reshuffle amidst protests in main cities

TUNIS,Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi named 12 new ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject new blood into his government amid rising political…

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Clashes in Tunisia after police beating

Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the northern city of Siliana on Friday after a policeman beat a shepherd, witnesses said, in an incident that sparked anger,…

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Tunisia to go in lock down for four days from Thursday

TUNIS, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Tunisia will impose a four-day national lockdown from Thursday along with lesser measures lasting until Jan. 24 to combat a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases,…

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Pandemic drives down Tunisia’s tourism revenue by 65%

Tunisia's tourism revenue plunged by 65% in 2020 compared to 2019, to around $746 million, official figures showed, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic dealt a severe blow to…

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Tunisia reports daily coronavirus record of 2,820 cases

Tunisia recorded 2,820 new confirmed coronavirus cases, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a record since the start of the pandemic last year. Seventy more deaths were reported, taking the…

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Tunisian PM sacks interior minister

Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Tuesday sacked his interior Minister, who is close to President Kais Saied, a move underscoring tensions between the country’s two most powerful leaders. Saied…

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Tunisia president to launch national dialogue

Tunisian President Kais Saied will launch in coming weeks a national dialogue that will include political parties and youth from all regions “to correct the revolution that has deviated from…

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At least 20 die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 20 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian…

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Tunisia says it does not intend to normalise relations with Israel

Tunisia is not interested in establishing diplomatic relations with Israel and its position will not be affected by any international changes, the foreign ministry said. Morocco this week joined the…

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Tunisia militants behead shepherd near Algeria border

CAIRO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Islamist militants kidnapped and beheaded a young shepherd in mountains in Tunisia near the border with Algeria on Sunday, security sources and residents said. Troops…

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Tunisian parliament approves $19 billion budget for 2021

Tunisia's parliament on Thursday approved a $19 billion budget for next year, including a fiscal deficit of 6.6%. The finance bill passed with 110 of the 217 lawmakers in parliament…

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Protesters calling for jobs stop Tunisia’s entire phosphate output

Protesters calling for jobs stopped Tunisia’s entire phosphate output on Wednesday by launching sit-ins at the sole producer of the key export during a day of strikes and protests around…

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U.N. opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections

The United Nations opened talks on Libya's future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a decade of chaos and bloodshed by arranging elections, but obstacles remain despite progress…

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Tunisia ready to accept migrants deported from France

Tunisia will accept all Tunisian migrants deported from France following the fatal stabbings at a church in Nice as long as all judicial appeals have been exhausted, its interior minister…

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Tunisia bans internal travel to contain pandemic

Tunisia on Thursday banned travel between the country's regions, suspended schools and public gatherings and extended a curfew, as it tried to contain a rapid surge of COVID-19 cases with…

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Concerns in Tunisia as coronavirus cases increase

Tunisia said that the coronavirus pandemic had become “very dangerous” with 2,125 new infections and 52 deaths recorded in the past 48 hours, and new restrictions were expected to be…

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Tunisia government to pump $1.5 billion into state firms, agrees to raise wages

Tunisia's government will pump $1.5 billion into state firms as part of an attempt to overhaul the struggling sector and will pay a new instalment of wage increases for public…

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Nationwide curfew ordered in Tunisia over pandemic

Tunisia's Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi on Monday ordered a curfew starting from Tuesday in all regions of the country. Coronavirus cases have been surging in Tunisia, which had managed to…

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11 migrants die off Tunisia

At least 11 migrants from Africa died when their boat sank off Tunisia on Sunday, as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a Tunisian…

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Third of Tunisia’s business threatened with bankruptcy

The coronavirus pandemic has plunged Tunisia into an economic crisis that has cost tens of thousands of jobs and collapsed the country's important tourism industry. Despite initially containing the spread of Covid-19 during…

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Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic

Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases, months after stopping a first wave with an expensive lockdown that the government…

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Tunisia to ban gatherings, cut public-sector work hours due to coronavirus

Tunisian authorities will ban all gatherings and reduce working hours for employees in the public sector in order to stop the rapid spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi…

