‘If the land isn’t worked, it decays’: Tunisia’s battle to...
With social tensions high and unemployment rife, agriculture offers Tunisians a vital lifeline. But as vast swaths of countryside turn to desert, the race is on to ensure there is...
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Migrants: IOM voices concern over migration from Tunisia
The mission chief in Tunisia of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Lorena Lando, on Thursday voiced sadness and concern for the deadly collision last Sunday between a Tunisian Navy...
Ten Tunisian associations call on Parliament to complete formation of...
On Thursday, ten Tunisian non-governmental associations called on the Parliament to fill the vacancy in the structure of the Truth and Dignity Commission (constitutional, independent and concerned with transitional justice),...
HoR satisfied with results of latest Tunisia talks
The head of the Dialogue Committee representing the House of Representatives (HoR), Abdel Salam Nassia, stated after a HoR session yesterday, that the HoR examined the results of the Dialogue...
EU to begin training Libyan coastguard in Tunisia
A two-month training program for Libya’s coast guard begins in Tunisia, and will subsequently move to Italy. Italy has recently witnessed a decline in migrant arrivals, which fell 85% in...
Migration agency says 8 people dead, 20 missing off Tunisia
MILAN (AP) – Eight Tunisian migrants have died and a further 20 are believed to be missing after a Tunisian naval ship collided with a wooden boat packed with migrants,...
Runners hit the desert for Tunisia’s first ultra-marathon
Dozens of runners headed into Tunisia’s desert at dawn on Saturday for the North African country’s first ever ultra-marathon. The 100-kilometre (60-mile) Ultra Mirage El Djerid race, with a course...
Tunisia urged to trim wage bill and reform tax system
he IMF has urged Tunisia to take action on tax reform and its public sector wage bill to help bring the country’s finances under control. A team from the Washington-based...
School dropouts in Tunisia’s marginalised border regions
Border communities in Tunisia appear to be facing a phenomenon of high rates of dropouts from school, according to local civil society organisations. Rates are as high as double the...
Indonesia, Tunisia Agree to Boost Cooperation in Economy, Counterterrorism
Indonesia and Tunisia agreed to increase bilateral cooperation across several areas, including in economy, counterterrorism and capacity-building when Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met her Tunisian counterpart, Khemaies Jhinaoui, on Tuesday...
