Rights group slams ‘absurd’ Ramadan penalty in Tunisia
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...
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Tunisia: police deployed against urban neglect
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...
Tunisian sentenced to jail for smoking during Ramadan
A Tunisian court Monday sentenced to one month in prison a man who smoked a cigarette in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk holy fasting month of Ramadan, a spokesman said....
Tunisia Cracks Down on Suspicious Charity Group Activities
The Tunisian authorities have given all charity organizations in the country a month to submit a statement on the foreign donations and grants that they receive. The Tunisian government of...
Essebsi calls for settlement through dialogue
President Béji Caïd Essesbi discussed recent developments in the Gulf as he met on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui. Essebsi underlined the need to work to reach solutions for the...
Dialogue efforts must speed up say foreign ministers of Egypt,...
The foreign ministers of Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt have called on those responsible for the latest phase of the Libyan Dialogue in which changes are to be make to the...
Regional Beidou Centre of Excellence To Be Opened in Tunisia...
China and Middle Eastern states are working together to promote the use of China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System in the region, according to a statement following an industry forum on...
French foreign minister assures Tunisia of security cooperation
France and Tunisia have stressed the importance of strengthening security cooperation between the two countries in their “common fight” against terrorism. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in the Tunisian...
Egyptian, Algerian and Tunisian foreign ministers meet in Algiers
The foreign ministers of Tunisia and Egypt arrived in Algiers Monday for the latest round of tripartite talks seeking to find a solution to the Libyan crisis and the political...
Tunisia follows with concern developments in Gulf region, hopes for...
Tunisia is following with concern the developments in the Gulf region and hopes for a speedy resolution of the crisis, Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui said on Monday. Jhinaoui was reacting...
