Tunisia Bound

A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said. Noureddine Bhiri had been detained by...

By Sarah Benhaida Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive. The region is heavily dependent on wheat supplies from the two countries which are...

Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the north African country's environment ministry said Monday. The containers were brought in by a Tunisian company that falsely claimed that the household waste -- barred from...

Dozens of refugees from Sudan and sub-Saharan African countries protested in Tunisia on Monday, complaining of "marginalisation" and demanding their evacuation from the country, an AFP correspondent said. The refugees, many of whom were rescued during attempts to...