Tunisia and Germany signed a partnership agreement this week for additional financial support to Tunisia worth €300 million ($338 million). The agreement stipulates the payment of €100 million a year for...
Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday dismissed as “absurd” the jailing in Tunisia of people who fail to observe the Ramadan fast. There is no law against eating or drinking...
The World Bank on Tuesday approved a $500 million loan to support Tunisia’s budget, a government official for the North African country said on Tuesday. The funding followed the release...
The foreign ministers of Algeria and France on Tuesday urged Libya’s rival armed factions to seek a political solution in the North African country to help stem the spread of...
A major new government crackdown on corruption is being seen by some as political opportunism, amid recent signs of a wavering commitment towards greater transparency. Earlier this month, Prime Minister...
In the latest controversial plan to end the European migrant crisis, Austria has demanded that all migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, must to be taken to new camps in...
A common refrain on the opening day of the two-day conference – “G20 Africa Partnership – Investing in a Common Future” – hosted by Germany under its G20 Presidency was...
A reported 300 Tunisian local police officers as of Tuesday will be patrolling cities to ensure that laws aimed at safeguarding the environment are respected and will fine all those...
IMF authorized the disbursement of another $314.4 million to Tunisia under its existing loan agreement with the international lender. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) authorized the disbursement...
The government’s reform program supported by the EFF aims at reducing the fiscal deficit to stabilize public debt below 70 percent of GDP by 2020 while raising investment and social...
