Protesters agree to end blockade of Tunisia oil plant
Protesters agreed Friday to end a blockade of a Tunisian oil and gas plant that saw bloody clashes with police last month after the government met many of their demands....
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Currency Market Targeted as Unrest Returns to Arab Spring Cradle
‘Premature’ to discuss full liberalization of dinar, PM says IMF board signed off on release of $314 million loan tranche Tunisian Prime Minister Yousef El-Shahed is targeting the foreign-currency black...
Tunisia extends state of emergency for another four months
For the first time, Tunisia has prolonged the countrywide state of emergency, which has been in place for more than a year and a half the president’s office announced yesterday....
24 Tunisian immigrants deported from Libya
Libyan authorities deported on Monday 24 Tunisian nationals after being arrested while trying to sail to Italy from the country’s western shores. The Tunisian Embassy in Tripoli said its 24...
Tunisia is a Strategic Partner to be Supported
The drastic cuts in assistance to Tunisia contained in the Trump Administration’s FY 2018 budget request send a disappointing message to the small North African country striving to shield its...
Tunisia: Chinese tourists up 395%!
The latest figures from the Ministry of Tourism contain a little surprise, a good one: The Chinese are fond of Tunisia. The number of Chinese visitors has hit a record...
Germany Announces $338 Million of Financial Aid to Tunisia
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 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...
World Bank approves $500 million loan for Tunisia
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...
Algeria, France urge political solution in Libya to halt terrorism
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...