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The Tunisian fishing boat ‘Mohanel Anmed’ leaves Lampedusa

The Tunisian fishing boat Mohanel Anmed left the port of Lampedusa, probably heading towards Tunisia, on Friday. While the commander of the ship is still in Agrigento, where he will…

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More countries register record daily number of Covid-19 cases

The number of coronavirus infections in the United States has passed the 7 million mark, while the number of victims are over 203 thousand. The data are those of Johns…

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Islamic State claims responsibility for Tunisia attack

The Islamic State jihadist group has claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Tunisia which yesterday killed one National Guard officer and badly wounded another. Three assailants were shot dead…

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UPDATED: Police in Tunisia shoot dead three suspected militants after officer stabbed

Police in Tunisia chased and shot dead three suspected Islamist militants after they attacked two police officers, killing one of them, in the coastal city of Sousse on Sunday, the…

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Tunisia’s parliament approves a technocratic government

Tunisia’s parliament approved a technocratic government in a confidence vote on Wednesday, hoping to end months of political instability and focus on tackling worsening economic and social problems. There were…

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Malta: Tunisia, Czechia added to Malta’s ‘amber list’

The “amber list” of countries from which visitors are asked to produce a negative swab test for Covid-19 now comprises four countries and a small portion of a fifth after…

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Tunisia’s incoming PM plans restructuring of economic ministries

Tunisia’s premier-designate plans to gather the ministries of finance, investment and state property into a single department to be led by economist Ali Kooli under plans to revamp government and…

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Tunisia appoints interior minister Mechichi as the new prime minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday designated the interior minister as the new prime minister to succeed Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned over allegations of a conflict of interest, TAP state…

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Making sense of Tunisia’s political crisis

Tunisia's government has collapsed less than five months after it was formed, plunging the North African democracy into a political crisis as it wrestles with economic troubles and social friction…

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Tunisia protesters close main oil pumping station in the south

Tunisian demonstrators shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests for jobs in the marginalized southern region of Tatouine, witnesses told Reuters.…

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Political crisis triggered in Tunisia with PM’s resignation

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh stepped down on Wednesday, plunging the country into a political crisis as it tries to weather the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Fakhfakh presented…

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Political crisis in Tunisia escalates

At least five Tunisian parties plan to launch a vote of no confidence in parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi who has been accused of partisan interests, while members of his moderate…

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Tunisia reopens its borders

Tunisia has reopened its land, sea and air borders for the first time in more than three months over the weekend after it announced it had brought the coronavirus outbreak…

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Turmoil in Tunisia over unemployment

Protesters demanding jobs in Tunisia's energy sector blocked roads with burning tyres on Sunday after the arrest of an activist, before security forces responded with tear gas. For weeks, demonstrators at…

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Protests in Tunisia over unemployment

Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand a law guaranteeing jobs, and skirmished with police who blocked their way. Virus confinement…

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Tunisia to freeze salaries

Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said on Sunday he had decided against the use of more external debt and that all new expenses that arise for the country would be…

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15 die in latest reported Mediterranean Migration Tragedy – UN

At least 15 persons were missing and feared drowned off the coast of Libya on Saturday after a boat carrying around three dozen migrants bound for Europe capsized in the…

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Death toll from Tunisia migrant shipwreck rises to 54

The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off the Tunisian coast has risen to 54 as more bodies were recovered during the search operations. The boat,…

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Bodies of twenty lifeless persons recovered after latest migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea

The bodies of 20 persons were recovered on Wednesday following the sinking of a fishing boat carrying irregular migrants. A search is underway for 30 others who are believed to…

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Tunisia relaxes curfew as virus outbreak slows

Tunisia shortened its nightly curfew on Wednesday after three consecutive days without recording any new coronavirus cases and as the government relaxes a general lockdown. The North African democracy imposed…

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Tunisian economy expects steepest contraction in more than 60 years

Tunisia's need for external funding will double to about 5 billion euros this year from about 2.5 billion euros previously expected due to the impact of the new coronavirus pandemic,…

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