Mehdi Jomaa announces intention to form a new political party
Former Premier Mehdi Jomaa announced, Sunday at a meeting in Monastir, his intention to form a new political party. In a statement to local media, Jomaa said he is preparing...
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Tunisia: net foreign currency assets decline to 12.1 billion dinars...
Tunisia’s net foreign currency assets decreased to 12.1 billion dinars at the end of January 2017, from 13.3 billion at the end of January 2016, covering 105 days of imports...
Italy’s $216m to tackle Africa’s migrants challenge
Italy has set up a fund to help African countries better seal their borders in a bid to keep migrants from boarding deadly rubber boats bound for Europe, its Foreign...
Protesters rally in Tunis against return of Tunisian terrorists from...
several citizens, independent and civil society representatives rallied, Sunday morning, outside the Tunis Municipal Theatre to reaffirm their “outright opposition” to the return of Tunisian terrorists from areas of tension....
Widespread overcrowding in Tunisia’s prisons criticized by UN
Tunisia has to respect its commitments in fight against torture in detention centres The living conditions in Tunisian prisons are horrible. Ben Emmerson, UN rapporteur on human rights and the fight...
Tunisia gets 6 US combat helicopters to fight ‘terror’
Tunisia’s armed forces have taken delivery of six US-made military helicopters from a total order of 24 for use in its fight against “terror”, the government announced Saturday. Prime Minister...
Tributes to Tunisian killed in Quebec mosque attack
Mourners held a ceremony at Tunisia’s main airport on Saturday to receive the body of a Tunisian-born victim of the January 29 attack on a Quebec mosque. Boubaker Thabti was...
German Social Democrats leader wants to send refugees back to...
The chairman of the Social Democrats (SPD) has said a comprehensive approach to the migrant crisis had to involve the return of refugees to North Africa. His words echoed sentiments...
Fitch Downgrades Tunisia to ‘B+’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Tunisia’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘B+’ from ‘BB-‘. The Outlook is Stable. The issue ratings on Tunisia’s senior unsecured bonds have...
Tunisia: phosphate production reaches record high
Phosphate production reached 500 thousand tons in January 2017, the highest level recorded since January 2011, said Minister of Energy, Mining and Renewable Energy, Hela Cheikhrouhou. This result will favor...
