Panic over the red devils threatening to strip Tunisia of...
A red palm weevil infestation is decimating trees and posing a threat to the country’s date crop, a mainstay of the fragile economy It’s an unlikely but very real crisis...
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Kobler and Tunisian FM say limited LPA changes necessary
UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler has praised Tunisia’s efforts to bring about reconciliation in Libya . In Tunis talks with foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui today Kobler said decisive decisions had to...
Tunisia seeks UNESCO status for Jewish pilgrimage isle
Tunisia plans to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, site of Africa’s oldest synagogue and an annual Jewish pilgrimage, its culture minister said on Sunday. Speaking...
After the Arab Springs: What makes the specificity of Tunisia?
Tunisia’s economy is regaining momentum this year after six years of slow growth, driven by the revival of the vital tourism industry prime minister Youssef Chahed recently announced. Tunisia has...
Protest March against reconciliation bill in Tunis
A protest march against the bill on economic and financial reconciliation was staged Saturday afternoon at Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital as part of the campaign “Manish Msemah” (I...
Festive mood and tight security for Tunisia Jewish festival
An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa’s oldest synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island began on Friday under tight security but in a festive mood. An AFP journalist saw dozens of pilgrims...
Does democratization need cash? Tunisian Nobel laureate answers
“The more well-to-do a nation, the greater the chances it will sustain democracy”. American political sociologist and leading theorist of democracy Seymour Martin Lipset expressed with these few words the...
Tunisia’s Fight Against Corruption: An Interview with Chawki Tabib
“We are heavily counting on Tunisian and international civil society, the media, and every single Tunisian to get involved in this war on corruption.” Where does Tunisia’s fight against corruption...
Joint Declaration on the occasion of the EU-Tunisia Association Council...
The thirteenth session of the Association Council of the European Union and Tunisia took place in Brussels on 11 May 2017. The session was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign...
Tunisian President Orders Army to Protect Oil and Gas Fields
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday ordered the army to protect phosphate, gas and oil production facilities after protests aimed at disrupting output broke out in the south of...
