Tunisia breaks up 160 militant cells in first 10 months...
Tunisian security forces dismantled 160 jihadist cells in the first 10 months of this year, about 45 percent more than during the whole of 2015, the interior ministry said on...
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EU reiterates determination to assist and support Tunisia’s efforts to...
This first visit of a Tunisian President to the institutions of the European Union comes as we are celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Cooperation Agreement. Our meetings demonstrate,...
One Nation, Divided
The nation is still deeply divided over Donald Trump’s stunning win – and so is Congress. The 2000 presidential election was a painful period for American democracy, as voters and...
Beji Caid Essebsi visits Brussels seeking support to country’s fragile...
Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi has come to Brussels to meet EU officials, as he seeks to boost security and shore up the country’s fragile economy, six years after the...
The youthful path to ending Middle East wars
On the sixth anniversary of the Arab Spring, the region’s youth are even more embracing openness and freedom. They might help bring peace from below. Even though the Middle East...
Ennahdha’s Ghannouchi ‘to mediate between Gaddafi-loyalists and Islamists’
Ennahdha leader Rached Ghannouchi has reportedly been approached by Gaddafi loyalists to help mend ties with Islamists in the Libyan capital Tripoli. According to Tunisian sources have told The New...
The Carthage Agreement Under Scrutiny
Tunisia’s national unity government symbolizes political elites’ willingness to cooperate, but their fragile compromise poses risks to the democratic process. In summer 2016, President Beji Caid Essebsi oversaw a process...
“France stands by Tunisia, remains willing to carry out development...
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said France stands by Tunisia “in this delicate stage”, voicing his country’s will to develop bilateral cooperation in all fields, when meeting Tunisian President Beji ...
Tunisian-Algerian Joint military exercises off Tabarka
The Tunisian and Algerian armed forces conducted joint military exercises off Tabarka from November 22 to 28, baptised “Morjane 2016”, announced Monday the National Defence Ministry. In a statement, the...
Square in memory of twelve presidential guards killed last year...
A square in the memory of 12 presidential guards killed in a suicide attack on November 24, 2015 in Tunis was inaugurated Thursday. The inauguration of this square at the...
