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Tunisia: Prison escape rattles President Saied
Tunisia's president said Wednesday that the escape of five prisoners convicted of "terrorism" was a well-planned operation that had clearly been in the pipeline for "months". The government has urged Tunisians to be vigilant following the escape of the five from...
Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospital
In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, according to AFP journalists. In Tripoli, hundreds of demonstrators of all ages, brandishing Palestinian flags and some covering...
Tunisia’s economy minister sacked amid unprecedented financial crisis
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked the economy minister on Tuesday and appointed the finance minister to the role on an interim basis, the presidency announced without giving any explanation. In a brief statement published on its official website, the presidency...
Tunisia: Strike on Gaza hospital ignites protest in Tunis
Thousands of angry protesters gathered outside the French embassy in Tunisia on Tuesday, also denouncing the US, after a strike on a Gaza Strip hospital killed at least 200 people. The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said at least 200 people died in the strike,...
Tunisia: Rally in Tunis to free jailed opposition leader Abir Moussi
Hundreds of supporters of Abir Moussi, a prominent opponent of the Tunisian president, gathered on Sunday in the capital to protest her detention, AFP journalists said. Moussi, who has on multiple occasions accused Saied of carrying out "a coup", was arrested on...
Tunisia: Eight migrants killed in Kairouan road accident
A road accident overnight in central Tunisia killed nine people including eight sub-Saharan African migrants, authorities said on Monday. It happened when the truck they were in overturned on a road between Nasrallah and Manzel Mhiri in the Kairouan region, a civil...
Tunisia suffers hours-long power outage
A sudden power outage hit Tunisia Wednesday, causing a nationwide blackout for about three hours due to technical problems, the electricity and gas company STEG said. The outage came about 1:00 am (0000 GMT) "due to a sudden breakdown" in the Rades power plant in the...
Tunisia’s foreign migrant problem
Thousands of migrants are living without proper shelter north of Tunisia's port city of Sfax after many were driven out of the city by security forces, according to aid workers. Sfax has become a major hub for migrants from Tunisia and other parts of Africa attempting...
Tunisian island of Djerba gets added to UNESCO World Heritage list
UNESCO announced Monday it was adding the Tunisian resort island of Djerba to its list of World Heritage Sites because of its ancient ruins, whitewashed villages, mosques, churches and synagogues. The United Nations cultural organisation took the decision in Saudi...
Tunisia: President continues to weaken Islamist party Ennahdha with more arrests
Two leaders of Tunisia's Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha have been arrested, the party said Wednesday, in the latest move against it by President Kais Saied's government. Ennahda was the largest party in parliament until Saied dissolved the legislature in...
Tunisia arrests ‘pirates’ after migrants robbed at sea
Tunisian police arrested four men, including a fisherman, on suspicion of maritime piracy after the robbery of a boat taking Tunisian migrants to Italy, an official said on Thursday. Police intervened and arrested the four Tunisians on Saturday after one of the...
North African governments struggling with migrant crisis
Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month. The migrants, primarily from sub-Saharan African countries, had been driven to the...
Migration Crisis: Latest News
Four dead, 51 missing in shipwreck off Tunisia At least 11 migrants have died in a shipwreck off Tunisia's coast and 44 others are missing, a judicial sources said Monday, revising an earlier toll of four fatalities. "Seven new bodies have been recovered on Sunday...
Migrants: Ten dead migrants wash ashore in Tunisia
The bodies of 10 migrants have been found on a beach in Tunisia, near the city of Sfax which has seen a spike this year in Europe-bound sea crossings, authorities said Sunday. Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum seekers primarily from...
Tunisian brand turns sea plastic into green couture
By Francoise Kadri: The two men in bright overalls rooting for plastic on a Tunisian beach do so to make a living, but also in the knowledge that they are helping the environment. What they do not know is that the waste will become part of a synthetic plastic fibre...
Tunisia’s difficult road ahead
By Françoise Kadri: Tunisian President Kais Saied fired his prime minister Najla Bouden without explanation late Tuesday. Why did he do this, and what are the implications for the debt-ridden North African country? Why was Najla Bouden sacked? Media reports say Saied...
Tunisia: President fires Prime Minister amid a worsening domestic economy
By Françoise Kadri: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the "colossal challenges" facing the cash-strapped...
Anti-migrant sentiment in North Africa turns into humanitarian disaster
In the unbearable midday heat, a Libyan patrol near the border with Tunisia comes across a black African man collapsed on the reddish-brown desert sand. He is barely breathing, and officers try to revive him, gently, with a few drops of water on his lips. The man is...
Tunisia: Panic in Europe over Tunisia’s potential economic collapse
By Francoise Kadri: Western nations fear an economic collapse in Tunisia could trigger even greater migrant flows to Europe and have offered financial assistance. Yet prospects of Tunisia's sealing the biggest deal of all -- a $1.9-billion bailout from the...
Tunisia: Saudi Arabia offers soft loan and grant to financially-troubled Tunisia
Saudi Arabia on Thursday said it will give Tunisia financial assistance valued at $500 million, including a $100 million grant, as the North African country grapples with crippling inflation and debt. The announcement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency...
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